Yeah, historically that was my attitude to suburbs as well, based on my experience growing up in Republican Dupage County, west of Chicago.
But not all "suburbs" are like that. In particular, some of the near-in Maryland suburbs of DC are quite liberal. Montgomery County, for example, recently shelved a proposal to become a sister city with an Israeli city because of community concerns about racism and discrimination in Israel. Takoma Park in particular has a reputation for being an artsy, politically minded place. Whenever there is a national push to get local communities to pass a resolution against war X, it goes something like: Berkeley, Oakland, Takoma Park... Maybe there should be one of them guides: "Best American suburbs for Communists to live in." ;) Of course, every place is a great place for Communists to live from the point of view of having stuff to work on. But some places are better than others in terms of what you can take for granted as your starting point. On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote: > having just moved from the suburbs, my problem with them (in addition > to the boring and ecologically-bad commute) is that life there is > mind-numbing. Complete "keeping up with the Jones" purchases of > Winnebagos... The city --- even a city within a city, such as my new > home in Culver City -- is more stimulating (and has fewer Mitt Romney > and "Nobama" bumper stickers). > > (In case you were wondering, it _is_ called the City of Culver City City > Hall.) > > On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 5:35 AM, Robert Naiman > <[email protected]> wrote: >> No, actually, it was looking out my window in suburban DC (Maryland) >> and enjoying the sunrise along with two cardinals that made me pose >> the question. I thought: "I can see why people like this. I wonder if >> it could be sustainable?" > > > > -- > Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your > own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l -- Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org [email protected] _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
