Buchanan: Is America Coming Apart?

World Net Daily ^ | 9/10/2009 | Patrick J. Buchanan

[9YearLurker]

Let me guess, you don’t live in the ‘East’? Including Miami, Atlanta, DC, NY, Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Boston in a quarte of the division is packing in a lot.

[Joe 6-pack]

"...a general lack of manners taught to the last couple generations."

Manners and etiquette are merely a subset of our society's de-emphasis on religion and morality in general. The classic archetype of Americans as "rugged individuals" acknowledged the value of each and every American and we generally dealt with each other on respectful terms. As we've moved to a collectivist view, each individual is viewed merely as a cog in a bigger machine and by devaluing the sanctity of each individual, we treat each other in an accordingly dismissive manner.

[mad_as_he$$]

Chicago and Cleveland are generally considered the Midwest and I said earlier the Midwest is up for grabs.

[Gaffer]

You won’t be there...likely in a re-education camp by then.

[NewLand]

the Coastal South has been so infested by liberal Yankees it will go with the Coastal North

In all due respect...what universe are you living in?

Where do you live?

[B-Chan]

More likely dead by then.

[mad_as_he$$]

I lived in Nashville, Atlanta and Charleston for many years and I go back twice a year. Much of my family still lives in those three cities. Every time I go back I am startled by how many more Yankee things I see.

[Gaffer]

Was talking about you and the popcorn thing

[ohioman]

Many folks I know in the military look up to Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee. Even General Patton's family fought for the South and Patton loved Jeb Stuart and Jackson.

Please do us a favor and just leave this website. You are one of the most consistently smug and classless characters on FR.

[BnBlFlag]

Amen.

[ohioman]

Thanks. It’s good to see that I am not alone in my feelings for steve-b.