Life in the Red States.

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Would you go knowing they have an easily defended ocean for a border and one of the most notorious refugee policies?

https://www.thenation.com/article/austr ... eu-beyond/

Perhaps Aussies are like Scandinavians in that they're very good at spouting the politically correct party line, while doing something else.

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I do dream of visiting Australia this time of year but i have no desire to emigrate and partake of their liberal socialism. I wouldn't even consider living in a blue state in the US.

The "blue/red" divide in the US is about rural vs. urban areas. The suburbs are more split, but Trumpism and continued demographic trends is pushing the suburbs more and more in the blue direction. This is mostly offset by the rural areas getting even more red.

You'd be in a more blue area by living in a city in a red state than you would be if you lived outside the city in a blue state. The main thing that makes the "red" states red is the fact that they don't have big cities relative to their overall population.

It's fashionable among conservatives to accuse liberals of living in a cultural bubble, but rejecting the diversity of city experience, which includes virtually everything you find in the country, seems far more insular.

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I wouldn't even consider living in a blue state in the US.

Excellent point. You could develop a lead deficiency just drinking their water for an extended period of time.

like the good citizens of Democratic run Flint MI?