In Defense of the Midwest

Re:In Defense of the Midwest by bglazer on Monday March 09, 2015 @11:45AM (#9171532)

I certainly understand. I do get sick of feeling like a weird liberal occasionally. But really, is it that bad?

Also, there's clear evidence [1][2] that people are leaving "mixed" communities to live in areas that are more homogenous and in line with their politics and culture. I don't want to be a part of that, as I consider it a problem.

[1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/06/13/pe...

[2] http://www.people-press.org/2014/06/12/section-3-political-p...

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Re:In Defense of the Midwest by sporkenfang on Monday March 09, 2015 @12:01PM (#9171661)

Again, this is personal, but people in the South and Midwest seem to generally have and occasionally let fly... sentiment... against those who don't appear fully white on first glance. Yeah, combine the conservatism with the racism, and it really is that bad, sorry. The conservatism alone probably wouldn't have chased me away though.

The sort of sentiment I occasionally encountered seems to be a cultural thing, really. Ergo I left.

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