October 23, 2006

Red vs Blue State: More Evidence

If you want more proof that we're living in a divided country, take a look at the books on the New York Times' list of best-selling hardcover nonfiction.
Number 2 is Bob Woodward's State of Denial, a devastating expose of the administration's "inept" waging of Iraqi war.

Right below in the number 3 slot, Fox mouthpiece Bill O'Reilly's Culture Wars, which argues that there is a war in this country between "traditionalists" (he puts himself, George Bush, and everyone he admires, including Martin Luther King, Jr. , in this slot) and the "secular progressives," whom he argues are trying to break down this country.

Number 10 is The God Delusion, a book by an Oxford scientist about how "belief in God is irrational" and the "great harm" religion has done in the world.

Right below it is a book called Letter to a Christian Nation, which is a passionate defense of Christianity on behalf of Christians.

What are the odds that the people who buy Bob Woodward's book are also buying O'Reilly's? How many readers of the God Delusion also bought Letter to a Christian Nation? America has truly become two countries.




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