Category: Separation of the People

stuff like this more and more.

See, there is a natural separation among the people. And so it has been from time immemorial. We are seeing the same thing with the “greater Idaho“ movement in Oregon. We are also seeing it in a push in California, because rural Californians don’t want to be bullied and overwhelmed by the coastal elites and want to split into six states–that makes a lot more sense. 

I do hope these changes happen. Still, it is important to understand and take into account just how meaningful these movements are, regardless of whether or not state boundary change eventually happens. And that is something the Left is really loathe to face. They seem to want to ignore just how angry regular people are. Bad idea.

And Federalism takes the pressure down and prevents such splits. Each state, within broad limits, can do as it chooses. That’s why states need to be able to split. It takes the lid off the pressure cooker.

fleeing “blue” states. But here’s the deal: It very much has an impact on the electoral college. It is a slow process, that’s for sure. But it is demonstrably happening.

And the great thing is not just that conservative states are gaining seats. No, it’s a double whammy, because Lefty States are very much losing population. So they will lose seats.

GOP bastions Idaho and Utah should gain one seat each. But Florida and Texas — wow. A gain of four seats each. Florida only caught up to New York after the 2010 census and by 2030 will be one-third larger. Impressive as that is, Florida’s representation was actually delayed by Census Bureau undercounts in the 2020 census. Texas was undercounted by more than half a million people and Florida by 761,000. Those undercounts cost them one seat each. Overcounts helped Minnesota and Rhode Island hang on to seats they shouldn’t have.

And it is natural for those of us who live in more conservative states don’t want those “Leftugees” to “californicate” their new area. The feel is that they crapped in their own nest and made it unlivable so they moved to a functioning area and will crap in that nest, too.

And it is a valid fear, and the kind of change that should be fought against. I mean, Idaho is a nice place; California was much nicer place than Idaho and Leftism has made it a stinking hellhole! So of course there is great trepidation in seeing hordes of Californians hit Idaho like a cloud of voracious locust.

Still, the Florida data show that the mass emigration they have had has made their state more conservative. They went from being a “purple” state to being bright red. And the data show that the new residents tend to be a little more conservative than the old ones. Why?

Well, one big reason is Ron DeSantis. He has shown himself to be amazingly competent and wise. So competent and wise people have flocked to Florida. Those who were already conservative moved. Those who were on the Left were not particularly motivated to move (and/or were not financially able to).

It is a big deal to sell your house, find a new job, leave all your friends and familiar places, and uproot your family in order to move to a new area. You do not make a choice to do that unless there are significant pressures. Yes, there are people who move because of a job or whatever, but most people who are willing to go to the pain of moving are not in that basket. They are fleeing.

In short, most of these people are Leftugees, not missionaries. Yes, there is mix and things are not totally one way or the other. But the trend is toward Conservatism.

And that is not particularly surprising. Throughout history, we have always seen groups of people who separate from others because they cannot tolerate some aspect of what their society has become. There is this natural separation of people. And I think that that is what we are seeing here.

for it. The “gap” separating the people has gotten immensely wider these last two decades. About a decade ago you saw Lefties who were no longer willing to even be friends with conservatives!

And this natural division is growing and growing. They are most often completely tribal; They have “gone native.”

The very notion of ending long friendships over political disagreements was pretty much unheard of in my social and professional circles. I’m not saying it never happened before 2016, I’m just saying that it didn’t in my life. That all changed in recent years, especially after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Apparently, the Supreme Court of the United States operates under my direction. People who I had been close to for decades stopped speaking to me. It bothered me for a long time because I cherish my close friendships. 

After two-and-a-half years of trying to mend fences that I didn’t break, I’m over it. 

… Democrats who believe that their politics make them permanent residents of the moral high ground are particularly galling. While I truly would like to get along better, I can’t muster any patience to indulge delusions like that. Political beliefs don’t make one a good person; being a good person makes one a good person. 

… That being said, or rather written, the worst of the TDS people are going to make sure that no unity candle gets lit anytime soon. The mere sight of President-elect Donald Trump becoming President Donald Trump next week is going to introduce a mutant strain of TDS into the national political “conversation.” I won’t be expecting any calls from the friends who’ve already been super not talking to me for a couple of years. 

really don’t bode well for Democrats. Now I understand that these are predictions, not reports of current facts. But the truth is that you can predict where, for example, water is going to flow. It’s not 100%, but you can make a pretty good guess.

Plus:

Conservatives have long worried that voters exiting blue states would bring their voting habits with them, undermining red state success. But there is no sign that this is happening. Rather, people are consciously fleeing failing states and seeking the benefits of living in a conservative state. 

remember…

I have always assumed that this country would get to the point where the two political factions just can no longer tolerate each other and live together.

Initially I thought that meant a dissolution of the country (very bad) and/or even a Civil war (horrors!). But I’ve changed my mind. I’ve come to the opinion that while the separation indeed takes place, it already is taking place!

Conservative people are moving to conservative areas. That results in the places they left becoming even MORE extreme in their Leftism, and the places they move to as even more Conservative.

So I think there is indeed a separation among the people. But it is a far more natural and organic process than what I had assumed.

And if this is managed with Federalism, it can work. But if the Left reverts to their true colors and tries to force everyone to do what they want by hook or by crook, all bets are off.