"stA" is more Republican than non-"stA." I know you're not big on the state
> and mainstream politics, but that counts for something.
Here's a big part of the reason why (which doesn't make much sense to me, but is apparently a noticeable phenomenon):
"As a general rule, the more unequal a place is, the more Democratic; the more equal, the more Republican. The gap between rich and poor in Washington is nearly twice as great as in strongly Republican Charlotte, N.C.; and more than twice as great as in Republican-leaning Phoenix, Fort Worth, Indianapolis and Anaheim."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/magazine/07Inequality-t.html
That aside, it's the ideological construct that most annoys me. It really
> pollutes our discourse, and makes non-stA'ers cringe apologetically
> sometimes.
They talk shit about you, and you talk shit about them. Don't try to make yourself out as the poor, innocent, apologetically cringing victim here.
-- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað."