“The West is the last remaining vestige of individualism, entrepreneurship and pure grit left in America. Of course the Democrats hate it”
No, they don’t. They’re trying to co-opt it. They’ve moved to places like Whitefish, MT, Jackson, WY, Crested Butte, CO, Telluride, CO, and they have completely taken over. Millionaire trustafarrians have taken over entire towns along the eastern slops in Colorado, they’ve driven up the taxes, increased property taxes, and made it all but impossible to live there without bringing in millions from elswhere. Locals have struggled to make ends meet, all the while surrounded by millionaire Californians who pulled the rug up from underneath them as they arrived.
Gunnison, Manitou Springs, Vail, Aspen, Breckenridkge, Silverthorne, Glenwood Springs... all overrun with liberals.
None of them came from Colorado. You can’t expect your kids to stay in Colorado and return to their hometowns if you choose to live here.
All thanks to the transplants.
They’re on the march in Boise, Idaho, now, too. Same thing goes for Billings and Kalispell, Montana.
None of these people believe in individualism. They do, however, believe in pretty places and regulating the @%#%!@#$% out of locals trying to make a living on their own, however.
You want a job in Colorado? You move to the Denver metro area, which is filling up with liberals. That and illegal immigrants.
Very good points! I speak from as-yet-unco-opted northeastern Nevada — but I know things can change quickly.