The Red-Blue Cultural Divide

Michael Moore plans to make a sequel to Fahrenheit 9-11. He said that "Fifty-one percent of the American people lacked information (in this election) and we want to educate and enlighten them," (Variety, 11/11). Now, I don't know about that. Certainly there are people who would have voted for Bush no matter how much Mr. Moore "educated" them, and it is within their right to do so. Personally, I felt the movie was a bit over-the-top in places, but that's a topic for another day.

It raises an interesting point, though. In terms of education (and not just about the election and political matters in general), is there a difference between blue and red voters, and does that make a difference in the way they vote?

The link below is to an interesting column about "Liberal Blue Staters" and "Conservative Red Staters." We have to share this country with each other, and while articles like this do not necessarily promote healing, they do provide a deeper look at things and examine the "why" in addition to the "what." It is biased, but does back up its arguments.

http://www.uexpress.com/tedrall