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Some Freeper earlier mentioned the work of German sociologist Ferdinand Tonnies, who writes about two aspects of human life, the Gemeinschaft which is based on family and community, and the Gesellschaft which is related to the cities and larger society or government.

I think that the community people tend to just look after their families and local community, which can include their churches, and often eschew politics. Often the Gemeinschaft will let the Gesellchaft, those interested in politics and government, mostly run things. I think, though, that with the threat of terrorism, threat to marriage, and talk of extending government out into a global test that the community people decided it was time to get out and look after things.

I also think that it was the Gemeinschaft who supported the American revolution. The Gesellschaft are only able to exist at the whim of the communities, and they can only push us so far. They are unaware of this fact, however, and refer to the community people as "rubes" and "religious fanatics."