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Old 09-06-2013, 10:17 AM
 
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I live in Richardson and that isn't true at all. Richardson's population has increased, sure...but that's mainly due to a few new apartment complexes and the fact that elderly widows/widowers are passing away/moving to retirement homes/moving in with relatives and their homes are by and large being bought by households with more members, i.e. mom, dad, kids. The overwhelming majority of new residents I meet in Richardson are from Texas. Many were born and raised in Richardson itself and return there to raise their own families.

Most of the people whose jobs were transferred to Richardson, or will be in the future, do not live in Richardson itself. They want new and shiny, so they move to Allen or Frisco or McKinney.
... ... Well, I stand corrected, then ... I got my information from some inside-the-company folks, here in Silly-con Valley. Sorry! ...
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Old 09-06-2013, 10:19 AM
 
Location: North Texas
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... ... Well, I stand corrected, then ... I got my information from some inside-the-company folks, here in Silly-con Valley. Sorry! ...
They don't know what they're talking about.

Have there been some big corporate relos to Richardson? Sure. Are there more in the works? Yes, but probably fewer than you think. Right now the big newsmaker is State Farm, which is based in Illinois.

I don't know why people in "Silly-con" Valley are even talking about Richardson. It's not like they're moving here in droves.
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Old 09-06-2013, 11:42 AM
 
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There are blue cities, but I wouldn't say there are socially liberal cities other than Austin. Houston would be the closest.
Actually, TX Democrats are not Socially Liberal. Pick one of the blue areas and get two men to hold hands or have a black woman with a white man and see what happens. Or ask a woman from those blue rural counties if she will take her GF or other-race BF back home with her. LOL.

Do the same thing in Collin County, a very "Conservative" area, and no one will even look twice.

The dividing line on social conservatism is age of the person, not political outlook. And you can be for gay marriage, yet be against divorce and abortion.

The same goes for income levels and education and religious preference and party allegiance. As Hispanics and blacks become more educated and economically franchised, they become more economically conservative, ie more efficient and less government.
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Old 09-06-2013, 11:43 AM
 
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They don't know what they're talking about.

Have there been some big corporate relos to Richardson? Sure. Are there more in the works? Yes, but probably fewer than you think. Right now the big newsmaker is State Farm, which is based in Illinois.

I don't know why people in "Silly-con" Valley are even talking about Richardson. It's not like they're moving here in droves.
Not a lot of land in Richardson to do this. But some very large data centers are going in...

OTOH, Plano and Frisco is different. Amazon and others are moving.
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Old 09-06-2013, 12:33 PM
 
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
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Actually, TX Democrats are not Socially Liberal. Pick one of the blue areas and get two men to hold hands or have a black woman with a white man and see what happens. Or ask a woman from those blue rural counties if she will take her GF or other-race BF back home with her. LOL.

Do the same thing in Collin County, a very "Conservative" area, and no one will even look twice.

The dividing line on social conservatism is age of the person, not political outlook. And you can be for gay marriage, yet be against divorce and abortion.

The same goes for income levels and education and religious preference and party allegiance. As Hispanics and blacks become more educated and economically franchised, they become more economically conservative, ie more efficient and less government.
That's what I was saying. A gay couple would do better in Plano than in the blue strongholds West or South Dallas. Dallas is a Democratic city, but a socially conservative city as well.
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Old 09-06-2013, 01:35 PM
 
Location: North Texas
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Actually, TX Democrats are not Socially Liberal. Pick one of the blue areas and get two men to hold hands or have a black woman with a white man and see what happens. Or ask a woman from those blue rural counties if she will take her GF or other-race BF back home with her. LOL.

Do the same thing in Collin County, a very "Conservative" area, and no one will even look twice.
Huh? Is this a reference to homophobia among black people?
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Old 09-06-2013, 01:39 PM
 
Location: The Magnolia City
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Actually, TX Democrats are not Socially Liberal. Pick one of the blue areas and get two men to hold hands or have a black woman with a white man and see what happens. Or ask a woman from those blue rural counties if she will take her GF or other-race BF back home with her. LOL.

Do the same thing in Collin County, a very "Conservative" area, and no one will even look twice.

The dividing line on social conservatism is age of the person, not political outlook. And you can be for gay marriage, yet be against divorce and abortion.

The same goes for income levels and education and religious preference and party allegiance. As Hispanics and blacks become more educated and economically franchised, they become more economically conservative, ie more efficient and less government.
Do you have any idea how many times I've seen men holding hands in Houston? I don't either, because it would be impossible to keep count.

I dare you to take a poll of black professionals in this city and find out just how "conservative" they are.
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Old 09-06-2013, 01:41 PM
 
Location: The Magnolia City
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Huh? Is this a reference to homophobia among black people?
Which is a completely overblown, media-driven stereotype.
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Old 09-06-2013, 02:52 PM
 
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My ex gf is black and it was never an issue. Way too many people post comments that are completely baseless.
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Old 09-06-2013, 03:04 PM
 
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Of course people like this don't exactly make me feel comfortable:

Plano's Liberty Institute expands reach from candy cane pens to Palin, prayer, cross on federal land | Dallasnews.com - News for Dallas, Texas - The Dallas Morning News
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