Bellingham is beautiful but a lot of the people are not. Many are rabid progressives who will viciously attack you if you express anything that is not politically correct. Bellingham government seems to want to copy everything Seattle does, as if anybody would want to live there. The homeless are a sacred population to most and if you complain about the violence, drug abuse, crime and dirt associated with them you will be attacked by the previously-referenced rabid progressives as heartless and privileged. Conservatives or even centrists would not feel comfortable here. Meanwhile, we have tremendous population growth, much of which is from California and people trying to escape the same ultra-liberal politics which have turned much of California into a sewer. Despite the high cost of living in Bellingham, Californians can still sell their houses at higher prices and be able to easily purchase a home in Bellingham with money left over. The population here has doubled since 1980, with those same progressives being indignant that we don't have affordable housing for all (as if people could not live somewhere else with a lower cost of living) and advocating tearing down historic buildings and houses in order to build more hideous apartment buildings (which still are not affordable). So, if you are a rapid progressive who loves to attack anyone who does not agree with your extremist views, you'll love it here. Others, not so much.
Nate |
Bellingham, WA |
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