That all sounds really fascinating but people move from areas they can’t afford to live in to those they can. Big cities are critical to economic life and have always been definers of civilization so it is critical that they remain viable. Chicago is a fine place to live if you understand that certain areas are dangerous. My neighborhood on the other hand is probably safer than yours.
Very few of these movement decisions were made for political reasons.
I’ll call you on that. How many people stay in cities for the urban public educations their kids can get? Yeah, they move out for $$$, but the urban schools rotted from liberal policies. Liberalism is expensive, they don’t get value for their dollar. I can’t stand paying school taxes to districts I know is being pissed away by libs, and virtually every major city is run by them. I know tons of white liberals who run to one of the most conservative districts in Texas. They come here for schools . . . and safety. My post was about the general rule, there of course are exceptions out of millions in the populations. But don’t kid yourself that population trends aren’t politically motivated. It’s been going on for too long in too many places for it to be mere coincidence.