The rule of thumb for the U.S. is whether the area is run by Democrats. The more Democratic control, the shittier it is. Big cities run by Dems = overrun with criminals and a generally deteriorating society. Big cities run by Dems in a Dem controlled state = even worse. Then you additionally see the massive homeless encampments and open drug use and roving looting gangs. Red areas tend to not put up with the decay and lawlessness that the blue areas actively encourage.
Red areas also tend to not understand that the left doesn't act in good faith, so they get caught unawares by the left's maneuverings.
Eg. marijuana. A red state might look at that from an economic and jobs standpoint without understanding that there are certain undesirables who will not move to a place where pot is illegal, and now that you've legalized it you will attract those sorts of people.
If you ask your lefty friends "what is the one state you would never move to under any circumstances?" they will always have an answer. May be Texas or Alabama or someplace like that, but it's always someplace they perceive as having "backwards" laws. Strive to make where you live the answer to that question.
The rule of thumb for the U.S. is whether the area is run by Democrats. The more Democratic control, the shittier it is. Big cities run by Dems = overrun with criminals and a generally deteriorating society. Big cities run by Dems in a Dem controlled state = even worse. Then you additionally see the massive homeless encampments and open drug use and roving looting gangs. Red areas tend to not put up with the decay and lawlessness that the blue areas actively encourage.
Red areas also tend to not understand that the left doesn't act in good faith, so they get caught unawares by the left's maneuverings.
Eg. marijuana. A red state might look at that from an economic and jobs standpoint without understanding that there are certain undesirables who will not move to a place where pot is illegal, and now that you've legalized it you will attract those sorts of people.
If you ask your lefty friends "what is the one state you would never move to under any circumstances?" they will always have an answer. May be Texas or Alabama or someplace like that, but it's always someplace they perceive as having "backwards" laws. Strive to make where you live the answer to that question.
This. Potheads turned out to be the kinds of little shits everyone stereotyped them as. Surprise, surprise.
Potheads, really? Do you call everyone who has a beer after work an alcoholic or a wine-o?