[lbo-talk] authentically working class

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Sep 11 11:45:40 PDT 2008


On Sep 11, 2008, at 2:28 PM, James Heartfield wrote:


> Ha ha, Doug. You sum the whole problem of the culture wars. Why
> reply to the challenge to your authenticity with a rejection of
> their's? Yes, it is cobblers (as we say over here) to say that
> cities are 'cosmopolitan' and therefore unreal. But lots of people
> live in the sticks, too. You don't have to piss on them to feel good.

James, I made some arguments using actual evidence on the population makeup of the U.S. and the cultural/political characteristics associated with density or its lack. You make this weird reply. Perhaps you have some contradictory evidence to offer. If so, it'd be nice to hear it.

Doug



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