We have two massive colliding forces. One is rural, Christian, religiously conservative. [The other] is socially tolerant, pro-choice, secular, living in New England and the Pacific coast. Republican pollster Bill McInturff, as quoted in "One Nation, Fairly Divisible, Under God," The Economist, January 20, 2001: 22.
Do we live in a fractured nation? McInturff's choice of words may make us think so, but do they truly represent the people?
If any of these quotes sounded interesting, you should read: Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America by Morris P. Fiorina. There may be some copies left in the MCLA bookstore.
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Some suspect, with good evidence I believe, that the powerful retain their advantage in part by keeping the less powerful focused on petty differences.
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