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August 14, 2005
A blueprint for America
The Great Divide: Retro vs. Metro America, by John Sperling
Retro vs. Metro is a website that illustrates the book by the same name by John Sperling. The book analyzes reasons and facts behind the current geopolitical divide in the USA, what the author calls Retro and Metro America. The book is informative and full of color maps, charts, and graphs, and historical photography and means to act as a blueprint for the reform of the Democratic party.
The whole concept, while widely accepted, is very polarizing and the overall tone goes beyond what I believe being the truth and right with regards to facts like the present conflict in Iraq et al. But the site and the choice of the pictures used in the banner (a flash slideshow) is stunningly appropriate to the theme to a degree rarely seen before. A must see, be you on the right or the left of the unfortunate, possibly real, barricade (mouseover the banner to proceed).
The book is offered for online reading, free of charge, in its entirety.
Posted by lck at August 14, 2005 12:20 AM
