There Are Two Americas...

[AceRothstein]

If anything highlights the political imbalance in this county, this map does. And the suggestion that each missive urban area be made a state to itself is a bit shocking. But, would it solve the problems of such massive disengagement in our country?

People live in cities.....empty land does not vote

In the Chicago Metropolitan Area... ( Chicago metropolitan area - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ) ...

The City has a population of 2.7 million...

The Metro Area has a population of 9.7 million...

The City represents 28% of the total Metro Area population...

With the vast, mostly White suburban sprawl accounting for the other 72% of the Metro Area population...

It's what happens when the Cities fall apart and people and business flee to the suburbs in their thousands and hundreds of thousands, and a generation or two passes...

The Chicago suburbs are only something like 60% white. Suburban voting patterns have changed quite a bit over the last 30 years as well. They are truly the swing areas of national elections.

 

[RodISHI]

You don't need a "drive" to get lots of people into cities. It is a by-product of economic development over time.

I suppose you are not very aware of a lot of the small communities that have struggled while larger one's were given the perks of federal grant moneys over the years. I'll keep calling it drive, you call it what you like.

 

[rightwinger]

If anything highlights the political imbalance in this county, this map does. And the suggestion that each missive urban area be made a state to itself is a bit shocking. But, would it solve the problems of such massive disengagement in our country?

People live in cities.....empty land does not vote

States where the food we eat grows are just as important (at least) as those where the criminals we incarnate grow.

Thanks for a totally inane post

A lot more pertinent than yours. Go take a Civics class.

Blue states and urban areas account for a vast majority of our economy

 

[RodISHI]

If anything highlights the political imbalance in this county, this map does. And the suggestion that each missive urban area be made a state to itself is a bit shocking. But, would it solve the problems of such massive disengagement in our country?

People live in cities.....empty land does not vote

The masters who ran the people off the land in order to empty it for they could own it or have control of it control the votes of those who hold the purse strings of the nation.

 

[Unkotare]

If anything highlights the political imbalance in this county, this map does. And the suggestion that each missive urban area be made a state to itself is a bit shocking. But, would it solve the problems of such massive disengagement in our country?

People live in cities.....empty land does not vote

States where the food we eat grows are just as important (at least) as those where the criminals we incarnate grow.

Thanks for a totally inane post

A lot more pertinent than yours. Go take a Civics class.

Blue states and urban areas account for a vast majority of our economy

And how would that look without food, water, a variety of other natural resources, and the territorial integrity of the country, dope?

 

[rightwinger]

People live in cities.....empty land does not vote

States where the food we eat grows are just as important (at least) as those where the criminals we incarnate grow.

Thanks for a totally inane post

A lot more pertinent than yours. Go take a Civics class.

Blue states and urban areas account for a vast majority of our economy

And how would that look without food, water, a variety of other natural resources, and the territorial integrity of the country, dope?

All commodities

 

[Kondor3]

...Blue states and urban areas account for a vast majority of our economy

Areas, yes.

Cities, not so much, anymore.

 

[rightwinger]

...Blue states and urban areas account for a vast majority of our economy

Areas, yes.

Cities, not so much, anymore.

Yes they do

12 American Cities That Rank Among The Biggest Economies In The World - Business Insider

 

[Kondor3]

...Blue states and urban areas account for a vast majority of our economy

Areas, yes.

Cities, not so much, anymore.

Yes they do

12 American Cities That Rank Among The Biggest Economies In The World - Business Insider

Like I said, RW... Areas, rather than Cities... as may be seen clearly in the labeling of each of the examples, in the article you cited.

 

[rightwinger]

...Blue states and urban areas account for a vast majority of our economy

Areas, yes.

Cities, not so much, anymore.

Yes they do

12 American Cities That Rank Among The Biggest Economies In The World - Business Insider

Like I said, RW... Areas, rather than Cities... as may be seen clearly in the labeling of each of the examples, in the article you cited.

Each city has its own metropolitan area

Still not rural America