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I suppose "IYI" here means "Intellectual Yet Idiot"? That's not the level at which we lead discussions on this site. Save for the people who've actually been t

I suppose "IYI" here means "Intellectual Yet Idiot"? That's not the level at which we lead discussions on this site. Save for the people who've actually been to rural America, people's opinion here of rural Americans certainly is very undifferentiated.

alva 10y ago
"we see the rural US as a bunch of Cletus Spucklers" but that is a level you are happy with?
- ainiriand 10y ago
  No. I believe that we have globalization but basically we don't know much about culture from other parts of the world, or what worries they have. We swim in a sea of misconceptions and archetypes.
- lorenzhs 10y ago
  It's not a personal attack, it's trying to present a viewpoint without endorsing it. That's a big difference.