Another truly inspired post from Lawgeekgurl as she explains “what the big deal is” to non-Hoosiers.
An excerpt:
I could attempt to explain it in a dry, rational fashion by saying it is a topic that is crosses political boundaries, geographic boundaries, and socioeconomic and ethnographic boundaries. It is grounded in a kind of crisis of self-identity for the state. In forcing the issue of statewide observance of DST, the state’s citizens have been forced to examine their own ideas about where Hoosiers fit in the spectrum of Americans. Is Indiana the kind of place that’s more like Chicago, it’s brash, big-shouldered neighbor who understands farming and the hard physical labor of manufacturing – the one who may be a wee bit more liberal, but who still speaks Midwestern – or is it the kind of place that’s more like New York with its sophisitication and Woody Allen movies and fast-past living and high-tech businesses? Is the state really all that torn between the Modern Age or its Rural Past? And if it is, the state asks itself, wasn’t the DST compromise that we had a good solution?
I also particularly liked:
I have said it before, and I’ll say it again. To Hooisers, daylight savings time is one of those things like class basketball, where the name “Hoosier” really originated, and whether or not Bobby Knight deserved to be fired. No matter how long ago they occurred, mention them to a Hoosier and you’ll get an earful. If there are several Hoosiers in the room, you may see a fight.
Inspired. Go check out the whole thing.
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