There's a hilarious song by the Orange County folk singer Michael Ubaldini called "World Peace in 10 Easy Lessons," in which the narrator journeys from one potential guru to another in hopes of discovering the secret to a strife-free world.
At one point on his quest, he listens to an actor on TV who ultimately disillusions him: "He said he wasn't racist; we must be colorblind / Then he talked of red and blue states, drew a dividing line."
Granted, separating people by the color of their state isn't as odious as separating them by the color of their skin. But as one who gets wearier all the time of our two-party mentality, especially with the election weeks away, I have to say that Ubaldini makes a legitimate point. How many of us, taking a cue from the electoral college or not, label ourselves as "blue" or "red" without a moment's pondering?
