I don’t want to talk about the election. (Stop sending me that dumbass fuckthesouth thing. I’ve already fucking read it. I didn’t even think it was funny the first time) This, however, crosses into the boundaries of the literary world, so I am posting it. ZZ Packer, author of the amazing Drinking Coffee Elsewhere (I am hoping she is working on a really really long novel) commented on Joshuah Bearman’s blog (never read it before to be honest) about the absurdity of writing off the red state (so sick of these terms) voters as ignorant religious hicks. She presents a clear and well-written argument on why they should not be ignored. Check it out.