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. There are very real philosophical, cultural, and political differences between these rival political cultures (New England, Midlands, and South) that were identified by Alexis de Toqueville in the 1830's.
Are you not aware that de Toquiville has been exposed by scholars as a complete fabricator? That, in fact, he wrote most of his travel diaries while sitting in the bathtub, drinking brandy?
I would cool it on the de Toqueville. Other people may not be as nice about it as I am.