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Liberal cities are not dying because they're liberal. They're dying because they're cities. Cities are by necessity liberal, always have been since there have been cities, which is about as long as there have been "liberals" and "conservatives". The collectivism that makes cities succeed, also necessitates controls not necessary in rural areas where collectivism is not necessary and individualism can flourish.

Take the laws of Kootenai County, Idaho and impose them on NYC. Take NYC's laws and impose them on Kootenai County, Idaho. You'd get a revolt in BOTH PLACES.

Our political differences have always been a disguise for our demographic differences. Same as any other country really. Same throughout history too. This is why liberals SHOULD run cities, and conservatives SHOULD run rural areas. It's why we SHOULD be a republic tolerant of strict laws that promote safety and growth in cities, while promoting individualism and growth in rural areas. The power and control also should necessarily flow DOWN and not up in the US. Town councils should have the ultimate authority to impose rules and laws. Counties next. States next, and the federal government the least. We saw this in covid actually. It was the town councils and counties in many places that enacted mask mandates. It was governors who chose lockdowns. Washington, DC just threw money around, which is all they really can do at the local level.

The idea that only conservatism, or liberalism, is applicable to all, and only one or the other is acceptable is the height of ignorance IMO. When the returns on the collectivism of the urban areas declines, people move out to rural areas. When the collectivism of urban areas flourishes, people flock to them. If we recognize our demographic differences, then we would all be a lot more tolerant politically. But we don't. Anyway....

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/americas-biggest-liberal-cities-are-dying

America's biggest liberal cities are dying

You can hardly blame the college graduates who are making their way to Tulsa, Oklahoma, or Sioux Falls, South Dakota, among the many cities seeing an increase in working-age college graduates.

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There is a lack of relativity that most people, naturally

Jun 16, 2023, 10:43 AM

have, that makes differences so hard to understand. Everyone lives a life. And everyone's perspective on politics, governemnt, law, life, even religion, are predicated on their own, individual experiences. Grow up in BFE Idaho, and you will be gung-ho conservative, and rightfully so. It's the best way to govern YOUR area where you live. Your experience, in your area, and your circumstances, governs your preference.

Same with urban areas. Grow up in Queens, and you know the value of gun control laws, smoking bans, subway rules, taxes, and other things that lack applicability in BFE Idaho. Live in the suburbs and commute to work in a city, and you know the value of road funding, and gas taxes, etc. Move to BFE Idaho, and all those things you relied on are gone, and individualism, and more freedom, make your life better there. Less in NYC. In BFE Idaho, there are few roads, nor a huge need for them, or improvements, or the taxes to make that happen. You can keep taxes low because you don't need to fund roads, bridges, garbage collection, fiber optic infrastructure, etc. But it is also easy for that Idahoan to blast NYC for their high taxes, but the guy in BFE, Idaho doesn't NEED high taxes. And it's easy for the guy in NYC to blast Idaho for their lack of laws that they don't need.

It is what it is, but at the very core, our political differences are not different today than they were when Caesar ruled Rome, or Madison and Hamilton (Federalists and Republicans) were hammering out a Constitution, or when the Civil War erupted, or the 60's, or today. Demographics are what separates us, not politics. Just look at the red and blue county election maps tossed around every 4 years. They never change. Cities are always blue, even in "red" states. Same reason Iraq never became a democracy, nor Afghanistan. We were naive, in our relative isolation in the United States, to think we could just bring our system of governance to them, with no history of it nor appreciation of it, and they would somehow embrace it? Not going to happen. You can win a war. Winning peace, and people, is MUCH more difficult.

In Idaho, conservatism is best. In Queens, it isn't. Likewise, liberalism is best in Queens, but NOT the best solution for Idaho. And if the person in Queens and the person in Idaho could both APPRECIATE THAT, things would be much better, in both places.

It is what it is, as they say.

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I was just perusing social media and came upon a redneck

Cliffs … Miura is a POS***

I'll toss this in here for reference.

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There is a lack of relativity that most people, naturally

Re: Cliffs … Miura is a POS***

Go #### yourself

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I endorse “But when did conservatives start acting like entitled liberals?”

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Is you on drugs?***

It's a combination of trolling and petulance.

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I've never read anyone state that. Not once.***

In his defense, that guy appeared to have a really nice

Moobs isn't allowed...?***

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tick tock, miura.

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You're no patriot.

Also, his peanus doesn’t work

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