For myself, I'm no longer in the "young" category, but my Mass. roots go back 300 years. Lived here all my life. Never considered going anywhere else -- until about a year ago. It just plain sucks to live here.
You said it. Not 300 years, but my own Massachusetts roots go back 150 and I've never wished to live anywhere else until I witnessed developments of the past few years. The state government is a sinkhole of Marxist blather and outright, bare-faced corruption. And yet a substantial number of Volvo driving, soccer watching, ecoloonie watermelon, UN one-world, Utopian socialist, secular humanist residents love their "governing elite" and vote them into office repeatedly. As you said, "It just plain sucks to live here."
>>New Englanders who experience reality, and decide that they will be better off in a Red State will, I am sure, become good Conservatives if they are not already.
My two brothers and I moved out when we couldn't get jobs in the late 80s/early 90s. I'd guess the same thing is happening now, as I have been looking for jobs back there to be closer to my aging parents. Not much luck.
I don't see how this trend can change if you keep taxing businesses out of existance.
"New Englanders who experience reality, and decide that they will be better off in a Red State will, I am sure, become good Conservatives if they are not already."
You cannot rely on that. Look at Colorado. about 1 MILLION immigrants from California invaded over the last decade. They fled californias gross taxes and the resulting high home costs and poor business climate, all the result of electing democrats for decades. Now they are in Colorado and what do they do? They elect a democrat legislatrue who immediately begins to dismantle Tabor, pass more taxes and damage the business climate.
Now it will be many years before Colorado is in the shape of most blue states BUT, they are on the path.
These immigrants from blue do not see their votes and anti business sentiments as the reason for Blue State woes...No, it's 'Bush's' fault or the feds or anyone else than themselves.
"New Englanders who experience reality, and decide that they will be better off in a Red State will, I am sure, become good Conservatives if they are not already."
Sheesh, as long as you're dreaming, can I have a Lamborghini? It hasn't worked in Florida for retirees, and it hasn't worked in Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington for Californians.
These people f up every place they go. They're like locusts.
Georgia's nice, once you get used to the hot weather.
One of my kids had a teacher who moved down here from Boston in the middle of July. She didn't understand the importance of keeping cool, staying hydrated, and resting in the heat of the day.
Darn near died of heat stroke.