From: Bill Roh (billroh@churchofvirus.com)
Date: Tue Jan 08 2002 - 11:33:02 MST
Richard Ridge wrote:
> > Here in the Southwest United States, you will hear very little support for
> > Israel. Frankly, we don't care.<snip> I don't see any way that an East
> Coast politician could so much
> > as suggest that Israelis are murdering people as opposed to defending
> themselves
> > and still have a job 6 months later.
>
> Hmmm. I agree with much of your summary, but I'm not exactly under the
> impression that the political correctness has ever been much favoured by the
> Republicans (it seems easier to apply this to the Democrats) - for example,
> why a Christian Fundamentalist like Jesse Helms would be so staunchly
> pro-Israeli on that basis. I can only conclude that Hermit's arguments apply
> in a case like that. Which east coast states do you see this kind of
> pressure as having an influence in?
Good stuff clipped - I liked the article from the Guardian as well, though like
yourself, i don't really endorse it. This post speaks to the East Coast and
Jesse Helmes.
When I said East Coast, I should have been more specific. In Cowboy speak (I am
from cowboy country after all), the East Coast is really only the population
centers from Washington DC on up - Mainly Washington DC, New York and Boston. I
think statistically you would find much of the USs wealth and power in these
areas. I usually think of everything south of DC as "The South" with the middle
South - Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee and the other simarlarly located states
as the "Deep South". Jesse Helmes is from the "South" - and I think he faught
for the South in the Civil War ; ). He certainly would have.
I admit that I have no answer for the people like Jesse and their opinions.
Though I respect Hermits opinion and have no desire to irk him, I have a hard
time finding the line between negative sentiment and genuine observation.
Hermit's answer may be right on the mark in Jesse's case - I have nothing
contradictory to offer.
Bill
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