Why is the South so out of touch?

[Mr. Lennon]

Why?


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[MovingTarget]

You broke it, you bought it.

XOXO,
The South.

 

[seemingly random]

Pride. They're still fighting the civil war.

Lott's thurmond comments in 2002 about how things would be better the old way was not a blooper. It was truly reflective of how some in the south still feel.

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: seemingly random
Pride. They're still fighting the civil war.

Lott's thurmond comments in 2002 about how things would be better the old way was not a blooper. It was truly reflective of how some in the south still feel.

you lost. its over. let. it. go.

 

[seemingly random]

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: seemingly random
Pride. They're still fighting the civil war.

Lott's thurmond comments in 2002 about how things would be better the old way was not a blooper. It was truly reflective of how some in the south still feel.

you lost. its over. let. it. go.

They don't seem to be able to let it go. It's not getting much better either. It might be time for me to move on.

 

[OFFascist]

Originally posted by: Zeppelin2282
Why?

Out of touch with what?

Why are so many politicians out of touch with the United States Constitution?

 

[Muse]

Off the top of my head: Well, it's easier down there because the weather isn't as harsh. Plus it's hot a lot of the year and difficult to maintain a high level of physical activity. It would make you insular. It's easier to just drift into their regional stupor than grapple with the difficulty of dealing with and understanding the complexity and vastness of life elsewhere. And haven't you heard? "Truth is out of fashion."

 

[Kadarin]

It's so hot and humid down there that it's hard to think straight. Besides, they're always getting hit with tornadoes and hurricanes and whatnot, so they're too busy rebuilding those trailer parks and NASCAR tracks to be bothered thinking such deep thoughts...

/flame

 

[seemingly random]

Originally posted by: Muse
Off the top of my head: Well, it's easier down there because the weather isn't as harsh. Plus it's hot a lot of the year and difficult to maintain a high level of physical activity. It would make you insular. It's easier to just drift into their regional stupor than grapple with the difficulty of dealing with and understanding the complexity and vastness of life elsewhere. And haven't you heard? "Truth is out of fashion."

Depends on your definition of harsh. The beginning of june to the end of august is usually brutally hot. On the other hand, winters are very mild having lived mostly in the north. My winter jacket here is a heavy flannel shirt. I've always wondered why northerners - ohio, michigan, wisconson, etc. - seem so industrious. My guess is that in the cold and generally miserable winter, there's nothing else to do but work.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: seemingly random

Originally posted by: Muse
Off the top of my head: Well, it's easier down there because the weather isn't as harsh. Plus it's hot a lot of the year and difficult to maintain a high level of physical activity. It would make you insular. It's easier to just drift into their regional stupor than grapple with the difficulty of dealing with and understanding the complexity and vastness of life elsewhere. And haven't you heard? "Truth is out of fashion."

Depends on your definition of harsh. The beginning of june to the end of august is usually brutally hot. On the other hand, winters are very mild having lived mostly in the north. My winter jacket here is a heavy flannel shirt. I've always wondered why northerners - ohio, michigan, wisconson, etc. - seem so industrious. My guess is that in the cold and generally miserable winter, there's nothing else to do but work.

I grew up in L.A. where the seasonal changes are pretty mild. You can and fairly frequently do get 80 degree days in January. In Northern CA where I am now, the seasons are much more pronounced and contrasting. It keeps you on your toes to some extent. You have to adjust, prepare, change. It's good for the mind, keeps you agile, active. In places where the winters are particularly harsh (Michigan, those other places you mention and others) that effect is more pronounced. It's more conducive to being adaptable and being able to comprehend things in general. Yes it's a generalization, and certainly there are southerners who are smart, creative and open minded.

 

[SummerDream]

Originally posted by: Muse
Off the top of my head: Well, it's easier down there because the weather isn't as harsh. Plus it's hot a lot of the year and difficult to maintain a high level of physical activity. It would make you insular. It's easier to just drift into their regional stupor than grapple with the difficulty of dealing with and understanding the complexity and vastness of life elsewhere. And haven't you heard? "Truth is out of fashion."

Dont really believe that theory about the weather.
When its below freezing point outside, I stay inside. When its warm, I am outside. Now to go to work you would have to go outside and thus, why the warmer climate would affect negatively on working at least, is beyond my comprehension. Being in touch, if that means sitting at home and watching tv, maybe then the theory works.

 

[Siddhartha]

Originally posted by: Zeppelin2282
Why?

What do you mean by "out of touch"?

 

[Double Trouble]

Out of touch... as in??

People everywhere are out of touch in one way or another, you're going to have to be more specific