Drivers are racistAccording to the New York Times, anyway: After years of untold subway time — spent watching, listening, reading — I would say that large, active systems of mass transit are the main difference between the red and the blue states of the 2000 electoral map (California excepted). People who travel only by private car — most of America — can too easily stick to their own kind and cling to their prejudices and misconceptions without the threat of contradictory experiences. (Via Will Baude)I'd say that people who drive to work are much less likely, than, say, writers at the New York Times, to cling to their prejudices and misconceptions without the threat of contradictory experiences. I could go on for paragraphs about how dumb this is, but there's a football game I'd rather watch right now. I have to admit, though, that this is a pretty good explanation of why Howard Dean has no clue about Southerners (no subways in Vermont!), and of John Rocker as well... |
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