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To: JohnM who wrote (191761)	6/16/2012 3:15:35 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543846

Another key point shows in the county-based presidential election map. Wherever you have urban concentrations (and universities) in the South and in most red states, you find blue enclaves. Those cities also tend to have the jobs and draw immigrants from other regions of the country for more diversity. washingtonpost.com But let's face it, most people not from the South are more inclined to rest on stereotypes than to grapple with the details because their assumptions fulfill their preconceived biases. I would say one big difference between north and south is that blue-collar people in New England usually put more value on higher education as something they missed out on, compared to their counterparts in the South. Just my experience.

To: JohnM who wrote (191761)	6/16/2012 4:41:45 PM
From: cnyndwllr	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543846

Yes, John, I can agree with everything you say, it's just a matter of semantics. When I say that the deep south is anti-intellectual I mean it in the same way I mean it when I say that the northeast is industrial. Not every person in the south is anti-intellectual and not very region of the northeast is industrial but there is a good basis for each statement. And, of course, as you say, things can change. The problem is that it seems that post 9/11 and Bush, the last decade has seen a change in the wrong direction. Ed