That's a little hyperbolic... some places in the midwest can be outright hostile towards certain types of people. That's a completely legitimate concern regardless of political affiliation.

I think you're being flippant, which generally contributes to the same problem you're trying to highlight.

Nobody ever drove by my house with a PA in their pickup shouting homophobic slurs when I lived in the Bay Area. That was a plus.

Haven't you heard? Conservatives are the only oppressed people in America.

Those damned progressives really need to stop oppressing the conservative freedom to oppress others. /s