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Do you think a person can be left wing and still enjoy living in the South or at least certain parts of it? Or is the social atmosphere and politics/way things work so overwhelmingly conservative that it would drive a progressive crazy?
Do you think a person can be left wing and still enjoy living in the South or at least certain parts of it? Or is the social atmosphere and politics/way things work so overwhelmingly conservative that it would drive a progressive crazy?
The South is not as monolithically conservative as it's made out to be. There are plenty of areas where it's fairly easy to find liberal-minded people, even the the reddest of states.
It's easiest to feel at ease as a progressive in parts of some of the larger cities -- Atlanta, New Orleans, Tampa, Houston, Charlotte, Nashville, -- and some university towns, like Asheville, Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, Austin, Tallahassee (so I've heard, though I've never been there), Charlottseville, etc.
The further out from bigger cities and college town you get, the more likely you'll end up in classically Red State territory.
It might be a little disheartening to know your vote for statewide office is nothing more than a throwaway, but other than that politics probably aren't the overriding theme that will cause you discomfort in the South. If you're in the PNW now the climate and geography will be much bigger buzzkills than the politics.
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It's easiest to feel at ease as a progressive in parts of some of the larger cities -- Atlanta, New Orleans, Tampa, Houston, Charlotte, Nashville, -- and some university towns, like Asheville, Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, Austin, Tallahassee (so I've heard, though I've never been there), Charlottseville, etc.
The further out from bigger cities and college town you get, the more likely you'll end up in classically Red State territory.
This is very true.
It's also true that there are very conservative places in blue states.
The cultural divide in this country is becoming more urban vs rural and based on education levels.
This is very true.
It's also true that there are very conservative places in blue states.
The cultural divide in this country is becoming more urban vs rural and based on education levels.
Just to be clear, educated how? The more educated the more blue, or the more educated the more red? Wanting to make sure I don't interpret this statement as a euphamistic way of saying "only ignorant country people are conservative".
A lot of northern transplants have made the region more liberal too.
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