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27. Or, the fact that many of the progressives LEAVE, and the left-behinds

Wed Nov 30, 2016, 04:07 PM

Nov 2016

Are the right-wingers, who are too mortibund to change, so they blame everyone else for their problems.

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WHY MILLENNIALS ARE AVOIDING SMALL-TOWN AMERICA [View all] pstokely Nov 2016 OP

Diversity does, though. Hortensis Nov 2016 #12

The dialectic writ large lumberjack_jeff Nov 2016 #13

This is reality, not silly dialectic. Can the ignorance and go read? Hortensis Nov 2016 #15

And that is why many flock to the cities dbackjon Nov 2016 #24

Cities are becoming less diverse, too. LisaM Nov 2016 #5

Yeah it's bad in San Francisco JHan Nov 2016 #21

Oakland's not far behind SF Lonusca Nov 2016 #25

I lived in Seattle off and on from late 1950's to 1980's..... dixiegrrrrl Nov 2016 #8

I don't even know WHY they want to live here. LisaM Nov 2016 #10

I lived in Seattle (Mountlake Terrace actually) for three years 30 years ago. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2016 #14

Sure, if it's small town versus big town. LisaM Nov 2016 #16

Is quality of life measured in the number of restaurants nearby? lumberjack_jeff Nov 2016 #18

No, not really - just an example. LisaM Nov 2016 #19

Or, the fact that many of the progressives LEAVE, and the left-behinds dbackjon Nov 2016 #27

It's happening here in Los Angeles too. Initech Nov 2016 #9

Sad melman Nov 2016 #26

Interesting. I suppose it makes a certain amount of sense, MineralMan Nov 2016 #6

Because it sucks. alarimer Nov 2016 #7

This old man likes my acreage outside of town. panader0 Nov 2016 #20

Here's why I moved to Los Angeles: taught_me_patience Nov 2016 #22

We all strive for different things. SQUEE Nov 2016 #23

Freedom Lotusflower70 Nov 2016 #28

"How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm. . ." DinahMoeHum Nov 2016 #29

I suspect they avoid it for the same reason most of the rest of us do. BigDemVoter Nov 2016 #30