Nekro Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 http://www.urbanarchipelago.com/ It's time to state something that we've felt for a long time but have been too polite to say out loud: Liberals, progressives, and Democrats do not live in a country that stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from Canada to Mexico. We live on a chain of islands. We are citizens of the Urban Archipelago, the United Cities of America. We live on islands of sanity, liberalism, and compassion--New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Seattle, St. Louis, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and on and on. And we live on islands in red states too--a fact obscured by that state-by-state map. Denver and Boulder are our islands in Colorado; Austin is our island in Texas; Las Vegas is our island in Nevada; Miami and Fort Lauderdale are our islands in Florida. Citizens of the Urban Archipelago reject heartland "values" like xenophobia, sexism, racism, and homophobia, as well as the more intolerant strains of Christianity that have taken root in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Originally posted by Nekro@Nov 14 2004, 12:49 PM http://www.urbanarchipelago.com/ It's time to state something that we've felt for a long time but have been too polite to say out loud: Liberals, progressives, and Democrats do not live in a country that stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from Canada to Mexico. We live on a chain of islands. We are citizens of the Urban Archipelago, the United Cities of America. We live on islands of sanity, liberalism, and compassion--New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Seattle, St. Louis, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and on and on. And we live on islands in red states too--a fact obscured by that state-by-state map. Denver and Boulder are our islands in Colorado; Austin is our island in Texas; Las Vegas is our island in Nevada; Miami and Fort Lauderdale are our islands in Florida. Citizens of the Urban Archipelago reject heartland "values" like xenophobia, sexism, racism, and homophobia, as well as the more intolerant strains of Christianity that have taken root in this country. Quoted post I'm feeling all ICPish. Thanks for the link. But while I agree we should work on strengthening our base, I'm not ready to give up the fight for this election. Just look at what 4 years of Bush has already done to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 interesting that on the detailed breakdown map, the southern part of texas voted democratic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobo knife Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Citizens of the Urban Archipelago reject heartland "values" like xenophobia, sexism, racism, and homophobia, as well as the more intolerant strains of Christianity that have taken root in this country. And we are the real Americans. They--rural, red-state voters, the denizens of the exurbs--are not real Americans. They are rubes, fools, and hate-mongers. I guess this is what I was getting at with the "are all hicks republicans" thread.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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