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I suggest you look at the recent election results so see how "diverse" the bay is politically.

komali2 8y ago
Not everyone votes. In any case, the bay area being a liberal hub isn't exactly a strike against it, considering most cities are liberal hubs, and the existence of conservative hubs means that one can't necessarily judge a place for having a cultural zeitgeist.
- hueving 8y ago
  The bay area doesn't compare to "most cities" though. There is little tolerance for anyone who seriously expresses support for non-dem candidates. https://www.citylab.com/equity/2016/12/mapping-how-americas-metro-areas-voted/508313/ https://www.citylab.com/equity/2016/12/mapping-how-americas-...
  - komali2 8y ago
    Wait, what was the point of linking that article? I read it but it just furthered my point - a ton of metro areas lean liberal. Also, I'm not sure what you mean by "little tolerance," are you saying people are being run over by cars for being conservatives? Are houses being spray painted? Are wedding cakes not being baked for Republican couples?
    - hueving 8y ago
      >Wait, what was the point of linking that article? The bay area is the most liberal area. Comparing to other cities that happened to have liberal majorities is pointless. It's like calling a community with 3% minorities just as diverse as a community with 45% minorities. >are you saying people are being run over by cars If you think it requires violence to be intolerant, you need to expand your views. >Are houses being spray painted? Cars with Trump stickers vandalized, yes. >Are wedding cakes not being baked for Republican couples? I'm not sure. It would be a little hard to tell since political parties rarely show up on the cake request forms.
      - lsc 8y ago
        This is a very old debate (I mean, the 'If we are intolerant of intolerance, is does that make us intolerant ourselves?' thing) - and I'm not saying I have the answers, (and my perception is that at least before Trump, Republicans were totally acceptable) but it's really not very relevant to my point. My point is just that Texas and California are not exactly substitutable goods, as it were. just like how there are people who would be much happier in Texas than California for non-monitary reasons, there are people who would be much happier in California than in Texas for non-monetary reasons. My argument is just that saying that lining up Texas with California as competitors for talent is... probably not as correct as, say, lining up California and NYC.
        hueving 8y ago
        You're assumption that Republicans represent intolerance already reveals your partisanship. It's comical that you can't even see the insanity of that equivalence. >My argument is just that saying that lining up Texas with California as competitors for talent is... probably not as correct as More preconceived notion crap. I suggest you lookup the city that most bay area residents moved to last year.

Not everyone votes. In any case, the bay area being a liberal hub isn't exactly a strike against it, considering most cities are liberal hubs, and the existence of conservative hubs means that one can't necessarily judge a place for having a cultural zeitgeist.

hueving 8y ago
The bay area doesn't compare to "most cities" though. There is little tolerance for anyone who seriously expresses support for non-dem candidates. https://www.citylab.com/equity/2016/12/mapping-how-americas-metro-areas-voted/508313/ https://www.citylab.com/equity/2016/12/mapping-how-americas-...
- komali2 8y ago
  Wait, what was the point of linking that article? I read it but it just furthered my point - a ton of metro areas lean liberal. Also, I'm not sure what you mean by "little tolerance," are you saying people are being run over by cars for being conservatives? Are houses being spray painted? Are wedding cakes not being baked for Republican couples?
  - hueving 8y ago
    >Wait, what was the point of linking that article? The bay area is the most liberal area. Comparing to other cities that happened to have liberal majorities is pointless. It's like calling a community with 3% minorities just as diverse as a community with 45% minorities. >are you saying people are being run over by cars If you think it requires violence to be intolerant, you need to expand your views. >Are houses being spray painted? Cars with Trump stickers vandalized, yes. >Are wedding cakes not being baked for Republican couples? I'm not sure. It would be a little hard to tell since political parties rarely show up on the cake request forms.
    - lsc 8y ago
      This is a very old debate (I mean, the 'If we are intolerant of intolerance, is does that make us intolerant ourselves?' thing) - and I'm not saying I have the answers, (and my perception is that at least before Trump, Republicans were totally acceptable) but it's really not very relevant to my point. My point is just that Texas and California are not exactly substitutable goods, as it were. just like how there are people who would be much happier in Texas than California for non-monitary reasons, there are people who would be much happier in California than in Texas for non-monetary reasons. My argument is just that saying that lining up Texas with California as competitors for talent is... probably not as correct as, say, lining up California and NYC.
      - hueving 8y ago
        You're assumption that Republicans represent intolerance already reveals your partisanship. It's comical that you can't even see the insanity of that equivalence. >My argument is just that saying that lining up Texas with California as competitors for talent is... probably not as correct as More preconceived notion crap. I suggest you lookup the city that most bay area residents moved to last year.