• kava@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It makes me sad that leftists are leaving Florida. They are turning a purple state into a red one. Every sane person that leaves Florida means the ratio gets tilted more and more into the looneys.

    People need to stay in red states. Voting blue in Colorado isn’t going to do anything

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      1 year ago

      I agree with you in a macro sense, but individually it takes a lot of courage and sacrifice and I’m not sure I’d expect that of anyone. Something systematic has to change.

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        1 year ago

        I’m going to stay and vote against every single GOP Trumper until the state goes blue

        It will go blue. Just like California was once red. Texas will also go blue.

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      I am wrestling about this as a resident of Florida. Both my kids are leaving. My trans son is leaving next week and can’t use a public bathroom on the way out of the state without causing confusion or chancing arrest. The state doesn’t deserve him, Maryland does. As for my husband and I, I just don’t know.

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      1 year ago

      Yep I’m still in Missouri basically out of spite now. I did move into the city so at least I’m in a blue area now, but fuck em.

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      Voting blue in specific locations in Colorado will actually do things. If 600 people from FL moved to Boebert’s district and voted blue in 2022 she’d be out of the House. Do that in a couple of districts across the country and Dems would control Congress and be able to actually pass policy again. People can move to blue states and still have an impact; the Presidency isn’t the only thing that matters.

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        1 year ago

        I see your point although I’d wager a large majority aren’t moving to the red districts