Hello all! This is my first diary so I look forward to reading your comments. If you have any criticisms (in fact I'm sure you will) about my the topic or the diary itself I am open to it so long as it's constructive and not just calling me a troll for having an opinion opposite to most of those expressed on this site. Now, please move under the golden emblem or whatever it is.
Okay, I will make this short and to the point. I love each and every state and I have made it a sort of resolution to vist the capital of each before I do; however, I absolutely HATE the concept of the "red and blue" states. It serves as nothing more than a tool to divide the nation and, is upon a close examination, not particularly true. a It is easy to see the very division and hate I am speaking of just from roaming this site. I am of course, mostly talking about south bashing but, it also shows its head about cerain midwestern and dessert west states as well as New Hampshire. I have no doubt that most people on this site love the country and want what is best for it but, if you truly want what is best for the country you cannot just hate half of the states and the people who live there and make rash generalizations about them all being "evil, backward, homophobic, woman-hating racists" all the while calling them close-minded. Insulting people will not make you friends. If you truly wish to help the country we must try to spread our message(s) across the entire country and not just right off half of the states as lost causes whom we would be better off and another half as toss-ups whom you hate one day and love tbe next. Because, if you haven't noticed there are more "red" and "purple" states than there are "blue." I look forward to reading all of your comments. Oh, by the way I had a link I wanted to post but, it was messing up the diary so if anyone wants to see it I'll try posting it in comments instead.