:: blame the extended gestation.... ::

:: Thursday, November 04, 2004 ::

Red State v. Blue State

Tom Friedman The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Two Nations Under God:

"This was not an election. This was station identification. I'd bet anything that if the election ballots hadn't had the names Bush and Kerry on them but simply asked instead, 'Do you watch Fox TV or read The New York Times?' the Electoral College would have broken the exact same way."

And Cafe Hayek

Red-state values differ in many important ways from blue-state values. And just as the blue-staters were oh-so-certain of the righteousness of their cause that they didn’t hesitate to use central government to impose their values when they could, so, too, are the red-staters certain of the righteousness of their cause. They’ll likely not hesitate to do their own imposing.

The lesson, I believe, is that decentralization of power – dare I say it: “state rights,” and a respect for individual differences and freedom of every peaceful person – is the best path over the long haul.

:: Jim Nichols 11/04/2004 10:36:00 PM [+] ::
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