Reply #2: I grew up happily country in KS, CO, and MT and am happily urban now in Phoenix. [View All]

[blondeatlast]

I was raised very leftist and have never "gotten" the urban/rural disconnect. Way back in '04, before the election, I wrote a little-seen piece (but much appreciated by those who did see it) onb the meaning of "church" in rural areas (community and security).

We all suffer differently from the same damn things and we'll all be better off if we can see it. Once local government has to severely cut back--and it will--we are all going to see the common threads emerge, and it's a painfully good thing.

But hell yes, it's going to hurt.