The "us vs. them" attitude is everywhere, when it concerns change in government. Around here, it's the "townies vs. the blow ins." Small town New Englanders are famous for their provincial attitudes, even in the highly educated towns around where I live. People just can't see any other way, except their own. And each one of the 351 cities and towns in this state has their "own way" of doing things. This is why nothing gets done and there's no regionalization, because no one will share.