re: #34 HappyWarrior

I think in a way John Edwards had a point about there being two Americans but I think the division is more cultural than economic. You’ve got one side that’s embraced changing attitudes on sexuality, different religions and cultures, etc. And then you’ve got another group of people who get rage when they hear a language that isn’t English spoken or anything that goes against their idea of what America should be.

I think both divisions (economic and cultural) are significant. Going a bit further, I also think that the culture wars are set up to be essentially impossible to deal with by the Powers That Be, in order to distract attention from the economic issues.