Originally posted by Nash
Some Americans suddenly feel like they don't understand the country that they live in.
Had Kerry won, others would feel the same.
I can only comment on what I've seen and I haven't had the chance to travel out of state, or area, really, since before the election.
That said, I have run into many people who seem to feel exactly as you put it there. It's like a feeling of disillusionment has spread through a sizeable portion of the local population.
Basically, the Daily Show has how such people feel down pat.
Not saying that comedy is a good thing to go by, but if you can approach it with an open mind, they really do have a funny point.
Yet, I wonder, how many people who are deathly afraid of the "Red Tide" phenom, have ever spent any time in a "Red" State? (I'll bet quite a few haven't).
The only "Red" state I've spent a good amount of time in is North Carolina (Charlotte region). But you know what? At least compared to Connecticut, people are so much more friendly and helpful. More respectful, I'd almost say.
Hell, when I drove down to Florida I stopped there for the night. A friend's
friend's parents let me crash at their house, gave me dinner, a bed, and breakfast, and had never even met me or heard of me before. You'd be
very hard pressed to find that sort of hospitality up here in Connecticut, well, at least the parts of CT I'm familiar with.
Point I'm trying to make is that the Blue States shouldn't worry so much. Red State values might be a bit different then ours, but they have plenty of decent people. They won't screw us over too bad.
Then again, every darn blue state better keep two democratic senators on the roster, if they want to have a say.
