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Civility Is A Two Way Street
I appreciate what little blue dot is saying, but what she and others like her in Appalachia and rural America need to understand is that those of us who live on the coasts and in urban areas are sick of being bashed as elite, effete, unpatriotic, unAmerican, unChristian, unSaved, etc, etc, etc. People in rural America need to stop acting as if somehow they're more authentically "American" than the rest of us. If you want to be treated civilly and not condescended to, then try treating your fellow Americans civilly and not condescending to us just because we live in cities or on the coasts. Remember, this country got its start in Boston and Philadelphia, not Appalachia. We've got just as much right to our patriotism as you do - maybe more!