Monday, March 03, 2003 :::
Lily Malcolm reports on an old David Brooks article about Red America v. Blue America. In conclusion, she says:
I know that I'm glad to have experienced both worlds. I feel sorry for those people who imagine they're in a quaint, scary, or exotic environment whenever they leave Manhattan. And on the other hand, I wouldn't want to spend my entire life in a small town, knowing there's a big world out there and feeling vaguely afraid of it.
In my experience, Red America knows a heck of a lot more about Blue America than the other way around. This may be largely because of the "urbanist bias" in the media that my brother has written about, and about which I think he's right.
I, like Lily, think having lived in different cultures is broadening -- and while the Red America / Blue America divide isn't as stark as, say, Red America / France, it gives me a broader perspective than someone who's lived in Cambridge all their life.
::: posted by Steven at 12:32 PM
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