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I live in rural NE GA on 10 acres and I'm a "liberal", I say in quotes because I don't like to be put in a box. I take each issue and candidate one at a time.
I live in rural NE GA on 10 acres and I'm a "liberal", I say in quotes because I don't like to be put in a box. I take each issue and candidate one at a time.
But your location also reads "stuck in NE GA right now" which indicates to me you're trying to escape.
Given the choice, three-quarters (75%) of consistent conservatives say they would opt to live in a community where “the houses are larger and farther apart, but schools, stores and restaurants are several miles away,†and just 22% say they’d choose to live where “the houses are smaller and closer to each other, but schools, stores and restaurants are within walking distance.†The preferences of consistent liberals are almost the exact inverse, with 77% preferring the smaller house closer to amenities, and just 21% opting for more square footage farther away.
Look, I think everyone wishes they could have walkability. Walkability is more convenient. None of these things reflect a personality-type associated with either end of the political spectrum.
Where liberals and conservatives differ is how they see society. I think conservatives think poorly of society, and simply see it as nothing more than a necessary evil. They would gladly trade some inconvenience to just be "left alone".
I think liberals are more likely to see society more positively. Even when they disagree with society as it is, they have more hope for its future.
I think this dynamic is why you normally become more conservative as you get older. In your youth, you start out idealistic and hopeful. Then as time goes by, you become more and more pessimistic of basically everything and everyone. Instead of trying to control everyone to make everything better, you just accept things for what they are, and just make the best of what you can actually control.
Look, I think everyone wishes they could have walkability. Walkability is more convenient.
Only if you fail to not plan ahead and rural is walkable if you want to go out in the woods. I've lived in a small town that was "walkable" and an area now with the huge lawn and access to the woods. I love the town I grew up in but would of rather grown up here mostly because of the immediate access to the woods.
My cousin had an ideal situation, back in the 70's his parents bought some property from this farm that was divided up, these were all private undeveloped lots. Many other new families did the same thing. There was a generation of kids all around the same ages all along 1 or 2 mile strip of road and until this day they still have a special bond.
I like living on my 5 acres, where it takes 10 minutes to get to town. Life is so much nicer when all you have are deer staring at you instead of the neighbors.
My cousin once lived outside of Waterville, Maine and the nearest store was 10 minutes away. And the AM radio stations go off air at dusk.
I'd rather live somewhere urban than a sprawling suburban hell, but would rather live as a recluse on the edge of a vast wilderness or a horse farm than in the city.
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I've lived in a small town that was "walkable" and an area now with the huge lawn and access to the woods. I love the town I grew up in but would of rather grown up here mostly because of the immediate access to the woods. 
