“...seemed to be a quite decent place back in the early 2000’s...”
It is a gorgeous mid-western city especially in fall. But beware ...looks are deceiving. Like a gorgeous woman with every STD known to man, Madison under the surface is as rotten as they come politically and socially.
Yep. Madison has all the hallmarks of a Leftist crap-hole.
I was out in Madison on business a year or two ago, and was sitting in a bar minding my own business, and this guy who was apparently some kind of leftist political functionary (from listening to his conversations prior to turning his attention to me) wanted to talk politics with me.
I avoid leftists like the plague, and this was no exception. So after the guy was badgering me for a while, I turned to him and said politely “I’m really not interested in discussing politics with you.”
He persisted, and I repeated my desire to avoid discussing politics with him. But he kept on.
Eventually, they kicked him out of the bar. I hate Leftists, especially drunk ones.
Winters there, and more particularly in Appleton were some of the coldest I’ve ever encountered... -47 with a 25mph west wind will turn anyone into an icicle in moments.