I want to leave my home state because it has become a sh*thole (didn’t used to be that way). Yet I feel a defiant impulse to stay & fight back?

[Anonymous]

I’ve lived most my life in Colorado. It used to be swing state which in my opinion is ideal because there is balance. But from 2008 and on (the democratic national convention was hosted in Denver that year) it had slowly become California 2.0 and definitely not in a good way. Surging crime, fentanyl, a sanctuary city for illegals (the tren de Aragua apartment takeover was true story), urban decay, skyrocketing taxes, deteriorating public schools, skyrocketing homeless rates, lots of “in your face” combative leftism, more aggressive drivers, more people being rude in general, etc. I’ve even seen open identifying communists in art district of Denver.

While I never expect the state to reverse course ideologically (it’s literally California 2.0 now) I thought there would be at least some shift during the November 2024 election. Instead Kamala Harris won almost as much percentage points (10 points) as Joe Biden did in 2020 (13 points). So really says a lot about the type of people who live here.

Anyway I’m not wishing for Colorado to turn into Texas. But we really do get the worst for the worst when it comes to radical leftist types out here. Their not any fun either. At least leftists I met in other blue states were usually involved with creative initiatives (art, music, comedy, theater, etc.). But out here they are usually just miserable and very combative.

And I’ve actually lived in Southern California for a years a little over a decade ago. While obviously a blue state the local leftists were not as “in your face” as much they are in Colorado. There something about leftists from blue states when they migrate to red/purple states. They feel an impetus to become missionaries.

Anyway I keep asking myself why I haven’t left. I got family out here so that’s one thing. But I feel a need to stay and fight back given it’s my home state. But I feel like I’m fighting as lost cause.

[exitseven]

Okay, I know exactly how you feel. I live in the northeast in a state that is ground zero for moonbats. It has always been like this but now it is a lot worse. Now there are murders and rapes and when you go into a store all the merchandise has to be locked up to prevent shoplifters. The emergency room at the local hospital looks like a homeless shelter. I worked for a gubernatorial candidate's campaign a few years ago and he lost. I support local conservative people running for Selectman and School Committee. Still I feel like this state is beyond repair. I would move to Florida tomorrow but my kids all live around here and my wife will never leave them.

[Asker]

I need to leave but I have no idea where I am going to go. I do like beaches though. Florida sounds nice.

[exitseven]

Florida is still a good place to live. Everyone e I know that moved there wish they did it years ago

[seeyounexttuesday]

Colorado is done. your speaker of the house just testified that it’s cheaper for the state to abort the undesirable (black) poor children than support them with welfare, so that’s why they need to keep abortion legal.

[Asker]

Ironically we don’t have that many minorities out here (besides the illegals). Not that many black people. It’s a lot of far left woke white leftists which I beyond hate.

[Staximus]

Denver and especially the rest of Colorado was a nice place back in 1994 when I was there. That sucks.

[Asker]

I was living in Colorado in 1994. It’s radically different now. Nothing like you remembered it to be especially in Denver (although Denver wasn’t that great in the early 90s).

[Anonymous]

I know how you feel:

My neighborhood is a sh*thole

My city is a sh*thole

My country is a sh*thole

[Asker]

The country isn’t a sh*thole (in general). But people moved to Colorado from get away from sh*thole cities in NY and CA and what do they do? They try (and succeed) at turning the new place into a sh*thole.

[Opinion Owner]

I see, that's a disaster indeed.

[DrPepper12]

Stay n fight.