On 6/21/2015 6:52 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
You don't have to have roots in Dixie to display the Confederate flag as a
symbol of your, ah, simple-minded ignorance.
Agreed, but it has to have meaning to you.
I see them up here from time to time.
Yeah, but Maine is a part of the whole Slavery/Civil War milieu, North end of the underground railroad, very high
proportion of the male population fought, many died, and so on. Both North and South are tied up in the mythos, so
political and cultural differences tend to align with one side or other of the overarching story that lives on for so many.
Might I suggest that folks like you are like the proverbial fish, who take the water they swim in for granted, don't
even think about it, but relate to all things as they are in that water?
The far West comes from a different place. Much of the conservatism, esp. away from the coast and big cities, has its
roots in the mythos of the frontier, self reliance, fierce independence, etc. If you see that flag, it's most likely a
later transplant from the South flying it.
NE Oregon* is very conservative - and very unlike both S. Carolina and the parts of Maine with flags on every utility
pole. They are all spread out (v. low pop. density) breathe dry, high plains air**, run cattle and horses and grow
wheat. Different world, no shadow of the variously named internal War. (And the horses! Even a non horse person like me
can see how beautiful and well cared for all those horses are.)
Whinny Moose
* Pretty much true between Cascades and Rockies, Canada border to at least
Nevada.
** The whole area is higher than anything in the East, lower plains at about 4,500 ft., 9,000' mountains, snow capped
even in July.
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What if the Hokey Pokey *IS* what it's all about?
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