Comments on: musing about reds and blues and purples, and addas http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/11/08/musing-about-reds-and-blues-and-purples-and-addas/ a blog about information Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:37:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Locating Obamaland, Cotton and Presidents, and Accurately Rendering American Divides « Hak Pak Sak http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/11/08/musing-about-reds-and-blues-and-purples-and-addas/comment-page-1/#comment-442892 Locating Obamaland, Cotton and Presidents, and Accurately Rendering American Divides « Hak Pak Sak Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:39:13 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/?p=1410#comment-442892 [...] to Purple v. Pixilated below and JP Rangaswami on Reds and Blues and Purples, I point to two recent entries on the excellent weblog Strange Maps.  In Where is Obamaland?, [...] [...] to Purple v. Pixilated below and JP Rangaswami on Reds and Blues and Purples, I point to two recent entries on the excellent weblog Strange Maps.  In Where is Obamaland?, [...]

]]> By: Locating Obamaland, Cotton and Presidents, and Accurately Rendering America « Hak Pak Sak http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/11/08/musing-about-reds-and-blues-and-purples-and-addas/comment-page-1/#comment-442891 Locating Obamaland, Cotton and Presidents, and Accurately Rendering America « Hak Pak Sak Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:38:27 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/?p=1410#comment-442891 [...] to Purple v. Pixilated below and JP Rangaswami on Reds and Blues and Purples, I point to two recent entries on the excellent weblog Strange Maps.  In Where is Obamaland?, [...] [...] to Purple v. Pixilated below and JP Rangaswami on Reds and Blues and Purples, I point to two recent entries on the excellent weblog Strange Maps.  In Where is Obamaland?, [...]

]]> By: Purple vs. Pixelated: The Obsolecence of States and the Reality of Differences « Hak Pak Sak http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/11/08/musing-about-reds-and-blues-and-purples-and-addas/comment-page-1/#comment-442338 Purple vs. Pixelated: The Obsolecence of States and the Reality of Differences « Hak Pak Sak Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:48:24 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/?p=1410#comment-442338 [...] Lewis on November 19, 2008 A few days after the US presidential election, colleague JP Rangaswami posted two maps of results from the 2004 election.  The first map showed the results by states, portraying them as red or blue. (NB: Quite oddlym in [...] [...] Lewis on November 19, 2008 A few days after the US presidential election, colleague JP Rangaswami posted two maps of results from the 2004 election.  The first map showed the results by states, portraying them as red or blue. (NB: Quite oddlym in [...]

]]> By: Stephen Lewis http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/11/08/musing-about-reds-and-blues-and-purples-and-addas/comment-page-1/#comment-440315 Stephen Lewis Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:22:44 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/?p=1410#comment-440315 Purple states? No. The states are abstractions. The more nuanced map shows a stronger division that is rural vs. urban, "patriotism"- vs. democracy-driven. Anglo-Saxon/Germanic "white" vs. mixed ethnicity, color and religion, a longing for the early 20th century rather than toward the future. The states might be purple but the divisions in values and even personality are tremendous. From multi-ethnic, egalitarian, liberal and left-of-center Brooklyn, SL Purple states? No. The states are abstractions. The more nuanced map shows a stronger division that is rural vs. urban, “patriotism”- vs. democracy-driven. Anglo-Saxon/Germanic “white” vs. mixed ethnicity, color and religion, a longing for the early 20th century rather than toward the future. The states might be purple but the divisions in values and even personality are tremendous. From multi-ethnic, egalitarian, liberal and left-of-center Brooklyn, SL

]]> By: JP http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/11/08/musing-about-reds-and-blues-and-purples-and-addas/comment-page-1/#comment-439254 JP Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:07:44 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/?p=1410#comment-439254 Will do Rama, thanks for the recommendation. All well with you? Will do Rama, thanks for the recommendation. All well with you?

]]> By: rama http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/11/08/musing-about-reds-and-blues-and-purples-and-addas/comment-page-1/#comment-439253 rama Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:05:30 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/?p=1410#comment-439253 Hi, try to read this book sometime, a fascinating and easy read for a Calcuttan - Eastern Interlude: A Social History of the European Community in Calcutta, by R Pearson. Hi, try to read this book sometime, a fascinating and easy read for a Calcuttan – Eastern Interlude: A Social History of the European Community in Calcutta, by R Pearson.

]]> By: JP http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/11/08/musing-about-reds-and-blues-and-purples-and-addas/comment-page-1/#comment-439171 JP Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:16:34 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/?p=1410#comment-439171 No, but I soon will. Thanks for the heads up, John. No, but I soon will. Thanks for the heads up, John.

]]> By: John Dodds http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/11/08/musing-about-reds-and-blues-and-purples-and-addas/comment-page-1/#comment-439168 John Dodds Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:08:45 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/?p=1410#comment-439168 Have you seen this book JP? http://redbluerichpoor.com/ Have you seen this book JP?

http://redbluerichpoor.com/

]]> By: Viki http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/11/08/musing-about-reds-and-blues-and-purples-and-addas/comment-page-1/#comment-439151 Viki Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:19:17 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/?p=1410#comment-439151 Totally concur. Blogosphere is indeed the adda that we now converge towards Totally concur. Blogosphere is indeed the adda that we now converge towards

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