I was dismayed at the number of panelists who never came to the Green Room. At least, if you came in, it was not while I was there, and it was my department so I was there a lot.
The only panel I went to was the one on MPLS/St. Paul magic. The point I thought the panel touched on but didn't make explicitly is that St. Paul is more Catholic, and Minneapolis more Protestant. This manifests in the Protestant culture being less inclusive and better able to create monolithic business entities like the big milling firms. The more inclusive, more "piece-meal" business approach in St. Paul gave more immigrant groups the opportunity to fit in and thrive. The Jews in Minneapolis were treated very poorly compared to the Jews in St. Paul, as one example.
To me, this is the primary and central difference between the cities and from this all else comes. It isn't a terribly magical theory, however. I got to mention it to CJ in the green room after, but not the rest of the panelists.
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Date: 2008-03-24 07:41 pm (UTC)The only panel I went to was the one on MPLS/St. Paul magic. The point I thought the panel touched on but didn't make explicitly is that St. Paul is more Catholic, and Minneapolis more Protestant. This manifests in the Protestant culture being less inclusive and better able to create monolithic business entities like the big milling firms. The more inclusive, more "piece-meal" business approach in St. Paul gave more immigrant groups the opportunity to fit in and thrive. The Jews in Minneapolis were treated very poorly compared to the Jews in St. Paul, as one example.
To me, this is the primary and central difference between the cities and from this all else comes. It isn't a terribly magical theory, however. I got to mention it to CJ in the green room after, but not the rest of the panelists.
Anyway.
K.