I think it's a combination of all of that, Raq. Immigrants, ports, heterogeny, and I think there is a tendancy for liberal minded youths in the heartland to want to run screaming from a world view that's so very different fromt heir own.
Simon: You're out of your mind. Early: That's between me and my mind.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 36: But We Digress...
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sean K - Jul 01, 2005 9:06:21 am PDT #6346 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
-t - Jul 01, 2005 9:07:45 am PDT #6347 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I don't know if it's really so much coasts vs inland as urban vs rural, and the big cities are primarily on the coasts because they were all ports at one time.
Connie Neil - Jul 01, 2005 9:09:58 am PDT #6348 of 10001
brillig
And ports learn quickly that if you're stand-offish to folks who are different, then you're not going to make any money.
Jessica - Jul 01, 2005 9:10:12 am PDT #6349 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think it's a combination of things, but mostly ports-->bigger cities. And bigger cities are going to mean more immigrants (and hence, more diversity) and more young people.
The US may be more liberally biased towards the edges because our largest ports are ocean-based rather than river-based.
Allyson - Jul 01, 2005 9:10:26 am PDT #6350 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
bon is a thread whore.
Nutty - Jul 01, 2005 9:11:42 am PDT #6351 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
why are the coasts more liberal than the heartland?
This is not true across time, though. Wyoming gave women the vote before Massachusetts did.
So, why are the coasts more liberal than the middle now? And why might that change over time?
Trudy Booth - Jul 01, 2005 9:13:55 am PDT #6352 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
So, pursuant to Sean's story about the swearing-in...why are the coasts more liberal than the heartland? Do liberals move to coastal areas? Is it the influx of immigrants? The constant awareness due to ports that there's more than just us in the world? Chemical pollution in the ocean? Heterogenous cities (I kinda covered that already)?
Abi, I think, pointed out that when you look at the purple map by county you can pretty much trace the major rivers by the blueness. I think it's urban/rural mostly since ports=cities.
bon bon - Jul 01, 2005 9:14:50 am PDT #6353 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
bon is a thread whore.
Just one of my many whore-facets.
brenda m - Jul 01, 2005 9:19:02 am PDT #6354 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
DH hasn't gotten his raise for this year, yet
Still waiting for word on mine. Which will be retroactive to freaking February, they've gotten so overdue on this shit.
Jesse - Jul 01, 2005 9:20:04 am PDT #6355 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I think I've literally never worked anywhere where there was a standard annual raise. I've gotten raises, but they always came with a big "Hey! Just for you! More money!"