I'm getting into politics because I've learned that if you don't show up to make decisions, other people will and their interests might not be too close to your own. I figure I'll wind up in a city council once my wife and I get out of grad school and to the place where we're gonna stay for a bit.
Also, half of my family is Southern. Unfortunately, they're kind of expats and they've held onto some of the worst traditions from their home region. And traditions from their home period, the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. My cousins(adults my age--30s to 40s) from that side of the family don't understand their grand parents and parents any more than I understand them. I always had the impression that these people felt threatened and had turned inwards ever tighter until all they had left was the fear. I think a lot of it was getting displaced out to California and finding themselves in a very alien society.
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Also, half of my family is Southern. Unfortunately, they're kind of expats and they've held onto some of the worst traditions from their home region. And traditions from their home period, the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. My cousins(adults my age--30s to 40s) from that side of the family don't understand their grand parents and parents any more than I understand them. I always had the impression that these people felt threatened and had turned inwards ever tighter until all they had left was the fear. I think a lot of it was getting displaced out to California and finding themselves in a very alien society.