Back when suburbia was being created everyone saw these small neighborhoods coming up with names like Vista Meadows and Shalimar Park, these silly names were devised by housing developers to give you a sense of belonging somewhere a bit more substantial rather than a housing track which in reality is where you were purchasing a house. It was all about prestige nevermind that these communities were designed, marketed and sold with a singular intent and the bottom line. If you have watched any number of horror movies about houses they seem to always be built on some one elses land - I digress....
On a neighborhood level the template looks pretty good - increased property values etal... so why wouldn't you want to step up on the status ladder... BUT... what happens when a template is designed for the purpose of uniformity and predicability?
Demographics changes - actually the whole field of demographics becomes a lot easier if state laws are written to predetermine an outcome in almost any type of marketing. From campaign to test products, the ease in which a company can manipulate the outcome is awe inspiring. So, take that another step - what if several states had the same state laws - on a conspiracy level why seperate those states if they all have the same laws - you now have a block of states which could actually be called a National Chain.
I don't know if the media understood what they were doing when they started turning states into red states and blue states during elections but the effect was to simplify the map or use it as a template for ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council).
A template by definition : something that establishes or serves as a pattern - Imagine the possiblities of owning a state template.
Maybe this was the natural progression of the type of mentality we have adopted as Americans - easy button government.
Resist Alec and make your state representatives serve your local community.
