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My husband and I are considering a move to north shore Nassau from our home in BK heights. We picked LI bc our offices are on the west side and easier to get to than GC. A lot of the posters on these boards seem more conservative and "angry" with Long Island compared to westchester or CT. We are sort of familiar as his grparents were from Rockville centre and my grandmother lives in Locust valley.
What about the demographics of the region make it more conservative than other suburbs? Or am I reading too much into what people post on these boards? I've noticed fairly libertarian streak in these parts.
Thanks!
Some of Long Island is quintessentially suburban. Neighbors who check the length of you lawn and ensure that you lave a lush green lawn. People who compare their adult toys and cars.
And people who are bigots and "tea baggers". All of these seem to overlap.
IMO, the center of the Island and the south shore exemplify that way of thinking.
There are some liberal and "live and let live" oasises. There are also places that I'd avoid.
As to why? I'd blame the really heavy ethnicity that LI residents (in the parts that I mentioned) as opposed to other suburbs that leave the ethnic thing back i "The City" and move to the burbs to just become melting pot Americans.
There is way too much "ethnic bravado" on Long Island.
Having lived elsewhere, I do not see that as much.
Can someone explain why Long Island seems so much more conservative compared to other suburbs?
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Originally Posted by ktroccoli
My husband and I are considering a move to north shore Nassau from our home in BK heights. We picked LI bc our offices are on the west side and easier to get to than GC. A lot of the posters on these boards seem more conservative and "angry" with Long Island compared to westchester or CT. We are sort of familiar as his grparents were from Rockville centre and my grandmother lives in Locust valley.
What about the demographics of the region make it more conservative than other suburbs? Or am I reading too much into what people post on these boards? I've noticed fairly libertarian streak in these parts.
Thanks!
Long Island is conservative for a suburb?
My County Executive is a Democrat and I believe most US Congressmen from Long Island are Democrats. I am sure there are far more conservative suburbs then Long Island.
So what should we do get rid of all the prisons? They are there for a reason and those who reside there invited themselves there. What the Hell does that have to do with Arizona? I suppose there are no prisons in New York. Or is it that criminals are released back out onto the street more often in New York? As long as you don't commit any crimes you don't have to worry about going to prison now do you? Unbelievable!
Hmm, so second amendment good, but eighth amendment bad... Cruel and unusual punishment should be right up there with right to bear arms, one would think-considering private prisons are well known for paying off judges to overprosecute. But hey why get in the way of some good talking points, eh?
It seems like the OP stirred the political pot. Going back to the original question, in my opinion, LI is more conservative because it is suburbia. Most families cling to the traditional values and are at somewhat in the middle class/upper middle class range. I say most because I don't want to exclude the poverty level or wealthy. The poverty level and upper class both seem to be more liberal. I have my own opinions on that, but I will keep them to myself. Many families are just busy working two jobs, trying to get by, too busy to be liberal or conservative. When posters mention oppression, I think they are referring to the heavy financial burden placed on residents. It comes in the form of rent/mortgage, taxes, energy, food, gas, etc...This does not appear on the radar of families with excess disposable income. Some people are even surprised that other people cant afford to live here. The reality is that most middle class people have to live paycheck to paycheck due to mismanagement of towns, tax assessment, energy, school districts, etc...THAT IS WHAT IS OPPRESSIVE.
I would also like to mention that you do not need to hold a particular party affiliation to be a conservative.
I think it was once more conservative, but like kajimenez states, it seems to be less important than it once was especially for this area. The cost of living has increased dramatically here over the past decade or so. Most of the people with charged political opinions are simply difficult to find out here, compared to how it was imo. I think there has also been a decrease in young voters because the cost of living has been so high.
Long Island is much less Conservative than in the past. Simply explained- more welfare recipients, more unemployment recipients, more permanent disability recipients, more illegal immigrants and more college aged liberals. If only home-owning taxpaying citizens were permitted to vote Long Island politics would look much different.
Yup, I should have titled this thread to ask about manhasset specifically
But seriously, how can you "not care about abortions" if you can't have an abortion? Do you not have sex with women or did you get a vasectomy? It's insulting to say "have self control" when so many MARRIED couples have accidents.
I'm pro choice bc I don't want more unwanted kids running around. But I guess social conservatives just wait a bit, then throw them in jail.
I can understand abortion being an option for women that are raped or face a serious health issue. However, eliminating a pregnancy just to maintain your social status? That is deeply cynical. All I can say is that Long Island is the right place for you! People value materialism and maintaining a "perfect" environment more than human life itself! You can feel it in how the rich look down upon and are paternalistic towards working and middle class people. Enjoy your little slice of hell!
So happy to be leaving! I do not share the values of the elite and I never will.
My husband and I are considering a move to north shore Nassau from our home in BK heights. We picked LI bc our offices are on the west side and easier to get to than GC. A lot of the posters on these boards seem more conservative and "angry" with Long Island compared to westchester or CT. We are sort of familiar as his grparents were from Rockville centre and my grandmother lives in Locust valley.
What about the demographics of the region make it more conservative than other suburbs? Or am I reading too much into what people post on these boards? I've noticed fairly libertarian streak in these parts.
Thanks!
Yes, you are reading waaaaaay too much into things.
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Can someone explain why Long Island seems so much more conservative compared to other suburbs?
