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07/02/2014 12:54:43 PM · #1 |
American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America
a book by Colin Woodard
anyone read it? I'm almost done, and I feel like I finally understand American politics.
I'm from New Netherland.
The 11 Nations are:
Deep South
The Far West
First Nation
Greater Appalachia
The Left Coast
The Midlands
New France
New Netherland
El Norte
Tidewater
Yankeedom
Here's a map:
//www.colinwoodard.com/files/ColinWoodard_AmericanNations_map.pdf
Message edited by author 2014-07-02 12:55:52. |
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07/02/2014 12:56:46 PM · #2 |
| Yankeedom (though transplanted to tidewater) |
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07/02/2014 01:00:58 PM · #3 |
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07/02/2014 01:08:35 PM · #4 |
| The Midlands, but not too far from Tidewater |
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07/02/2014 01:17:22 PM · #5 |
| New Netherland in da house. |
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07/02/2014 01:30:16 PM · #6 |
Your regional culture does not necessarily define your politics, but the trends are definitely there, and to say something is American or un-American is meaningless.
Here is an example of how these regions create strongly divided political opinion.
The Supreme Court decision saying that Hobby Lobby has the right to not provide Birth Control coverage to employee health care:
Deep South/Tidewater: YES... "liberty" means the right of true Americans to set good Christian standards for their underlings.
Greater Applachia: YES... Christianity is the true religion and its values should be upheld. Plus, we hate government controlling anything.
Far West: YES... corporations should be free to do whatever they want
Midlands: NO... "freedom of religion" means freedom of every individual to practice any religion.
New Netherlands: NO... "freedom" is for individuals.
Yankeedom: NO... Government should take care of health care decisions, not corporations.
The Left Coast: NO... some mix of the above
I'm not sure about El Norte. Maybe yes, because of their Catholicism. New France is probably no because they like big government, too. First Nation is up in Canada hunting seals.
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07/02/2014 01:30:27 PM · #7 |
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07/02/2014 01:37:14 PM · #8 |
| Weighing in for the Left Coast, though I'm now a washashore in Yankeedom. I'm a 4th-generation native Southern Californian. |
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07/02/2014 01:56:31 PM · #9 |
| The borderlands between The Far West and El Norte. |
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07/02/2014 01:56:45 PM · #10 |
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07/02/2014 02:08:01 PM · #11 |
The Midlands.
eta: I do find it funny that north & south Jersey are cut in half. The politics of NJ seem to fall right in that divide as well.
Message edited by author 2014-07-02 14:09:49. |
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07/02/2014 03:04:10 PM · #12 |
| I don't know much about politics, but I live in the southernmost Deep South. |
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07/02/2014 03:08:57 PM · #13 |
El Norte - Slighty south of the Left Coast
Sounds like an intriguing read... |
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07/02/2014 03:24:37 PM · #14 |
| Right about where El Norte meets The Left Coast. Perhaps that explains my normally confused state... |
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07/02/2014 03:32:19 PM · #15 |
| YANKEEDOM, close to and encircled by THE MIDLANDS |
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07/02/2014 03:42:59 PM · #16 |
| Successfully transplanted from Yankeedom to The Left Coast. |
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07/02/2014 04:04:20 PM · #17 |
From the Deep South, but lived in both Greater Appalachia and Tidewater.
That said, on the issue of freedoms, I think I fall more in line with your quote from The Far West. |
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07/02/2014 04:08:03 PM · #18 |
| Being from Hawaii, I guess I'm grouped in with the Left Coasters. |
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07/02/2014 04:19:43 PM · #19 |
| From Yankeedom to a Deep Souther. |
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07/02/2014 04:20:06 PM · #20 |
The Midlands transplanted from Left Coast via New Netherlands; transplanted from The Midlands (3 generations back).
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07/02/2014 04:52:22 PM · #21 |
| From Yankeedom currently living in Greater Appalachia...hoping to move back to Yankeedom eventually. |
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07/02/2014 04:52:25 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by ShaneBlake:
From the Deep South, but lived in both Greater Appalachia and Tidewater.
That said, on the issue of freedoms, I think I fall more in line with your quote from The Far West. |
Greater Appalachia also tends towards corporate freedom, since they are against any government intrusion into anything. |
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07/02/2014 05:27:20 PM · #23 |
I will definitely have to acquire this book and read it attentively. Looking at the map one gets the impression that the author might be suggesting that the mindsets and mores of the people in Canada rest almost exclusively with those of the First Nations... something that is most certainly not correct.
The mindset of those in the far west in Canada and those in the USA are also different due to type of settlers in each area.
Like I said... I will definitely acquire the book and pay close attention to what information is contained therein.... it might be quite revealing and interesting.
Ray |
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07/02/2014 07:05:57 PM · #24 |
| Well the author got a few things right that are often missed in these sorts of maps. Splitting California, Texas and New Jersey up could only be for the better. Being a native Left Coaster (with strong ties to Yankeedom) I am always amused by my state, home of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, being assigned to the lefty liberal camp. |
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07/02/2014 08:52:38 PM · #25 |
| I'm a Left-Coaster, but am gathering support for an all-out invasion and annexation of some of the northern parts of the Far West. Eventually we will march through New Netherland and into Yankeedom. ...unless the bridge lanes are closed. |
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