Reply #27: Very interesting. [View All]

[Ripley]

And long-winded!! ;-)

Living in Alabama, the biggest problems I see facing the south (and frankly the whole country) are the wealthy who have almost completely taken-over the media and the so-called "2nd Enlightenment" going on. Although you could argue that the wealthy are responsible for encouraging that return-to-God fundamentalism because it helps control the masses.

My family is from NC, but I lived in Ohio for a long time. It is frightening to me how quickly that Fundamentalism spread all over Ohio (not ever really a liberal bastion, but moderate) in the last 10 years. According to relatives and friends still there, they have the same issues that Alabama does, ie. wanting science textbooks to present Intelligent Design next to Evolution Theory and displaying the 10 Commandments in public places.

I agree with you that the Revolution is coming. The 3rd worldization (sorry, don't know the proper term) of America, especially in the South, combined with the increased Fundamentalism clashing with the progressive social movements and ethical questions brought on by new technologies and more knowledge being available through the internet will have to clash in a big way sooner or later. I suppose you could say we live in an interesting time, but I find it frightening and I am not too sure of the outcome.

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