• humanamerican@lemmy.zip
      18·
      2 个月前

      Those might be nice towns but at this point I’m staying away from any MAGA states, regardless of whether they have islands of sanity in them.

      • AquaTofana@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 个月前

        As someone who lived in a deep blue city in Texas for a decade, I can confirm you’re making the right decision.

        Houston, Austin, and San Antonio are all dope to visit, but 100% not worth living there. And I will never willingly set foot in that state again.

      • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.ukEnglish
        7·
        2 个月前

        Yeah? Sounds like that’s where people on the right side are needed, then.

        Portland is a great city. I’ve been living in the UK for almost 4 years now and I’ve never been to a bookshop as good as Powell’s, and the food there is at least twice as good as it ought to be, for what they charge.

      • turdcollector69@lemmy.world
        17·
        2 个月前

        If you think Seattle’s race relations are on the same level or even close to any red state then I sincerely doubt you’ve ever left Seattle or been to a red state.

        There are racist people literally everywhere but not everywhere makes a culture out of being racist.

        • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mlEnglish
          71·
          2 个月前

          I lived in Texas most of my life. I wouldn’t say race relations in seattle are as life threatening as they were capable of being in Texas but I would say racism is just as common.

        • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.mlEnglish
          19·
          2 个月前

          From my observations, and from what I have been told from people of this group in seattle, mostly african americans. You’d have to hear from other marginalized groups for more info as I am not familiar with their experience. It’s less of the explicitly violent and threatening racism you see in the south and more of the “you’re so articulate” style of racism. Lots of pearl clutching and car door locking if you know what I mean.

              • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.ukEnglish
                6·
                2 个月前

                That’s the kind I’m used to, having grown up in that area. It’s shitty, but has it changed in the last ten years? My area was north Seattle, where it’s always been an issue.

                • faythofdragons@slrpnk.netEnglish
                  61·
                  2 个月前

                  I’m a couple hours north of Seattle, and the PNW is crawling with the Proud Boy type. I was doing memory care for people with downs syndrome and dementia, and we had to get the cops involved because somebody was prowling around the facility with a rifle slung over his back during the first trump presidency.

                  It’s the same problems it’s always had, but trump has deffo turned the volume up.

    • LordKitsuna@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 个月前

      I feel like if you think Seattle fits the description of around trees that you just haven’t ever been around trees before lol. It doesn’t mean a couple sadly embedded in the sidewalk it means like as far as you can see

      • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.ukEnglish
        1·
        2 个月前

        Perhaps you think I meant south of Lake Union. Understandable mistake. In north Seattle you can’t sneeze without getting a tree wet. I spent most of my time in those parts.

        • LordKitsuna@lemmy.world
          21·
          2 个月前

          I grew up just north of Seattle in Bothell only just recently moved out to the coast bit south of Aberdeen I have learned the meaning of tree lol. If I stand the top a large elevation I struggle to find buildings my vision is nothing but trees and Hills I feel like that’s more what the post is talking about.

          I live surrounded by tree as far as the eye can see in all directions, it’s very much republican County though lol

  • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
    7·
    2 个月前

    There’s some spots in the big nyc parks where you’re surrounded by trees and can pretend you’re not in a big city. That’s all I’ve got.

    Outside the city it gets surprisingly conservative sometimes. I knew someone who had family north of Albany, and their neighbor flew a confederate flag. Probably a maga flag now.

      • ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        2 个月前

        Mostly cell signal. I have a painter’s pole that I put an omni-directional antenna on and an amplifier if need be but, most of the places I find that meet my other criteria (open enough for good solar, not recently logged etc) have a 4 out of 5 bars of either LTE or 5G service which is good enough for my needs. Was thinking about Starlink but can’t easily get past the Elon connection…even now that the hardware cost just halved.

      • Tikiporch@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 个月前

        Cellular or Starlink are your only options, unless you include none (meaning libraries or public wifi).

      • 0ops@piefed.zipEnglish
        24·
        2 个月前

        I think they mean really middle of nowhere, as in there’s nobody around

        • Deconceptualist@leminal.space
          3·
          2 个月前

          So… maybe Wyoming, on the fringes of Yellowstone? Or northern Idaho? Those might be the most sparsely populated forest areas I know about.

          I’d say Alaska but it’s so remote that basic materials are very expensive.

          The Michigan upper peninsula is pretty remote too but I don’t think I could handle the winters.

    • Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      41·
      2 个月前

      Idk about the Washington part but the Oregon part would be Jefferson, so not exactly progressive, until you hit the Willamette valley which I’ve never been to but assume it’s like the central valley here in CA and full of the most annoying conservatives constantly complaining about the big cities.

      • Jerkface@lemmy.world
        7·
        2 个月前

        Eugene is in the Wallamette Valley and is a historically progressive city (despite it’s origins), especially for LGBTQ+ people and communities. It’s home to the University of Oregon which has a fairly diverse student body and faculty. Lots of “everybody is welcome” signs in shop windows, “hate has no home here” signs in people’s yards.

        Hop across the river and you’re in Springfield, which is another story. Kind of a Tale of Two Cities thing. Much less wealth along with all the problems that tend to follow.