It’s become somewhat of a meme now when there is a story on crime, or other bad things happening in a city, people pipe up and say “That’s how it is in blue cities!” “This could only happen in a Democrat city!” However, I noticed they never say “… and that’s why only want to live in X” or “… that would never happen in Y”.

If living in “blue cities” are such a nightmare, where are all these Utopian “red cities” that people are apparently in favor of?

  • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
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    3 days ago

    i think there are different socioconomics in play in sweden. lots of real immigration management issues unlike the united states made up ones.

    also, sweden is more than an order of magnitude different in size (< 5% actually) of the unites states. ‘rural’ sweden isnt the same thing as ‘rural’ US.

    also, i doubt the swedish rednecks are thirsty to get back to their slaving roots.

    • zxqwas@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 days ago

      The trend has been true for longer than the last 25 years, well before the current immigration crisis.

      The alternate explanation is that the party or parties that has the most pro rural policies eg. farm subsidies are popular among the rural people and vice versa.