Questions for our American friends

[Adam West]

Originally Posted by Dr Pepper

Well an awful lot of Stephen King novels are set in Maine-one of the smaller states-and he seems to manage all right....

Yes, and I understand why. I'm not sure if he's ever done a novel in any other setting--but admittedly I have only read only about a half dozen of his novels. It would be interesting to see if he could write a novel from Arizona or Texas or even Iowa.

[ellias]

"Have these divisions always happened or is there a sudden ideological battle going on?"

There has always been a division between the right and left. Only recently however, has the left become totally unhinged in regard to their sanctuary cities. I guess that would be a natural when illegal aliens kill people and the left tries to harbor them from punishment or deportment. No doubt a lot of the resistance is against President Trump who wants to rid the country of criminals. The poll number I've seen suggest that some 70% of Californians are against sanctuary cities. Well, we can wait to see the results of mid-term elections. If the likes of Gov. Jerry Brown and other pro-sanctuary city governors and mayors continue to be elected then those alleged 70% are just pissing in the wind. Either that, or a lot of Californians are giving up on their own personal California Dreaming adventure and moving to other states like Utah and Texas.

[Arturo2nd]

Originally Posted by Dr Pepper

Well an awful lot of Stephen King novels are set in Maine-one of the smaller states-and he seems to manage all right....

Santee Fats' reply brought to mind that Dashiell Hammet based his stories in San Francisco, Philip Marlowe in Los Angeles, Ross McDonald in the Southern California suburbs, John D. McDonald often in Florida, and Rex Stout in New York City.

[Mal Hombre]

They always say"Write about what you know"..

[Arturo2nd]

Originally Posted by ellias

"Have these divisions always happened or is there a sudden ideological battle going on?"

There has always been a division between the right and left. Only recently however, has the left become totally unhinged in regard to their sanctuary cities. I guess that would be a natural when illegal aliens kill people and the left tries to harbor them from punishment or deportment. No doubt a lot of the resistance is against President Trump who wants to rid the country of criminals. The poll number I've seen suggest that some 70% of Californians are against sanctuary cities. Well, we can wait to see the results of mid-term elections. If the likes of Gov. Jerry Brown and other pro-sanctuary city governors and mayors continue to be elected then those alleged 70% are just pissing in the wind. Either that, or a lot of Californians are giving up on their own personal California Dreaming adventure and moving to other states like Utah and Texas.

I am not a big fan off the sanctuary civil resistance. One might also make the argument that only recently has the right become totally unhinged in regards to immigration. There is a lot of disinformation being broadcast. Reason magazine is the official organ of the Libertarian party, hardly the "fake news liberal media." Here is what they report.

https://reason.com/archives/2018/02/...ants-and-crime

[ultimatewarlord]

Federal Bureau of prisons statistics.

https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics...itizenship.jsp

https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics..._ethnicity.jsp

[ldmforever]

Originally Posted by MaxJoker

Also i saw another movie where this chick asked for some soda , but wasn`t given any bread simply a carbonated beverage ???

The terms for "soft drink" varies in the States, depending on where you are geographically. "Soda" is the term derived from the sodium in the beverage for carbonation. Another term used here is "pop." I heard it being called a "fizzy" in other countries.

[rewbear]

Originally Posted by ldmforever

"Soda" is the term derived from the sodium in the beverage for carbonation.

I would be interested to know what form of sodium is used to 'carbonate' the beverages as IIRC the term carbonation itself derives from the Carbon Dioxide gas (CO2) used to create the bubbles. This gas is tasteless whereas any sodium I would have thought would taint the drink.

[SanteeFats]

Originally Posted by rewbear

I would be interested to know what form of sodium is used to 'carbonate' the beverages as IIRC the term carbonation itself derives from the Carbon Dioxide gas (CO2) used to create the bubbles. This gas is tasteless whereas any sodium I would have thought would taint the drink.

Here ya go.
The fizz that bubbles up when you crack open a can of soda is carbon dioxide gas (CO2). Soft drink manufacturers add this tingling froth by forcing carbon dioxide and water into your soda at high pressures—up to 1,200 pounds per square inch.

[ultimatewarlord]

Originally Posted by ultimatewarlord

Is there a political civil war in US states along political lines? I've just watched a Tucker Carlson story about an illegal immigrant in Denver who killed someone in a hit and run. He was released by the authorities rather than them hand over to federal authorities. A mayor in Oakland warned of an ICE raid and Baltimore authorities cut funding for amenities but found hundreds of thousands of dollars for lawyers fees to help illegals fight against extradition. Have these divisions always happened or is there a sudden ideological battle going on?

Excuse me quoting myself, although my posts are usually fascinating.

I've just seen that California has appointed an illegal immigrant to a State Office post. Maybe the Californian authorities are openly challenging the Government. Would the population of California strongly agree with this action or are Californian authorities on dangerous ground these days.