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Old 30-08-2007, 01:49 PM   #157 (permalink)
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I don't hear anything about 'Texas values' or 'Okie values'. SF values is just a flippant label from a Right wing perspective on the ongoing moderate/liberal & conservative/Right debate so in vogue in the States these days. Not really worth arguing the semantics of it.

It's interesting to use the term 'SF values' as a putdown though, as San Fransisco and it's catchment area (such as Silicon Valley) are very valuable net contributors to America's economy, quite probably one of the most valuable per head 'net value added' regions in the USA.

Unsurprisingly, the region has high average education levels, and some fine universities such as Stanford and UCLA Berkeley. The self styled Conservative heartland doesn't think about that however- when they are spoonfed the "SF" term by their rightwing Spinmeisters, they robotically think 'Vietnam protests', Gay pride, campus demonstrations, flower power, free love and whatever else they are conditioned to fear and hate.

Kinda 'Summer of love' nostalgia, from people that missed out on it.
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