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BTW....just how are McMansions and big yard selfish???
They put money into the economy.
Well, that made me laugh!
They are not selfish. They are only selfish if a liberal lives in one.
The liberal is wasting natural resources by having to drive everywhere.
The liberal is wasting natural resources by keeping said mcmansion heated in winter and cooled in summer.
The conservative lives in a mcmansion and wastes the same amount of natural resources but it doesn't count, because they are conservative.
Yep, same here. I might do a suburban home one day but I really like urban life.
Yup. I couldn't dream of having to drive to work every day. What a waste of my time and money. I love my bicycle. I own a car for social reasons mainly.
I grew up in NYC. Can't really get more dense urban than that.
But the masses of people got to me. I needed room.
And suburbia was too stepford for me with too many rules and regulations.
So I went semi rural and then rural.
Being on a septic forces you to watch the water you use.
Not being in an HOA means you can let the grass go dormant when water levels go down.
Being further out means I stock up when shopping and make sure I get everything in that first trip because there is no "let me run down to the corner store" like there is in suburbia.
They are not selfish. They are only selfish if a liberal lives in one.
The liberal is wasting natural resources by having to drive everywhere.
The liberal is wasting natural resources by keeping said mcmansion heated in winter and cooled in summer.
The conservative lives in a mcmansion and wastes the same amount of natural resources but it doesn't count, because they are conservative.
(conservative thought process)
I do not see either conservatives or, liberals as selffish for having nice things.......if they pay for them.
I don't see where I wrote anything to contradict what you wrote. So that's not in dispute. What is the topic for me is that despite conservatives living all over America, they seem to suffer this mass delusion that they prefer rural or small towns when the vast overwhelming majority clearly don't live in those places.
It is very weird.
If you look at any recent election map, it's quite obvious who likes what, and if they claim they like rural and small town, that notion is easily backed up.
Then there are the suburbs. They do like suburbs which is where a majority of them live.
Suburbs are the closest thing to small-town and rural as they can get and still be within reasonable distance to most jobs.
I lean conservative on most issues, but shockingly prefer cities and am bit of a planning/zoning geek. Hey, if unions could shed the thuggish image, corruption, and the obsession with one-party rule (an abusive party who takes them for granted nonetheless), I'd be totally on board with those. I've had jobs where I thought, "we have GOT to organize to fight this authoritarian clown"... See? Broad brushes suck.
One reason I'm not a fan of most southern areas: They are horrible at building good, interesting, and livable cities.
As a right-leaning person, I also like wide-open countryside (not the kind where you have a house every half-mile), and at least the idea of small towns, but I don't like living in a gossip chamber.
Give me rural living over both McMansions and urban areas.
Urban areas tend to be restrictive and McMansions tend to have strict HOAs, in the country I have almost total control over my land.
I agree-
I have a big ass house. However, I prefer my farm, as there is a calming effect of looking over miles of land without buildings ruining the view. You can do whatever the hell you want (shoot guns out of home windows, romp through the boonies with tracked vehicles, plant gardens, ect....) without any intereference from anyone else.
As far as urban living, I would prefer a smaller house with amenities much closer. However, when one leaves a few large urban areas on the east coast, such a situation means "ghetto". If there was availability of nice, safe, urban housing with no lawncare duties and nearby amenities, I would certainly choose that option. That "urban option" in most instances precludes safety and lack of crime, making that choice less favorable.
I have a big ass house. However, I prefer my farm, as there is a calming effect of looking over miles of land without buildings ruining the view.
As far as urban living, I would prefer a smaller house with amenities much closer. However, when one leaves a few large urban areas on the east coast, such a situation means "ghetto". If there was availability of nice, safe, urban housing with no lawncare duties and nearby amenities, I would certainly choose that option. That "urban option" in most instances precludes safety and lack of crime, making that choice less favorable.
There are nice streetcar suburbs available in major cities all over the country, not just the northeast. Unfortunately, they usually cost a pretty penny.
I have a big ass house. However, I prefer my farm, as there is a calming effect of looking over miles of land without buildings ruining the view. You can do whatever the hell you want (shoot guns out of home windows, romp through the boonies with tracked vehicles, plant gardens, ect....) without any intereference from anyone else.
As far as urban living, I would prefer a smaller house with amenities much closer. However, when one leaves a few large urban areas on the east coast, such a situation means "ghetto". If there was availability of nice, safe, urban housing with no lawncare duties and nearby amenities, I would certainly choose that option. That "urban option" in most instances precludes safety and lack of crime, making that choice less favorable.
The description of your farm sounds like the same description a pot farm would look like.
Originally Posted by hawkeye2009 View Post
I agree-
I have a big ass house. However, I prefer my farm, as there is a calming effect of looking over miles of land without buildings ruining the view. You can do whatever the hell you want (shoot guns out of home windows, romp through the boonies with tracked vehicles, plant gardens, ect....) without any intereference from anyone else.
As far as urban living, I would prefer a smaller house with amenities much closer. However, when one leaves a few large urban areas on the east coast, such a situation means "ghetto". If there was availability of nice, safe, urban housing with no lawncare duties and nearby amenities, I would certainly choose that option. That "urban option" in most instances precludes safety and lack of crime, making that choice less favorable.
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Originally Posted by urbanlife78
The description of your farm sounds like the same description a pot farm would look like.
LOL, hawk eye can't even have a place that sounds really nice and a dem says it sounds like a pot farm. Surprise!
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