[Augustine23626]

We always hear in the media how ‘liberal’ Washington is. Yet I lived there for 10 years and found it to be extremely conservative, especially in northern Virginia. For instance (and I am not advocating this), an excellent bookstore that used a lucrative porno section to subsidize its sale of less-popular books and magazines was forced by local law enforcement to get rid of the porn. Yet here (in Columbia, SC) there is a similar bookstore and the subject doesn’t even come up. What’s with the tight behavior in Washington?

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Name : Augustine23626, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 39, City : Columbia, State : SC, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[John K.]

The reason behind your confusion is that you are confusing the opinion of some people about our government and the geographical area that it happens to sit in. When people say ‘Washington is so liberal’, they are refering to the federal government…and specifically, the current administration.

Geographically, Washington DC itself is actually known for having liberal policies and suffering for it. Much of Washington, the parts not funded by taxpayers, is in pretty bad shape. There have been many reports on this in the media.

However, once you leave the District of Columbia, into the surrounding areas of Maryland and Virginia, things change. This is where most of the government types actually live, and it is highly conservative.

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Name : John K., Gender : M, Age : 27, City : Cranford, State : NJ, Country : United States, Occupation : Chemical Engineer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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