just to clarify...
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7/20/2007
some reviewers say that washington is a liberal state.
IT ISN'T.
but...that adds to the appeal of olympia and seattle.
these cities (especially olympia) envelope you in such a way that you feel like the whole world must be this way. olympia is everything you've read or heard about, and is a very accepting, liberal, green, gay-friendly, educated, artsy city.
if that's the world you want to live in, then olympia is the right place for you.
but don't be fooled into thinking that the realm outside of your cocoon is the same way and has the same views or passions that you do. that would be in absolute error.
just like thinking that any state that has cities like los angeles and san francisco can't possibly have gay-bashing...
just like thinking that any state that boasts having the greatest city in the world, manhattan - NYC, can't possibly have racially-motivated hate crimes...
the stranger (seattle newspaper) put it best when it said that the country may have a conservative slant...but the bigger, educated, progressive cities are liberal. it was when w. was elected - and i STILL have the cover of the paper, since it was the only thing that gave me hope.
live in a progressive and open-minded city (like olympia), but understand that the state IS NOT of the same viewpoint - culturally, politically, etc...
Abhd | Los Angeles, CA