tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462179374588422234.post1624533565288841167..comments2023-05-25T11:03:27.144-04:00Comments on e.m. cadwaladr: The Great DivideUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8462179374588422234.post-7762874836578117652011-02-16T05:48:07.667-05:002011-02-16T05:48:07.667-05:00I wanted to post a longer response to this, but I ...I wanted to post a longer response to this, but I didn't get around to it. Suffice to say I mostly agree.<br /><br />However, I would like to point out that the rural sense of community you describe is actually just as illusionary as the urban one. It feels more authentic, perhaps; but in reality it is practically as far removed from the old, tribal bindings as any on-line community. You can, after all, leave your small town at any time, whereas banishment from the tribe meant death.<br /><br />It is possible to hold to political positions for rational reasons, believing in neither good nor bad groups, but simply good and bad policies. Whether this kind of political thinking is common enough to even warrant a name is doubtful, though.MCPlanckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239576472889126413noreply@blogger.com