Posted on 11/06/2004 8:21:07 AM PST by april15Bendovr
If you look at the blue states and the red states then look at this Ferdanand Tonnies sociology study you can get a clear picture of just how America votes.
Gemeinschaft are Republicans that are voting all over the country that believe in community and values.
Gesellschaft are Democrats that are voting in big cities that depend on big government.
The German sociologist Ferdinand Tonnies (1855-1936) was a major contributor to theory and field studies in sociology. [1] He is best remembered for his distinction between two basic types of social groups. [2] Tonnies argued that there are two basic forms of human will: the essential will, which is the underlying, organic, or instinctive driving force; and arbitrary will, which is deliberative, purposive, and future (goal) oriented. Groups that form around essential will, in which membership is self-fulfilling, Tonnies called Gemeinschaft (often translated as community). Groups in which membership was sustained by some instrumental goal or definite end he termed Gesellschaft (often translated as society). Gemeinschaft was exemplified by the family or neighborhood; Gesellschaft, by the city or the state. [3] Main Work Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft (1887; Community and Society, 1957) Main Concepts
Gemeinschaft "community," the informal, simple, direct, face-to-face relations with each other. Determined by Wesenwille (natural will), that is, spontaneous emotions and expressions of "with one another-ness." Bonds are based on family, kinship, religion. [See also Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences] and
Gesellschaft "society," rationally set up social organization, cosmopolitan urban social relations, bureaucracy. Bonds are more indirect and impersonal and based on efficiency, calculation, politics. [See also Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences]
Gesundheit!
ever notice that the mountaneous areas in arizona,montana,colorado and new mexico voted demonicrat?
Is there some plkace we can get a full size version of this map? I'd like to really study it.
Just your regular, obscenely rich folks.
Und Givemdaschaft.
In AZ, those areas have universities and indian reservations.
Anyone have the map from 2000?
Did you also notice how much of the blue area is on water? It is on the oceans and the Mississippi River, etc.
Sounds like a German all right.
Thank you so much for this map, I was just searching for it.
Can you give us a link, so it can be printed out? Would very much like to make copies.
This map really tells the story. More so than coloring the entire states. It brings out the broadness of President Bush's appeal and of the conservative tide that is and has been sweeping the country.
Yeah, that's why the Rats are now talking about how they have to go mine the Southwest if they are ever to win again.
No NoNo The Democatic party is for poor american worling family there are no rich fat vats in the Dummo Party.
i know that, i live there.
I guess I didnt want to generalize that all the Blue areas were cities but it would seem that the areas that are blue reside around NY City, LA and other large cities.
Places where Democrats get the bulk of their vote.
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