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What draws U.S. left-leaning folks to cities to begin with? (lemm.ee)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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When you read up on U.S. political basics, you can't help but come across the detail that many of the people in cities in the U.S. seem to lean left, yet what isn't as clear is why and what influences their concentration in cities/urban areas.

Cities don't exactly appear to be affordable, and left-leaning folks in the U.S. don't seem to necessarily be much wealthier than right-leaning folks, so what's contributed to this situation?

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[-] ThatsTheSpirit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I grew up in the city. My parents were punks. I lived in the city my whole life. I'm out in the hills now in my isolation. I get to interact with the people the left kind of ignores. I'm a tradesman. I work with and interact with a lot of well meaning smart but under educated people that get written off as nazis pretty much by alot of my peers. Now I'm not saying they are right, I'm just saying they're working class and have the same immediate goals, they just happened to be indoctrinated af by the entire system around them and haven't experienced different. Most mean well ime and good conversation is not out of the question. Hopefully we can avoid a potential masacre. I'd like to think my small interactions are making some tiny wave for the future. Progress is slow. I personally can't live in the city anymore.

[-] Sethayy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago

Grew up in a small town and its just made me realize the koolaid everyone is chugging on a daily basis.

"city folk" aren't trying to turn you gay and cut off your dick or gun, and most "country folk" really just want to live a simple life with some light work and independence, not kill all races/sexualities (the hardest workers I know couldn't give more of a shit what other people do)

But hey divide and conquer works I guess, cause were all poor as fuck in the end

Both are

[-] nuxetcrux@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

You think you're so fucking important

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

I’ve lived in several rural areas and I’ve never been to a rural area where there wasn’t at least one whole street dedicated to each political party. If the stereotype was true, Bernie Sanders wouldn’t be so glorified in his native Vermont (he grew up on what was a river island of farmers), the nation’s whitest and (after Alaska) most rural state.

[-] Sethayy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

Americas a statistical anomoly, y'all are the Guinea pigs of the latest mass manipulations.

Most people, without external influence really don't actually care

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