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Would you move to an area that didn't fit you politically?
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Originally posted by chancellor View PostLOL on Fort Mill HOA's. When we were originally looking at houses, we looked at one in a new neighborhood there - huge buildout called "Baxter". About eight couples, including us, went out for a tour of the houses available during that phase of the buildout. Got to the Q&A phase of the tour, and one guy asked about leaving cars in the driveway since they had a 17 year old son who already had graduated and was taking a year to work to earn money before he went to college. After our guide responded that would, OF COURSE, NOT BE ALLOWED, I asked to see the HOA rules. She gets out a book - and I mean a book, easily 200 pages long.
Yeah, we passed.
Know the area you're in for sure - wife taught out that way, in Union County, but only about a half mile from the county line.
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is it easier for a black person to live in a white neighborhood, or a white person to live in a black neighborhood; is it easier for a poor person to live in a rich neighborhood, or a rich person to live in a poor neighborhood; is it easier to live in a male neighborhood or a female one? is it easier for a liberal to live in a conservative neighborhood or a conservative to live in a liberal one.
again, it's all about perspective. it's never unanimous when it's subjective. personally, i would choose being a male living in a female neighborhood. which would make a great Netflix series. yet, that would be more like the Hallmark Channel. still, it would probably last at least one season.
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from my experience it's easier for a liberal to live in a conservative one. unless one of them is a pot head and misplaces his gun and accuses you of stealing it. and you try to explain you're liberal and even then, they don't believe you. but mostly they don't really give a shit. they just want to know if you are going to fix the tractor, or ball joint in your RV. they care more about results than conjecture. and when the shit hits the fan, they take things mostly in stride.
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Originally posted by nullnor View Postfrom my experience it's easier for a liberal to live in a conservative one. unless one of them is a pot head and misplaces his gun and accuses you of stealing it. and you try to explain you're liberal and even then, they don't believe you. but mostly they don't really give a shit. they just want to know if you are going to fix the tractor, or ball joint in your RV. they care more about results than conjecture. and when the shit hits the fan, they take things mostly in stride.
Funny, one thing I hadn't considered before is that many states don't have legalized sports wagering yet. I'm not going to go as far and say that's a dealbreaker, but it is a major red flag.
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One of the things I really liked about living in Austin was that I interacted with people all across the political and cultural spectrum, from very conservative to very liberal and everywhere in between, and everyone was pretty much okay with each other. That was 10 years ago, so maybe that has changed.
I don't like that Texas as a state government has abandoned the basic laissez-faire approach and embraced full-on Trump Christian nationalist insanity. That has made me question my desire to continue to live here, but I don't know where else I would go. I like Texas culturally. I could move to Atlanta for my job, but I don't like the racist class structures in the deep South. I have enjoyed living in California the times I've lived there, but I don't think I can afford to do that. I don't think I really have a place where I fit well both politically and culturally."Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.'"
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Originally posted by Kevin Seitzer View PostOne of the things I really liked about living in Austin was that I interacted with people all across the political and cultural spectrum, from very conservative to very liberal and everywhere in between, and everyone was pretty much okay with each other. That was 10 years ago, so maybe that has changed.
I don't like that Texas as a state government has abandoned the basic laissez-faire approach and embraced full-on Trump Christian nationalist insanity. That has made me question my desire to continue to live here, but I don't know where else I would go. I like Texas culturally. I could move to Atlanta for my job, but I don't like the racist class structures in the deep South. I have enjoyed living in California the times I've lived there, but I don't think I can afford to do that. I don't think I really have a place where I fit well both politically and culturally.More American children die by gunfire in a year than on-duty police officers and active duty military.
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The 10 most Democratic-friendly states:
1. Maryland
2. New Jersey
3. New York
4. California
5. Massachusetts
6. Hawaii
7. Connecticut
7. Illinois
9. Virginia
10. Colorado
The 10 most Republican-friendly states:
1. West Virginia
2. Wyoming
3. Kentucky
4. South Dakota
4. Idaho
4. North Dakota
4. Iowa
8. Montana
9. Maine
10. Arkansas“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein
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I wonder what the criteria were. Maryland doesn't make sense to me at the very top of the Democratic list. Illinois, Virginia, and Colorado may make sense in some of their cities (e.g., Chicago, DC metro, Denver/Boulder), but I'm not sure that would be true in general across those states. I'm surprised Maine comes in ahead of Oklahoma on the Republican-friendly list. I guess maybe it depends on what is meant by "friendly"? Is it about policies or is it about most of the other voters being like you?
If it's about voting tendencies, this list makes more sense:
"Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.'"
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