Friday 14 April 2023

“Why People Are Fleeing Blue Cities for Red States” | NYT

Hey! A nicely fact-based mostly neutral article in the New York Times. About something that conservative commentators have noticed for quite a while now: big shifts from Blue to Red states. The most of this from California to … just about anywhere else, Arizona, Georgia, Florida. 
My reading of it is more on the cultural side than this article concedes (ie, fleeing the Woke). Also more on the law and order side, given that there's a clear correlation between Red-run cities and lower crime rates. 
[For occasional Occasional Readers, : in the US "Red" is Republican, "Blue" is Democrat. Like so many things in America, arse up, I agree]
Still, a pretty good article:
There are a lot of us in the Northeastern media who properly spend a lot of time slamming the Republican Party for what a mess it's become. I have only one question: If we're right, why are so many people leaving blue states so they can live in red ones? [More…]
Another vid on the thousands companies fleeing NYC, CA and Chicago. One has to think: surely people see the connection between “progressive” policies and crappy outcomes? But no. Chicago recently kicked out “progressive” mayor Lori Lightfoot (yay!) but then installed one even more “progressive”. Get ready Chicago for even more crime.