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Lived most of my life in a red state, have been trying to escape for years, one day it WILL stick.
There's good sides to both and I see it like legs on a man. You need both in
good shape to move forward, the financial scrutiny and efficient mindedness
of the right (at it's best, we'll leave the social conservatism alone for now,
thank you very much) and the investment and progressive taxes of the left.
To me neoconservatism and neoliberalism are basically the same
except for the social part. Blah blah blah blah blah...I choose blue.
Why are red states so much more permissive with alcohol and prostitution (louisiana, nevada, missouri, arkansas) Always confused me
Arkansas is anything but permissive towards alcohol. Prostitution might get you burned at the stake or at least run off with pitchforks and torches.
While it's somewhat conservative, it's also an extremely democratic state. I wouldn't judge a state's redness or blueness on presidential elections alone.
Missouri is a very purple state. It fascinates me because there is nothing extreme at all about it. Middle of the road in taxes, schools, either party can win at any time...
That being said, I do prefer a balance. If push came to shove, I'd take red over blue easily. When I think of a blue state, California comes to mind first thing. Not good at all.
I think the southern part of Missouri is fairly conservative.
And yeah Arkansas has many "dry counties" so it's not particularly permissive on alcohol. Some "red states" I'd think of as having a good deal of alcohol are more
Alaska
The Dakotas
Nebraska
Alaska in particular. In all these states the people are mostly not Baptist or Mormon. Conservative Lutherans, Conservative Catholics, and Libertarian secularists tend not to have rules against alcohol.
I live in a blue state, actively working on moving to a red one.Politics is only part of the reason.Climate,jobs,cost of living are factors too.Plus,even with politics aside,I still feel I have nothing in common with these people.
If given the choice, I'd take a red state any day, however living in a purple state gives a good perspective on things. I think purple states have a good balance. We have a lot of freedoms in PA that none of our neighbors have (except West Virginia), and we have some good public works projects, particularly with the state game lands, state parks, state forests, etc. It's a good blend.
Oh, and our roads suck badly, but that's more from corruption in PennDOT than anything.
Purple states seem nice. What's wrong with being middle-ground? What's wrong with not being dedicated to one side or the other? Then again, I wouldn't mind living in an extreme blue or extreme red state depending on the state. And I agree with BTA88, living in a purple state does give more perspective.
Red state. The red state I am living now is nice, inexpensive and NOT crazy.
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Always confused me