Monday, September 28, 2009

Europe's Rednecks

And they are.... leftists?

"Socialist Party wins Portugal elections" by Barry Hatton, Associated Press | September 28, 2009

LISBON - Portugal remains Western Europe’s poorest country, however, with some of the lowest productivity and education levels....

That equates with the stereotype here in the U.S. about Mississippi (or any southern state), say.

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What I have come to learn (painfully) is the stereotype is much a creation of a brainwashing state school system combined with the traditional, self-righteous, Yankee arrogance -- never a good mix.