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What draws U.S. left-leaning folks to cities to begin with? (lemm.ee)

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When you read up on U.S. political basics, you can't help but come across the detail that many of the people in cities in the U.S. seem to lean left, yet what isn't as clear is why and what influences their concentration in cities/urban areas.

Cities don't exactly appear to be affordable, and left-leaning folks in the U.S. don't seem to necessarily be much wealthier than right-leaning folks, so what's contributed to this situation?

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[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee -3 points 1 year ago

Aspects of liberal political philosophy:

The belief that human ingenuity is better than tradition at solving problems
The belief that heavy government interference is more likely to help than to cause trouble
Belief that everyone deserves to be taken care of, and that it is everyone’s responsibility to do this
Belief that violence begets violence and that the most stable and predictable path to peace is disarmament
Belief that progress is best accomplished through consensus-based central planning
Belief that the primary cause of human suffering is lack of resources
Belief that evil is a disease state that can be eradicated through provision of adequate care and attention

[-] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Wikipedia says:

Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality, right to private property and equality before the law. Liberals espouse various views depending on their understanding of these principles but generally support private property, market economies, individual rights (including civil rights and human rights), liberal democracy, secularism, rule of law, economic and political freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of religion, constitutional government and privacy rights.

Where did you come up with your list?

[-] fresh@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

To be fair, the word “liberal” has two meanings. In the US and Canada, the word commonly means “vaguely leftish”, as when people say “the liberal media” or “college makes you liberal”. I think the person you’re responding to is using it this way. This usage is slowly phasing out I think.

The definition you cited is another totally correct usage of the term. It is close to the idea of libertarianism, and is associated with conservative economic policies. So it has the opposite meaning.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago

I came up with my list by talking to liberals and living in the United States for forty years.

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