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It's sad that our nations capital and surrounds has to be eclectic and unique. This is America for Christs sake!
An English speaking country, built on primarily European culture with a substantial African descended minority. Do you see American enclaves in Mexico City or Taipei? No they're colonizing us while we promote it as diversity.
As for other comments, I have no desire to be around at those young attractive liberals you speak of. I am considering Fredericksburg or Stafford County, additionally the areas in WV on the MARC lines...while far from perfect. At least I won't go mad with frustration.
God bless America, but seriously may LBJ (immigration act 1965) burn in a special kind of hell.
I was considerimg taking the Phoenix job, the Huntsville job, or even going into business with my bud in Idaho, but honestly a bunch of Marxist hens and foreigners aren't going to scare me from my money and my future. I will be sure to offend all of them immensely. Good day.
Fredericksburg? That is about as NoVA as it gets. You'll hear tons of languages, and see many immigrants. It's still very metro DC there. The real estate/rent is a bit cheaper, so it's more attractive to immigrants as well, much like Manassas and Woodbridge.
The other conservative areas would be the rich VA areas, but it doesn't seem like you are the rich wealthy conservative type - the one who is all about how to make as much as possible with their only conservative critieria, and all the rest to pay lip service to their fellow Republican voters.
It sounds like you prefer the very christian gun-toting extremist kinds. You have to get a much more lower educated part of the country. Most of metro DC is very educated.
Even if you were to go way out there to WV, you are still going to encounter educated DC types everywhere, who even if they might vote Republican, may not buy into the Guns & God ideology. That is SO American, the GUNS & GOD....well, maybe a bit Afghanistan too to be Guns & God.
If your post is actually a serious one, and I feel like you're pulling everyone's chain on this one....but if you are actually sincere (and I doubt it), you'll definitely want to consider somewhere like Texas.
If you think Frank Wolf was moderate you are mistaken. He was an extremely conservative evangelical Christian who was well known for proselytizing in the middle of meetings with constituents and congressional staff. You are probably thinking of Tom Davis who used to represent Fairfax County.
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But their republican congressman is very moderate & has sided with democrats frequently. Not to mention it went democratic in the last two presidential elections
Fredericksburg? That is about as NoVA as it gets. You'll hear tons of languages, and see many immigrants. It's still very metro DC there. The real estate/rent is a bit cheaper, so it's more attractive to immigrants as well, much like Manassas and Woodbridge.
The other conservative areas would be the rich VA areas, but it doesn't seem like you are the rich wealthy conservative type - the one who is all about how to make as much as possible with their only conservative critieria, and all the rest to pay lip service to their fellow Republican voters.
It sounds like you prefer the very christian gun-toting extremist kinds. You have to get a much more lower educated part of the country. Most of metro DC is very educated.
Even if you were to go way out there to WV, you are still going to encounter educated DC types everywhere, who even if they might vote Republican, may not buy into the Guns & God ideology. That is SO American, the GUNS & GOD....well, maybe a bit Afghanistan too to be Guns & God.
If your post is actually a serious one, and I feel like you're pulling everyone's chain on this one....but if you are actually sincere (and I doubt it), you'll definitely want to consider somewhere like Texas.
I doubt we'll ever know the OP's bona fides, but if he's legit it will go down in the annals of history as one of the most egregious wastes of a Stanford education of all time. Surely any conservative (or liberal) worth his stripes ought to be ready to mix it up occasionally with those who hold different political views.
If you think Frank Wolf was moderate you are mistaken. He was an extremely conservative evangelical Christian who was well known for proselytizing in the middle of meetings with constituents and congressional staff. You are probably thinking of Tom Davis who used to represent Fairfax County.
I think you are confused. Frank Wolf was often excluded from Republican leader conversations because they considered him to be too liberal. No uber conservative man could have kept control of a moderate district for as long as Frank Wolf did
I think you are confused. Frank Wolf was often excluded from Republican leader conversations because they considered him to be too liberal. No uber conservative man could have kept control of a moderate district for as long as Frank Wolf did
It's called incumbency. Ideologically incongruent representatives get re-elected all the time because of incumbency. Just look at Delegate Bob Marshall in Manassas who is a complete nutjob but keeps getting re-elected in a Democratic district.
Very conservative Senator Grassley from Iowa always gets re-elected easily in a Democratic state. I can go on and on.
Hello Coldbliss. I just wanted to let you know that I found your post very informative and helpful. That is all.
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Northern Virginia is the right place for you. Most Republicans/conservative transplants make a home in Virginia since Maryland is predominately governed by liberal/Democratic elected officials at the state, county and city levels. Virginia attracts mostly white people moving from the deep South, lower Midwest states, Texas and Rocky Mountain states. That's give you an idea of the "Red State" transplant preference.
You might like Old Town Alexandria if you want a more urban area with walkable neighborhoods but with a more older, wealthier and politically conservative population base. I see cars and trucks with NRA or Marine Corps bumper stickers all over the place in Old Town Alexandria. You would fit right in.
Arlington, VA is a more hip-happening place for 20-somethings but many of the residents are professional "BMW/Audi Liberals" who don't deal with social conservatives who love gun rights people very well. I am a real Socialist/Communist political follower who pukes at the sight of these "BMW/Audi Liberals". If a far-left Red radical like me feels that way about Arlington people, I can't imagine how a conservative would react to that situation.
Otherwise, you may want to investigate places like Fairfax City, Vienna, Herndon, Reston or Springfield for a living situation. These locations are tucked farther away in the suburbs where you need a car to get around everywhere.
Virginia allows for open carry of firearms. You can check out Gun laws in Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The National Rifle Association has its national headquarters in Fairfax County if that means anything.
I suggest that you post questions in the Northern Virginia forum.
Hey there. I am a senior in college and I just got an awesome offer for a job at a conservative organization based in DC. I start this summer after graduation so I have time but I am a planner lol.
A bit about me: I am a 22 year old single Christian heterosexual white guy. I was born and raised in a very liberal city in a very liberal state that we couldn't leave because of my Dad's work, I got a full scholarship to a good university that I couldn't pass up even though it was also very liberal. Basically, my whole life I have had the misfortune of living in places where my views and voice weren't heard or agreed with by many, and if I spoke up (which I always do!) I was maligned.
I know DC itself is the most Democrat place in the USA, but are there any suburbs that aren't?
I know people are going to say "it doesn't matter just live somewhere nice" but to me it is a very big deal. I would like to make friends and it is impossible for me to speak outside of a formal setting without my views coming up because it is integral to who I am. Someone who supports the things I am vehemently against is not going to make a good person to hang out with!
I also do not want my voice to not be heard. I am very big into guns! It would be my dream to be able to live in a place where I can open carry legally when I'm at the supermarket or walking my dog or whatever. A place with strong 2A rights is important.
I realize I could just move to a lovely place like Phoenix or Huntsville, but my career future (Political Fundraising) is always gonna be in DC.
I hope a place that is more conservative and has good gun rights is in commute distance to DC, so I don't have to turn down my dream job...
Thanks!
I was like you at 22. Even had internships doing fundraising for people like Oliver North, and a summer job at AEI when Robert Bork and Jeane Kirkpatrick were there. I belonged to the NRA in my mid-20s, too.
I'd say Fairfax would be good for you. Not Arlington or Alexandria.
BUT I give it 10 years in the area before you vote for your first Democrat.
Oh, yes, I was like you, lamenting never being heard, feeling out of place, a lone voice in the wilderness... Resistance is futile. MUAH HA HA HA HA!
I was like you at 22. Even had internships doing fundraising for people like Oliver North, and a summer job at AEI when Robert Bork and Jeane Kirkpatrick were there. I belonged to the NRA in my mid-20s, too.
I'd say Fairfax would be good for you. Not Arlington or Alexandria.
BUT I give it 10 years in the area before you vote for your first Democrat.
Oh, yes, I was like you, lamenting never being heard, feeling out of place, a lone voice in the wilderness... Resistance is futile. MUAH HA HA HA HA!
Except OP will have to encounter a huge immigrant/international community in Fairfax, with lots of foreign languages being spoken all around. Not to mention the increasing presence of liberal yuppies in that area too.
Korean store-signs in neighboring Centreville might leave him devastated if he ever ventured there.
You are not looking for the most conservative area. You are actually looking for the most racist and xenophobic area. And as many other posters mentioned, that is not to be found in the DC metro area. You must understand that your views belong in a fringe group in America. Which is fine, we embrace diversity, after all. I'm not telling you you have to change who you are. But your views will be a minority no matter where you go here (and I've been alllllll around). If that is a problem for you, I don't think anyone will have a problem with you not coming. It may be better for all of us.
Chasing a dream oft requires sacrifices. You seem to want your cake and eat it, too.
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