Yes, Ted, there is a bit of our southern ignorance in every state. Such is the malady that our Union took back into itself with the enforced entry of them damn rebels back into our unprecedented melting pot, the United States of America, 1964 . . .1964ff.

As Steinbeck took notes about our nation while he traveled, so have I jotted a few scenes down for the memory of mankind--especially the American version-- to ruminate upon.

Here's a contemporary Steinbeck wannabee, bringing your attention to . . . nazis and racists in metro DC in 2005, or genetic engineering in New Orleans in 2000, or Europe in 1937, or a southern university dealing with the displacements of civil rights, the Vietnam war, agent orange and lysergic in 1969. . . http://www.careyrowland.com

Ted, thanks for sharing your perspective on Medium.