What cities are most conservative? (Walmart, examples, county, claim)

[UB50]

Originally Posted by pittnurse70

I read back a few more pages, and I found this. I think it's hilarious that someone would characterize conservative as the following:

Poor roads (paying for good roads is a form of socialism)
I thought conservatives all drove everywhere and wanted 'good' roads. Some of the more libertarian of them probably believe in private roads, but I never heard any conservatives saying they wanted poor roads. Isn't it a 'liberal' belief that too much money is spent on roads/prisons and not enough on schools?

Unpaved roads (ditto above)
Ditto above.

The reason I posted the road stuff is this: About a year ago, on one of the state forums (maybe Idaho?), there was a serious disagreement about whether or not roads needed to be paved. California liberals were moving into the state and wanting paved roads and the conservatives did not want to spend tax money on paving roads. Paved roads were a progressive, liberal thing.

I thought the whole discussion was hilarious myself!

[UB50]

Originally Posted by Floridabound09

Someone point me to the conservative towns near you in Florida and that is where I will land.

Go to northern Florida. You'll be quite happy there.

[bily4]

Having bridges that don't collapse is another progressive idea...

[Floridabound09]

Originally Posted by UB50

Go to northern Florida. You'll be quite happy there.

I actually have been looking in Florida, allot. I post in the Florida forum allot because I am moving there in less then 2 years.

Believe me I am looking at central western Florida and some of those towns fit what I am looking for.

Too cold in northern Florida for me.

[Floridabound09]

You people have got to be kidding me.

Paving roads is a lib or rep thing? OMG we are falling apart at the seems.

[Yeledaf]

Originally Posted by UB50

The reason I posted the road stuff is this: About a year ago, on one of the state forums (maybe Idaho?), there was a serious disagreement about whether or not roads needed to be paved. California liberals were moving into the state and wanting paved roads and the conservatives did not want to spend tax money on paving roads. Paved roads were a progressive, liberal thing.

I thought the whole discussion was hilarious myself!

I live near the Idaho panhandle area, and I although I did not participate in that discussion, I have a feeling that what was being debated was the paving of roads leading into wilderness or near-wilderness areas in northern Idaho. The reference to the perniciousness of paved roads in this context is really an effort to stave off the wholesale real estate development that wealthy folks from more liberal areas (California, Seattle, etc.) are trying to foster, and the efforts of the "hicks" in northern Idaho (most of whom are, indeed, conservative types) to fend them off.

I have a feeling that if the "progressive" folks on this forum felt that their way of life and the natural beauty of their native landscape was being threatened by the power of raw money and rampant McMansionism, they would be on the side of the conservative rednecks up here -- and that the situation might seem less than hilarious...

Just my two cents.

[UB50]

Originally Posted by Floridabound09

Believe me I am looking at central western Florida and some of those towns fit what I am looking for.

I grew up in Central Florida.

A little bit of advice for you: Don't confuse nepotism for conservatism. They aren't the same thing. Nepotism is huge in southern politics. Did you know that Strom Thurmond was a Democrat at one time?

[Katiana]

OK, UB50, I see where you're coming from with the roads business, but that is not the case everywhere. I think Yeledaf may be on to something. It is considered a very liberal idea here in Colorado to keep the wilderness roadless (or roadfree, as some prefer).

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by Floridabound09

You people have got to be kidding me.

Paving roads is a lib or rep thing? OMG we are falling apart at the seems.

Paving roads is absolutely a liberal thing to do when it means raising taxes to do so.

The conservative or rep response is to not raise taxes but pave those roads and charge a toll on every car entering.

[Jean_Luc]

No city that I'd want to live in!!