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demhottie

(292 posts)
28. Move to hippie land
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:28 PM
Nov 2012

Lots of affordable small towns.

Either way, don't self identify and draw trouble. And don't only meet up with liberals for the purpose of protests- you're still young and there is a lot of life that needs to be enjoyed.

I live in the south and no one F's with me! Cattledog Nov 2012 #1
Its the scooter. Ditch it, buy a sports car, and you'll get some action aletier_v Nov 2012 #2
That and the neon blue leisure suit! ;) whistler162 Nov 2012 #58
they are a bit more aggressive this election than the past. i had signs vandalized and seabeyond Nov 2012 #3
How are your neighbors etc. reacting to the election results? nt barnabas63 Nov 2012 #4
I have no idea. They know I'm a Democrat and don't speak with me Whovian Nov 2012 #7
This is not exactly my experience. renie408 Nov 2012 #56
That does suck... txdemsftw Nov 2012 #5
There I am lucky. My parents are liberal.... Whovian Nov 2012 #8
Well, I'm lucky that txdemsftw Nov 2012 #10
For many years I have been thanking my lucky stars that my Father left the South. lumpy Nov 2012 #14
Thanksgiving dinner is coming up,too. Lars39 Nov 2012 #6
I'm a 60 year old woman in the reddest county in Michigan erinlough Nov 2012 #9
Good on you. Houses burn down in Alabama though. Whovian Nov 2012 #12
We are in Ottawa county and that is about as red as it gets. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #23
Berrien, home of both Upton and Pscholka! nt erinlough Nov 2012 #46
Hey Whovian Matariki Nov 2012 #11
LOL. Damn right 60's not old. :) Whovian Nov 2012 #13
I'm with you brother. SCantiGOP Nov 2012 #15
So why are you still there? Do you think you're going to change their minds or hearts? Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #16
I'll give you a few years before replying to your post. You may change your tune. Whovian Nov 2012 #17
I'm almost as old as you, and I suspect far more experienced. One thing that that experience has Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #38
I seriously doubt it but want no pissing contest. Whovian Nov 2012 #40
That's how I got here (MIL). n/t Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #42
if Jesus did materialize, on TV or off it, Warpy Nov 2012 #21
If they didn't just kill him outright. Come to think of it, their role models already did that, Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #39
I love California and Los Angeles more and more every day hearing this stuff. nt TeamPooka Nov 2012 #18
Me too! So. Pasadena here n/t We are Devo Nov 2012 #45
lotsa red in CA marions ghost Nov 2012 #57
not where I live. LA baby, common sense and liberalism flows in the streets. nt TeamPooka Nov 2012 #67
LA marions ghost Nov 2012 #71
Don't put up signs. Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #19
It was just as scary when I left in the late 60s Warpy Nov 2012 #20
I lived through that and the Viet Nam war. Whovian Nov 2012 #24
I would move if that is at all possible. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #22
when we northerners say this, we are accused of bashing the south scheming daemons Nov 2012 #25
LOL... It's like the N word in comedy or music. Whovian Nov 2012 #31
i spend two months in SC every summer scheming daemons Nov 2012 #36
In a "Beach house?" LOL! Yeah. You really know the SE. Whovian Nov 2012 #37
Yeah, Such A Heavy Burden You Northern DU'ers Have. Paladin Nov 2012 #62
And he is. cordelia Nov 2012 #69
.. nc4bo Nov 2012 #26
Well, at least you found DU. Welcome btw. You usually put up click worthy posts I've noticed. OffWithTheirHeads Nov 2012 #27
Move to hippie land demhottie Nov 2012 #28
Actually, there is one of the longest lived communes within 100 miles from where I live. Whovian Nov 2012 #33
I *LOVE* the Farm! My son just graduated from their "Farm School at Home Satellite Campus".. Ghost in the Machine Nov 2012 #49
I'm game.. where are some of these "hippie lands"? Ghost in the Machine Nov 2012 #50
Vermont Mopar151 Nov 2012 #53
Upstate NY- between New Paltz and Woodstock demhottie Nov 2012 #64
Asheville, NC and Flagstaff, AZ aikoaiko Nov 2012 #68
SMH Mr Dixon Nov 2012 #29
Thank you for standing up for justice. You are strong and brave. yardwork Nov 2012 #30
I am a female 73-year old white Democrat in one of the reddest counties in North Georgia. RebelOne Nov 2012 #32
I have lived in Marietta and Smyrna and know North GA well. Whovian Nov 2012 #34
Been to Helen a few times. Loved it there. n/t RebelOne Nov 2012 #65
A -fucking-men. mmonk Nov 2012 #35
I live in probably one of the most conservative towns in TX callous taoboy Nov 2012 #41
Yep.. txdemsftw Nov 2012 #43
I live in the Southeast as well...but in a large urban area..... Swede Atlanta Nov 2012 #44
Dude, I wish you lived in Texas! w8liftinglady Nov 2012 #47
Southern hospitality was always largely a myth. JoeyT Nov 2012 #48
Hang in there politicasista Nov 2012 #51
You're a brave motherfucker. byronius Nov 2012 #52
"Lucky you live Hawaii" kewhawaii Nov 2012 #54
Same here. But since I have kids Ilsa Nov 2012 #55
I live in Florida Panhandle land---full of loons. rockbluff botanist Nov 2012 #59
Rural areas of the North and upper midwest marions ghost Nov 2012 #60
A friend of mine, also Southern-born, described the South as ... eppur_se_muova Nov 2012 #61
Be nice to them and try to change a few minds. tabasco Nov 2012 #63
The only thing scarrier than that is being a young black guy from the same region. craigmatic Nov 2012 #66
I certainly understand. nt Whovian Nov 2012 #70
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