For ex.: "Southern indolence." That sort of sentiment comes up various times and under various guises on the list in a way I never see re: NYC or Chicago or the left coast. For ex. I have never seen reference to "Boston indolence." "San Francisco indolence."
If anyone wants to have a go at who is the most neglected region/city/etc. re: media coverage of disasters - have at it!
But I always heard Katrina referred to as "the left's 9/11" - that is, it really exposed who elites DO care about, and how elites could give a fuck about a major cultural center of the south versus massive devastation happening in, say, 9/11 NYC, or other U official cultural/taste-maker centers (NYC, LA, San Fran).
-B.
On 5/14/10 10:50 AM, Alan Rudy wrote:
"The Grand Ole Opry should be saved, but so should the Library of Michigan. Where's Ebbett's Field, the Fillmore East, CBGBs? Where are the historical markers and archives for any number of pivotal events in US labor history, and how is it that none of them are in HS textbooks? This isn't about regional snobbery, though that stuff surely exists."