Next time speak up. Do not walk away. You are absolutely right. I have opened a few minds and mouths in the last 4 years. Im hoping they are to dumb to register and find the local voting centers.
After graduating college in 1980 and accepting a job with Dow Chemical in sales, I was sent to the San Francisco from Indiana) sales office for training. After one year, you get your own territory, and they ask for three preferences of cities/locations where you would like to work so that they can try to match you with openings.
I had not listed San Francisco, ney even California, as a preference. My Management was shocked. Every trainee who had been trained in the San Fran office wanted to stay there.
I was not like the short-sighted 20 somethings. I had already seen the price of real estate. I had seen other single sales reps who were purchasing homes together because they could not afford to purchase them on a single income, but didn't want to wait util marriage and a second income to invest in a house. Rents were atrocious. What happened when your co-owner was promoted and transferred, which generally happened in the first 3-5 years? You were forced to sell your home or buy them out.
Taxes in 1981 were very high out there. I hated earthquakes. I just didn't see my future there. I know I made the right decision today because I never would have been happy in such a liberal culture.