True, Professor Brian Kiteley reacted as if I’d called for Biblehumping hicks to take up arms against their more polished and civilized betters, but what I’d actually predicted was a soft civil war that would manifest through changes in demographics, with people self-separating by geographical locale along political and public policy lines. And it looks like I may have been on to something. Michael Barone, writing in the Washington Examiner,

sales lady at Nordstrom: “Okay, well, what kind of socks are you looking for, exactly? We have traditional white athletic socks in this department, or we have a variety of colored socks –” me: “– RACIST! –” sales lady at Nordstrom: “– that we display separately –” me: “– JIM CROW! HATE!” sales lady at Nordstrom: me: sales lady at Nordstrom: me: me: “So, does this place have a lunch