tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520310366597866036.post2579709692492584575..comments2024-02-21T02:24:27.384-08:00Comments on Necessary Facts: Mapping it Out: An Alternative Atlas of Contemporary CartographicsMichael E. Marottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14402515044482988601noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7520310366597866036.post-9447527203443123902017-04-24T08:03:07.377-07:002017-04-24T08:03:07.377-07:00Thinking of the top map, the system of breaking th...Thinking of the top map, the system of breaking things up by state seems so antiquated. The Founders wanted to be sure all states are represented, so a a majority of Northern or Southern states wouldn't dominate. Now it's urban/rural. <br /><br />Rural people on blogs say they hate us and yearn to make us feel uncomfortable, presumably to redress the times they felt uncomfortable taking the bus or when they felt foolish for not getting some reference. I recently drove through rural Kentucky and talked to a few people. They all seem like nice people, with no desire to bother people. Maybe part of it is policy blogs attract jerks, but I think part of it is the political system is based on states. I look at that map. They didn't do that to give redneck's more voice. It was to give the South and North a voice. CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824987036580158137noreply@blogger.com