The U.S. has virtually no large Republican led cities

[Cosmo]

62 degrees.

Trump removed the state from the sanctuary list.

Nevada removed from DOJ sanctuary list after agreement on immigration enforcement

Nevada is no longer considered a "sanctuary jurisdiction" after the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new memorandum of understanding with the Silver Stat

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What a nice guy! Considering not a single city, county nor the state itself has ever had a sanctuary policy.

Stay away from the city. Wouldn't want you to hurt yourself.

Yes, just get your mind off things by looking at Nevada and the temperature to ease your cope!

 

[RetiredAtLast]

One needs an open mind in order to be capable of living around folks that are different from themselves.

One needs to be well armed to live in a major US city. 8 of the nine cities with the highest violent crime rates have Democrat Mayors. The 9th is Dallas, so it's kind of iffy.

 

[RF667799]

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Cities are so terrible only 80% of the population lives in them.

Generally the more discerning portion of a population will be a smaller portion.

Also, I see quite a bit of the idea expressed on this forum that a large portion of Americans are stupid, ignorant, etc. And now you tell me most Americans live in cities?

Look. Live where you want. Some people like Coke and some people like Pepsi.

 

[Loulit01]

One needs to be well armed to live in a major US city. 8 of the nine cities with the highest violent crime rates have Democrat Mayors. The 9th is Dallas, so it's kind of iffy.

Nonsense. We don't go armed in NJ and we have one of the lowest violent crime rates in the nation.

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[RF667799]

"Coping" with your racist posts is nonsensical, unless by cope you mean "fascinated."

Your comprehension is shot. Don't come anywhere near the city. Fragility is preyed upon. Stay home.

Well there's a great argument for the superiority of cities. They're predatory.

 

[RF667799]

We just have yard space we can use however we want. Private yard space. No need for "dedicated recreational areas" when you don't pack yourself like a sardine.

Not to mention the larger National and State Parks aren't generally in the cities anyway. A walking path around a duck pond is nice I guess, but it doesn't compare to seeing literally millions of waterfowl on their yearly migration.

 

[CrakHoBarbie]

Most Republicans don't want to deal with the shithole problems of large urban areas

I see.
So you think every city is a "shithole"?
While I'll agree that:
The more cars, the more accidents.
The more guns, the more gun deaths.
The more drugs, the more addicts.
The more poverty, the more crime,
The more people concentrated in one place, the more problems......
That does not mean that every city doesn't have its pluses and it's minuses..
Its good and bad
Its depraved and its humane
Just like everywhere else.
Even in the backwoods hollers that all the red hatted Jethros live in...

But we american blue city dwellers have learned to do something Republicans are incapable of..... we have, for the most part, learned to live in harmony with a melting pot of humanity.

We're empathetic, inclusive, egalitarian, equitable folk.

And that is something your ilk is, and will always be, wholly incapable of.

 

[venice_ca]

We just have yard space we can use however we want. Private yard space. No need for "dedicated recreational areas" when you don't pack yourself like a sardine.

Obviously you haven’t seen the large suburban developments that are part of the LA area. That’s the major reason for our infamous sprawl, and the reason for restrictions on watering yards during particularly severe droughts. Also the reason for restrictions on what can be grown in close proximity to homes in areas subject to brushfires.

Dedicated recreational areas usually include a feature particular to the area — canyons, coastal or otherwise; hills and chaparral communities, creeks, etc. Also sport areas are maintained by cities — baseball, football, soccer fields, basketball and tennis courts, golf courses, etc. Of course there’s the largest public space of all — the Pacific Ocean and the beaches. Due to the establishment of the California Coastal Commission, there’s almost complete access to the sand and water.

 

[RF667799]

I see.
So you think every city is a "shithole"?
While I'll agree that:
The more cars, the more accidents.
The more guns, the more gun deaths.
The more drugs, the more addicts.
The more poverty, the more crime,
The more people concentrated in one place the more problems......
That does not mean that every city doesn't have its pluses and it's minuses..
Its good and bad
Its depraved and its humane
Just like everywhere else.
Even in the backwoods hollers that all the red hatted Jethros live in...

But we american blue city dwellers have learned to do something Republicans are incapable of..... we have, for the most part, learned to live in harmony with a melting pot of humanity.

We're empathetic, inclusive, egalitarian, equitable folk.

And that is something your ilk is, and will always be, wholly incapable of.

Such harmony and all that empathy and equality...and murder.

I think city residents paint entirely different pictures based on their more localized scenery.

 

[Michael Cole]

One needs to be well armed to live in a major US city. 8 of the nine cities with the highest violent crime rates have Democrat Mayors. The 9th is Dallas, so it's kind of iffy.

What's a "major US city?"

The 10 largest? 25? 50?

Is Salt Lake a major city? Boise? Fresno?

I grew up in Chicago. Never needed to be armed. My current home has a higher than average crime rate. Never need to carry.

It's not difficult to avoid becoming a victim, and whether a metro area is 500,000, 1,000,000 or 10,000,000, they're all cities. "Major" is a distinction without a definition.

 

[TheDoctorWasIn]

Speaking for myself, I wouldn't want to live in a big blue city like Chicago because I:

• Don't want to get shot.
• Don't want to get knifed.
• Don't want to get accosted by a homeless person asking for "change" for "gas" to "get the kids to school."
• Don't need the constant honking and train noise.
• Don't need an easily accessible illegal drug dealer or pimp.
• Don't need overcrowding.
• Don't enjoy standing in line everywhere, including in hours of traffic.
• Don't want to pay a premium for all of the above.

Sounds terrifying.

 

[CrakHoBarbie]

Now that I think about it, no wonder Republicans f__k everything up when they're in charge of the whole nation.
They have no experience governing large cities, how can they be expected to be able to govern the entire country?

 

[RF667799]

Now that I think about it, no wonder Republicans f__k everything up when they're in charge of the whole nation.
They have no experience governing large cities, how can they be expected to be able to govern the entire country?

Because they often govern entire states.

 

[Loulit01]

Because they often govern entire states.

Not well.

 

[roberthughey]

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Cities are so terrible only 80% of the population lives in them.

Which one is more surprising?

California 94.2%
Vermont 35.1%

 

[venice_ca]

Which one is more surprising?

California 94.2%
Vermont 35.1%

Given the large area of deserts in California — 38% of the state with the Colorado, Mojave, and Great Basin deserts — plus the Sierra Nevada mountains, and the vast agricultural expanse of the Central Valley, the majority of the population is within relatively close distance of the coast, i.e. more densely in cities. Besides the Sierras, there are other mountain ranges with terrain too steep for buildings. Plus other tracts of agricultural land outside the Central Valley such as vineyards in the wine region.

Much easier to live in coastal, and coastal-influenced climates than in the hellish desert temperatures (and significant area used by the U.S. military), or the freezing cold and snow of the mountain high elevations. It’s apparent why the population is centered along the coast, and not spread more thinly throughout the state.

Deserts

The deserts of California (Lead photo, Fig. 1) occupy approximately 38% of California’s landscape (Table 1) and consist of three distinct deserts: the Great Basin Desert, Mojave Desert, and Colorado Desert, the latter of which is a subdivision of the Sonoran Desert (Brown and Lowe 1980). The...

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Agricultural Land Use in California

About 40% of California’s land—roughly 40 million acres—is used for agriculture. But what does that mean for the state? Our new fact sheet takes advantage of brand-new data to show how the land is used in more detail than ever before.

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Please note the large area of California’s Central Valley, the Sierra Nevada mountains, and the desert areas — both higher and lower elevations — in Southern California.

 

[ataraxia]

Jobs are where people are. If most people live in cities, that's where most jobs will likely be, but at the same time there are more people there taking said jobs.

They have a minority of the population. They produce the majority of the country’s GDP.

 

[Loulit01]

They have a minority of the population. They produce the majority of the country’s GDP.

Sorry, who produces the majority of this country's GDP?

 

[Cameron]

For all conservatives complain about liberal cities, I don’t think there has ever been a better time to live in a big city than post-2000 or so (apart from the cost of rent, which only further proves the attractiveness of cities). In contrast, rural America, run predominantly by Republicans, is dying.

 

[Perotista]

Or at least, very few.
Why?
Let's get into it.
For one, large cities have diverse populations.
Republicans dont do "diversity" (because the vast majority despise marginalized groups), thus, they simply are not inclusive enough to handle diverse neighbors.

One needs an open mind in order to be capable of living around folks that are different from themselves. Many Republicans are closed minded. Unable and/or unwilling to acquiesce to folks they see as inferior or different from themselves.

There are also many other issues prevalent in urban communities that arent issues in rural communities. City governance requires significant investment in public services and infrastructure, such as public transit, schools, and social programs.
These priorities often align more closely with the Democratic platform of government through necessity, while rural areas prioritize seclusion with far less need for infrastructure and services in general.

What other reasons can yall come up with on why nearly all big U.S. cities are blue?

The urban vs. rural political divide has been present since the beginning of this country. Look back at the Federalist of John Adams which were basically northeast industrialist, urban vs. Thomas Jefferson’s rural agricultural south. The Federalist believed in a strong central government, Jeffersonian Republicans in more state control and a weaker central government. This rural/urban divide has existed as long as we’ve been a nation.

Perhaps the problem is neither realize they’re dependent on each other. The rural to provide food to the urban and the urban to buy the foot raised by the rural. Both let’s politics divide them in which the battle becomes rural vs. urban as it has been going on since the beginning. A very short summery that bypasses many other reasons, but this is the basic.

 

[NuffSaid]

Speaking for myself, I wouldn't want to live in a big blue city like Chicago because I:

• Don't want to get shot.
• Don't want to get knifed.
• Don't want to get accosted by a homeless person asking for "change" for "gas" to "get the kids to school."
• Don't need the constant honking and train noise.
• Don't need an easily accessible illegal drug dealer or pimp.
• Don't need overcrowding.
• Don't enjoy standing in line everywhere, including in hours of traffic.
• Don't want to pay a premium for all of the above.

Millions of people live and visit Chicago and never get shot or knifed.
Thousands of people use the public transportation system, so hours of traffic is not an issue.

Stay in your cushy suburban neighborhood. Cities don’t need clueless MaGAs anyways.

 

[Simpletruther]

Speaking for myself, I wouldn't want to live in a big blue city like Chicago because I:

• Don't want to get shot.
• Don't want to get knifed.
• Don't want to get accosted by a homeless person asking for "change" for "gas" to "get the kids to school."
• Don't need the constant honking and train noise.
• Don't need an easily accessible illegal drug dealer or pimp.
• Don't need overcrowding.
• Don't enjoy standing in line everywhere, including in hours of traffic.
• Don't want to pay a premium for all of the above.

I live near a big city and I absolutely hate the flipping standstill traffic.

When I occasionally get into it all I can think about is "how do people suffer through this every single work day an hour going in an hour going out?".

I plan trips to the city around the morning and evening Rush Hour and then when I forget I kicked myself

 

[NuffSaid]

One needs to be well armed to live in a major US city. 8 of the nine cities with the highest violent crime rates have Democrat Mayors. The 9th is Dallas, so it's kind of iffy.

That’s bullshit.
Lived in a big city for 8 years and never once felt threatened.

I am glad MAGA don’t come to cities. There’s no Cracker Barrel to eat for their fine dining experience.

 

[NuffSaid]

I live near a big city and I absolutely hate the flipping standstill traffic.

When I occasionally get into it all I can think about is "how do people suffer through this every single work day an hour going in an hour going out?".

I plan trips to the city around the morning and evening Rush Hour and then when I forget I kicked myself

As opposed to the rural MAGA who drive an hour each way on a dirt road getting to their job?

 

[Simpletruther]

As opposed to the rural MAGA who drive an hour each way on a dirt road getting to their job?

No I would hate that too. It's hilarious you have to defend heavy traffic for the tribe.