Comments on Lone Prairie Blog: The Badlands are also in the west.

What I meant (and this is getting a little off tra...

2008-01-16T00:25:00.000-06:00

What I meant (and this is getting a little off track) is that if everyone is different, then no one is. "Different" is a comparative state of being in the sense that it was used here*. To be different i.e. not ordinary or typical, requires that there be ordinary or typical to compare to. My point is that every geographic region -- say, the South, or the North East -- prides themselves on being

what do you mean by the differents thing?

2008-01-16T00:12:00.000-06:00

what do you mean by the differents thing?

"I love North Dakota because it’s not like anywher...

2008-01-15T22:26:00.000-06:00

"I love North Dakota because it’s not like anywhere else in America"

and

"What the article showed is something more interesting that: how the changes of history have played out in a place unlike any other part of the country."

I'm not sure I agree with these statements, or, that, they don't apply to each geographic region in relation to the others, essentially canceling

All the negative response to the article expressed...

2008-01-15T20:48:00.000-06:00

All the negative response to the article expressed disappointment that it did not validate our desire that our state be seen as exactly the same as a thousand other places in other states: a place of growing commerce, developing cities and expanding suburbs. What the article showed is something more interesting that: how the changes of history have played out in a place unlike any other part

The method of the press is passive aggressive. Att...

2008-01-15T18:14:00.000-06:00

The method of the press is passive aggressive. Attack first, even if you are exaggerating or wrong. Then, when retaliation comes, pull back and play the victim.

The result is that the press never takes responsibility for its own work. Try to hold them accountable and they slip through your hands like snakes. You understand that the game isn't to get the truth; it is to provoke interest.

I think that the problem ultimately is that these ...

2008-01-15T13:59:00.000-06:00

I think that the problem ultimately is that these individuals have already decided what they wish to believe and as a consequence will search for "evidence" that supports their view. It won't matter how many facts you marshall that shows that North Dakota is a vibrant, growing state. If it doesn't fit their narrative it will be discarded or ignored.

It is so difficult to get