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You have a very biased view about what it's like to live in states like that. You're hearing the bad stuff, but on the ground most major cities in the US are fa
by aaron-lebo 9y ago
You have a very biased view about what it's like to live in states like that. You're hearing the bad stuff, but on the ground most major cities in the US are fairly similar.
You casually throw out Virginia like it's some backwards callback to the confederacy, but Northern Virginia probably has as many progressives as any area in the country due to government jobs.
- aeorgnoieang 9y agoNorthern Virginia has something like 8 out of 10 of the richest counties in the country (due to government jobs)!
- heartbreak 9y agoAnd lawyers. Lots and lots of lawyers.
- Bahamut 9y agoTo be fair, most of the state is very different from Northern Virginia and in a lot of not good ways - I have heard stories of murders being swept under the rug because people didn’t like the way they looked & acted, with police participating, all spoken casually to some others and me. There is an ugly side to many of these places outside the major cities in the US, there is good reason to be very wary if you don’t fit into the social norms for the more remote areas.