Is Boise Idaho TOO Liberal
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- Is Boise Idaho too liberal? Thinking about moving to or relocating to Boise Idaho? In this video I talk about the fact that some think Boise Idaho is too liberal and because of this will often move to other surrounding cities like Eagle, Meridian or Nampa in the Treasure valley.
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Big cities tend to be more liberal just by the nature of being big. To understand why, you have to understand the fundamental biological differences between liberalism vs conservatism.
Liberalism is driven by a desire for novelty, nuance and complexity. They have larger anterior cingulate cortexes, which is the area responsible for emotional regulation and processing social interaction. They tend to do better in large cities because of the diversity and novelty of experience that you find in bigger cities.
Conservatism is born of a desire for security, predictability and authority. They tend to have larger amygdala, which is the area of the brain that regulates fear and dealing with threats. This is why they tend to stick to smaller, rural areas - the homogenous communities feel safer.
They who want that in Idaho should move their asses to WA or Oregon.
I live in Boise and most are not liberal. You have a couple of Californians who talk a big game, but they are harmless. If you compare Boise to the rest of Idaho then it is liberal, but if you compare Boise to any city in California, Oregon, etc. It's not liberal at all.
One reason Idaho is so great is because of all the public lands. You can still enjoy the outdoors here. The *reason* we have so many public lands is because Idaho was a blue state when all that happened. Conservatives have moved here and now many of them want to sell our public lands. We'd have been much better off if Orange County had stayed in California instead of colonizing Idaho. It won't last long. They'll sell off our public lands to billionaires and then there will be nothing special about our state.
If seeing an American flag puts you off, Please leave the country.
Amen
I love seeing our American Flag flying all around. It always puts a smile on my face.
At the same time, if seeing a Confederate flag makes you happy, please leave the country. Signed, a veteran of the US Army who takes exception to those who tried to overthrow America and those who celebrate that.
@@havablewere the Confederate not Americans before they rebelled? The same way the founding fathers were British before they rebelled?
Great video! Thank you for your honesty, just what we needed to know. We too are in Colorado, have been here almost 50 years, husband born and raised here. We are conservatives to the core which is very rare here. Our state has been liberal a long time and it's been worse since the exodus of some from blue states to CO and why we are ready to pack up and retire elsewhere . That's another thing for the life of me I don't understand why people who say they don't like the way their cities being ran, then they move and vote the same exact way from where they left! Makes no sense at all!! We were highly considering Boise but not so sure now, certainly don't want to head to another liberal city. Might as well just stay here! Shifting our thoughts to maybe Twin Falls which I know is conservative and Pocatello or Idaho Falls might be a consideration but they are little too cold and snowy. Thanks again for making this video it really helps for people like us decide on where we want to have our final landing place🙂
Actually it’s not that it’s conservative here it’s more that there is a large religious population here, mostly LDS, and people tend to vote the direction the church wants.
I gotta say, I personally think Boise is pretty conservative, but regardless the biggest poblem the entire state is having is the massive influx of people moving here, regardless of political status, local Idahoans cannot afford to live here if they do not already have a home, apartments have been crammed up against every main street in the area, the rent per month is almost double the typical monthly morgage from 5-10 years ago, the only way to afford housing in the area is rent with friends, already have a house, or move here with money
I don't understand the appeal of moving here besides greed, it legitimately screws up the lives of the people who have lived here their whole lives
Boise is a “purple” city. Red and blue together. It’s almost 50/50, with conservatives leading. I don’t believe Boise will go downhill like other cities because of the Idaho legislature, which is overwhelmingly Republican. I think Boise is an excellent example of checks and balances. Yes, it is liberal, but the Idaho legislature makes sure that the left doesn't go far-left, and the city makes sure they don’t go far-right. I see Boise as a truly American city.
Thanks for watching and for the comment.
Yeah but all it takes is enough blue people to move into Idaho and suddenly we will have a blue State government as well.
@@Greysquirrel98 so was Denver less than 10 years ago. Now look at it. If people in Boise dont take an aggressive stand against the lefts lunacy Boise will end up like Denver or Portland.
@@NunyaBizness-p8ySo true 😢
Far right is the only thing which prevents the left. Wake up. Moderates are useless.
Women could vote in Idaho 30 years before the rest of the country. We were always a forward-thinking liberal state until a bunch of conservatives moved here from Orange County in the 1980s. And now the conservatives tell people "don't bring your liberal ways to our state" as if they were the founders of this place.
30 years before the rest of the country Idaho had a population of 100 😂 and they knew the women were smart conservatives
@@loretta6089 Parts of my family came here is wagon trains. Can tell you my great grandparents, ranchers, despised FDR.
@@tenbadthings I believe that and as they should have 👍. Sounds like they were very smart people
If any of you care, get involved.get rid of the mayor for starters.
Some feel this way
With extreme prejudice
She's very popular. You're better off living in Star or something if you want a conservative mayor.
Just vote that crap out.
No we need to get rid of the governor first!
People need to push back against the ideology now. Tolerance is not a virtue. It is a social lubricant without any value beyond keeping the peace. There are many things you should never tolerate. Being judgmental isn't a vice when it is paired with prudence. So don't think it is bad to judge. It is there to keep us safe from the threats of the world.
Tolerance is like an oil in a motor :)
Thanks for sharing
Well said.
Bring judgemental based on what exactly? Your religious indoctrination? Your extremist political leanings? Both of those are a you problem, not the general population.
@@livinginidahowhat is the purpose of the motor and where is it going?
@@MrEMannbased on the best religion ever and traditional values which made the USA the most prosperous country in the world for decades until tyranny has returned in the form of liberalism.
ntrigued by the perspective on Boise's political landscape! Your insights on surrounding cities add depth to the decision-making process - considering a move and will definitely reach out for guidance!
Thanks for watching and commenting
Thank ypu for your honest coverage of this topic. We want to move to Idaho after watching Colorado fall apart from the California swarm and dont want to sign up for a repeat. Definitely sounds like eastern Idaho is a better fit for us
I'm in the same boat, Colorado is a mess. I hope Idaho isn't next.
I'm leaving Colorado after 50 years. Just bought a place in Sandpoint, ID.
Please get involved save Idaho
We're full.
You may find it fits you well.
Thanks for watching and commenting
I’m so glad it is. The rest of Idaho is stuck in the past. It’s one of Boises best qualities.
We're not stuck in the past. We just choose to live better than the rest of the country.
Stuck in the past and proud of their ignorance.
From Meridian, went to downtown to see so many pride flags. This is why I prefer the village.
@@snowflake15sicesculpture why are you offended by flags?
@@gageshippy2256 better for who? White straight Christian males only? That isn’t better. Tolerance of others should be cherished, not chastised.
I have been to Boise twice in the last year to visit family.
First visit we rode bikes a lot around neighborhoods and saw lots of LGBTQ flags hung people’s houses.
Second visit went to a Mexican restaurant downtown and there was a huge LGBTQ flag on the wall and went into a used music store and lots of LGBTQ merchandise for sale.
I am from San Jose, California which is very liberal.
My take is LGBTQ = Liberal
Not much more to say.
Please notice I have not said anything bad or negative just pointing out my observations.
Thanks for sharing.
You went to Boise and all you can post about is flags???
Your whole screed is liberal logic.
@@Lutherson1962 Conservative areas do not fly any flags other than American flag.
Live and let live quickly turning into a marxi$t authoritarian takeover
Thank you, I get it.
Short answer is YUP.
Its funny how every person who moves to Idaho from some insane place where everything has fallen apart; talks about Idaho like the things they are running from will not follow them here. You cant run away from an "illness", you just bring it with you or on your person. Everyone moving here is coming because they think its a better and safer place to live, but they cannot see the truth that what they are looking for cannot be found. The only thing that made Idaho special was that you werent here, thats why you will not have the future you seek.
That is so ridiculous. If someone moves here from a blue state and not only always voted red in that blue state but will continue to vote red in Idaho where I come from that's called leaving a bad situation for a better life. I moved here from NJ. This just sounds to me like you are bitter about people moving here in general because your comment makes no sense
@@loretta6089 Say what you want but the number one thing that creates an unhappy society is when the mass of people is agitated. I have lived here my entire life, about 15 years ago it was incredibly peaceful. There was no traffic, there were no lines, there were no all day trips to the DMV, tickets to things never sold out and if that was too much, all you had to do to be left alone was leave pavement. Now, you can't go anywhere without being surrounded by a bunch of idiots ruining everything. First of all the majority of people moving here are sociopathic levels of rude and impolite. Traffic is insane now all day long, people drive like the worst assholes I have ever seen in said traffic which is fairly new, anytime there's a demand for something stores and local businesses can't keep up, the winter months have become outright deadly at this point because so many people can't handle basic winter driving conditions. Im sure its only a matter of time before the East Coasters demand the State to start dumping metric tons of salt on the road every winter so nobody can have anything nice, just clapped out rust buckets driving around. The worst thing now is you can't even go to the mountains without running into groups of outlanders "recreating" and pretending to be outdoorsy. The type of people that get uneasy when they see a firearm in its natural environment; the forest. By far the worst people are the ones that reenact the action scenes from the MadMax franchise on a convoy of obnoxious side by sides and make it impossible for anyone outside of their group to have a good time, while simultaneously destroying public land and unpaved roads so people can be pissed at them even when they arent there. You're DAMN RIGHT were bitter about it and you would be too if you had what we had! It wasn't about politics here until people started showing up, Right and Left were private affairs in Idaho and now its completely toxic with people like Lauren McClean. Shes not even an Idahoan shes from BOSTON! As far as Im concerned she shouldve been ineligible to even enter the running. Sorry, let me get back on track here... The point Im trying to make is that when theres too many people in an area, it creates a condition where NOBODY gets what they want and EVERYONE is experiencing maximum agitation. When everyone in the country decides to move to "small town", it stops being "small town" and becomes just another "big town" with the same problems as the one they moved away from. I know it's not your fault and as an individual you are no more culpable than anyone else. It doesn't change how we locals feel though. I hope you get to experience what little is left before its all gone...
@@NunyaBizness-p8y I totally agree with everything you just said and I do understand why you feel this way. I misunderstood your initial comment and I apologize. I moved here from NJ 6 years ago and just the change from then to now is also upsetting to me. I have noticed all the negative effects of the invasion from California. We actually lived here 24 yrs ago for 5 years and you are absolutely right. The state is being ruined. Once again I apologize for the misunderstanding and agree with everything you said 😊
@@loretta6089 Ive always preferred you folks from the East Coast for the record lol you seem by far to be more in touch with reality than the Californians, despite the politics I enjoyed every minute I spent over there as a tourist. Obviously theres the outliers like the kids who were on Jersey Shore, which Im certain the majority of which were characters they were acting out and not their genuine selves... You are correct saying that it didn't get truly bad until the Californians started their mass migration here, I actually read an article the other day saying that Californians were the rudest people in America and that their kids were having an affect on other kids in Idaho schools. This was from a major local news outlet, I think KTVB or Channel 2 maybe. Californians I have noticed are culturally the most selfish and obnoxious, self-centered people that we are dealing with in Idaho. I have met very few whom I enjoyed speaking with and even they required some coaching to make them self-conscious enough to modify their behaviour. Its as if they believe that being from California makes them just as important as Hollywood celebrities, when the actual way in which we equate them to Hollywood celebrities is with the same level of disgust and disdain. They have zero respect for nature or other people, its as if they think they've moved to some lawless place where nobody will hold them accountable and sadly for the time being they're not wrong. It's obvious that our local Law Enforcement is unable to handle the volume of humans in the Treasure Valley now. Driving on I84 now is either a congested standstill or a life and death contest when its moving, if Law Enforcement was still efficable in that capacity it wouldn't be this way. My Wifes parents live in a subdivision out in Nampa, they are the only Idahoans there and every single person around them is like bougie trailer trash, all Californians. Their next door neighbor intentionally trapped an Owl in his barn. The neighbor across the street came over and tried to physically assault my Father in Law because FIL asked him to stop mowing his field of weeds down and creating a dust bowl every summer. He asked this because the dust was causing them property damage. My description of the Californians moving here is that they're like Vagrants who wear nice clothes and have a home to return to after a long day of harassing the public. They truly behave in much the same way as the mentally ill or substance abusing homeless that plague their home state. Must not be too far off from true because they tolerate them down there and pontificate others to tolerate them elsewhere.
@@loretta6089It is the culture. Culture is like a soul of a people, and all of these outsiders come from a sick culture and bring it with them, and so in their attempt of trying to escape the places they came from, those people actually bring it with them. Take care and God bless
Boise is too liberal for Idaho but it is what it is. Looking forward to the mayor being voted out one day. Although that likely won’t happen given all the rich leftist living in the north end. It amazes me how people move here because they don’t like their politics yet vote left. Might be nicer back in Portland or Seattle……perhaps those people should move out of Boise…….
It’s an interesting idea and something people need to consider
Most of the people moving here are conservative and vote that way. They just are moving to west Ada county.
Most conservatives will find that Canyon County is more in line with their views. I'm a Nampa resident, and prefer never going into Boise whenever possible to avoid it.
Well, Boise is too liberal for the conservative transplants who have been colonizing rural Idaho since the 1980s, sure. But before they came here, Idaho was the 2nd state to have female suffrage (right after Wyoming, which was also liberal before the conservatives moved there). The thing about liberals you might not understand is that if you're going to tame a land you have to not be the type who gives all your labor and sweat to billionaires by paying taxes to a govt who gives your money to billionaires. Because if you care so little about your sweat and labor that you'd hand it over to billionaires you probably have never really worked much. That's why union members are generally more liberal. They actually *work* for a living.
@havable my main complaints with Liberals like Mayor McClown is her support of many leftist talking points. I agree with you on labor. As an Accountant for the last 40 years, I will agree there are a lot of rich people who are greedy and self centered, especially when it comes to employees. My disdain for liberals centers mainly around 2A issues, as well as being soft on crime, but also their stance on open borders and school curriculum, DEI, etc.
Boise is a medium with which the entire USA should take a lesson from.
I enjoy your channel but feel you haven't been in Idaho long enough to give a perspective on the liberal/conservative vibe of Boise. I have only lived in Idaho 35yrs and can say without a doubt Boise has totally shifted in the liberal direction and has lost it's charm. The real tragedy is with the growing liberal population the same failed ways of governing which caused them to escape their previous communities is being forced on the state due to Boise's population.
what failed ways of governing?
@@TheDanhewitt Essentially allowing retail theft in CA up to $950 (CA) CA law holds that stealing merchandise worth $950 or less is just a misdemeanor. Stores are leaving liberal cities in droves, like CA, and others, due to soft on crime policies. Having an open border (8million new illegals under Biden). Sanctuary Cities are now crying uncle and are under strain due to their failed ideological policies. No cash bail (CA, NY). Legalizing drugs (OR). Liberal cities allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections. Exorbitant gas tax (CA) leading to highest in the nation prices for Californians. CA trying to force automakers to go EV only. Demand for EV is actually starting to go down and EVs are no longer selling well. Leftwing COVID policies were a disaster when it came to businesses, paper masks, in school learning, etc. CA was one of the last to open up and clearly wasn't "following the science" after several years went by. And on, and on, and on, and on.
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I've lived in Boise for fifty years and it has changed with the times, because its liberal enough to be adaptable and not go extinct.
@@TheDanhewitt Not sure about Boise, but, if it has been infected with the far-left pathogen than that is a receipt for disaster. I live in CA and have seen the failed policies such as retail theft explosion under $900, or an anti-free market forced $20hr min for fast food. Liberal governance failing has have been on full display ever since the Antifa/BLM riots of 2020 ("summer of love") and the woke revolution that followed with the woke mind virus pathogen epidemic. Liberal governance, where they have had full and complete control, has constantly failed in leftwing strongholds across the country such as NY city, L.A., San Fran, Chicago (to name a few). Their policies have come back to haunt them with regards to crime, theft, no cash bail, sanctuary cities, etc. etc.. And the left got it wrong with extended draconian lockdown governance that went years and years out even when 'the science' didn't back them up any longer. Maybe the OP is worried about those failed ways of governing haunting their traditionally conservative state? 🤷♂
We call boise Northern California
Here in Boise, we call it Boise because its a unique place not whatever label you put on it out of ignorance. Most of Idaho is fine but Idahoans call Northern Idaho "Nazi Germany" and we do so with cause.
Boise Idaho native 50+ years. Boise has gone more purple but not by much but Idaho as a whole is deeply red just so you know. In Boise proper, you have the North End that has ALWAYS been liberal but that is about the extent of it. Yes, downtown Boise is definitely more liberal, but If you do any significant research on Boise, you'll know we've ALWAYS had a strong LGBTQ community, look up "Boys of Boise" from the 50's". The pride flags you see are mostly in the North End and along Harrison Boulevard. As far as the Mayor, calm down, she isn't going to turn Boise into Portland. And as far as legalizing drugs like Oregon, it won't ever happen. Idaho will be the last state to legalize any drugs including cannabis, this is why we have a very low homeless population. Our State is still very rural, very conservative, quite LDS (Eastern Idaho) and strongly Christian. I will say, that as a native you will ruffle feathers if you come up here and try to drastically change to fit your lifestyle if it runs a fowl with Urban vs Rural ideologies. If you come, you need to be able to adapt to more rural ways. - i.e. gun laws. But from what I'm finding out, a lot of people from blue states like California are actually political refugees and aren't interested in fundamentally changing the landscape but to blend in. Boise has a LONG ways to go before we'd be a Denver or Portland or Seattle. Whenever you legalize drugs, a certain demographic will flock to be part of that scene. Boise doesn't have that.
Great comment and well said. Thanks for watching and sharing
Dont conflate being Christian with religious freedom.
Christianity here in Idaho is super progressive and lacks many traditional Christian values. The majority of churches here do not adhere to strict biblical teachings.
Remember people, being a Christian is about faith and obedience. It is not Chipotle where you pick what you do want and leave what you dont.
@@scrwwea_nhl_hut5288 Well, you are entitled to your opinion. I guess out of everything I said in my original comment, you chose to bring up Christianity vs religious freedom which was about 5 words of the entire statement. Which is an interesting opinion but free to express none the less.
@@hollyloomer7667 Yeah, most people don’t post or even read long drawn out paragraphs. In your original comment, there was only one thing worth responding to and that is the false narrative certain parts are more conservative and that was based on your assessment that these parts were also more “Christian”.
My comment was to refute that belief and state that there is a vast difference between traditional conservative Christianity (ie Calvinism) vs general religious freedoms.
What I have seen from MULTIPLE “Christian” churches out here is Christian light. It is not biblically based and very progressive. I would even go as far as saying I have seen firsthand traditional Christianity mocked openly by these churches.
As for the rest of your post, I had no comment then and still dont now.
@@scrwwea_nhl_hut5288 "The majority of churches here do not adhere to strict biblical teachings. "
Ahem. In Matthew 25, Jesus said if you fail to "invite the foreign stranger in" he will personally throw you in the Lake of Fire. "I was a stranger in Egypt," he said, "and however you treated the least of these is how you treated me." Wanna give any more lectures about how its progressives, not conservatives, who "do not adhere to strict biblical teachings?" I mean, the *only* place in the Bible where Jesus threatened to kill us, *should* be the part we all read and are super strict about, right? Because Jesus didn't make a lot of threats. But conservatives just laugh that off because they'd rather be a racist in hell than with Jesus in Heaven. As you said: "It is not Chipotle where you pick what you do want and leave what you dont." So stop harassing immigrants if you aren't some Chipotle Christian. Technically, you're supposed to *invite* the foreign strangers in. So merely tolerating isn't enough. You have to find room in your heart for immigrants, even if they're not your same skin color. That or its Hell for you bub. That's what the Bible says, and you claim your view of religion is that its about "faith and obedience." So obey Jesus or Burn In Hell. Or just admit that you prefer Chipotle.
Please put a lid on it, and KEEP it RED. Hold on, and protect this state, fellow American Republicans. Vote with all your might, and SAVE Boise Idaho by voting RED and keeping Idaho RED. Keep the wacko blue mentality out and don't let them take over and run you out.
You need to know who you are voting for there are wolves in sheep clothing. Know what your vote will vote for not all Republicans are conservative.
@@joealexander2300 The way Democrats think about most everything has been dangerous to the public and our safety. That is a fact. Just look at the craziness of the blue states and where we are today.
@@joealexander2300 Right. But we know which ones are and which ones are not.
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When I was a teenager living in Weiser, I knew I Republican was the best. Especially after listening to the political debates. My first time voting, I voted Republican. All these years later, I still vote Republican. I find Republicans are the ones who love our country. Republicans also love and respect our American Flag. I would hate to see liberals turn Idaho into a California....
If a place is not deemed "racist", I'm not interested in moving there. Turns out all the racists are really just the remaining sane, normal people in the country wanting to raise their families.
Thanks for watching and for the comment.
Good. Stay out of Boise. The only people we won't tolerate are haters.
@@havable Moving there and will enjoy every second of bothering you
@@tom-uspsa there’s no greater hate than Christian “love”.
I'm originally from Idaho. I left many years ago. No matter where I lived, I was always loyal to Idaho. So I've aged since I left. Being older, the rural areas wouldn't work for me.
Is Boisie senior citizen friendly? Or is it better for the younger people?
There is good options around the valley. We have some nice 55+ communities as well.
Where are you moving from?
I currently live in Utah.
Boise is friendly to anyone who doesn't hate people they've never met.
I would rather live in Nampa than Boisie. I can imagine Nampa has changed since I was there. Boisie is just to big.
I'm proud of our American Flag. I love seeing our American flag flying high all around America.
Ugh …speechless …had no idea … Eagle is a sanctuary city ? …death-nail …this from a conservative guy who grew up in the SF Bay Area, looking to get out. Thanks for your honesty … Peace
@@gridrunner1319 Eagle is not a sanctuary city
Thanks for watching
@@livinginidahoThanks …saw the screen shot in video saying it was a. “sanctuary city” …couldn’t believe it …then saw a video with mayor declaring Eagle as not a sanctuary city …good for them. Cali has 50% of all the homeless in the USA because of its policies …and is loosen people daily ..because they have had enough …once beautiful downtown SF is a ghost town …still filled with empty retail as well as completely empty buildings ….actually depressing, as a guy who grew up in the area …property values in SF still “eroding”. Anyway …crazy times … Thanks …
Wow interesting video! We stopped by Boise on our way out of Seattle down to Texas a few years ago. Loved it passing through. We ended up in Rockwall Texas East Dallas Suburbs. It is everything Texas is cracked up to be.
Glad Texas is working for you!
You already pronounced it wrong
Exactly is BOI-SEE not BOI-ZEE
I lived there 30 years. Political trends come and go there, and come again. I will say most things there have ties to businesses, corporate interest, or some other special interest when it comes to politics. Especially in a state funded like it is. In a more direct answer, it was a common joke around elections that of the candidates Boise had two parties: Republican and Liberal Republican.
We’re moving to the Boise area from the Phoenix area. We’re not moving to Boise proper though because of the politics. We’re hoping to bring more red to the Idaho. CA has been flushing AZ out for years now and it is only getting worse.
Yes. Yes, it is.
Boise is too liberal. And I'm from Vancouver BC
Is it a city? If yes, then it's too liberal.
Typically goes that way
Yes. Boise is too liberal.
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Coeur d Alene might be for you
I have lived in Boise for 32 years. Definitely more liberal than in the early 2000’s. Downtown leans liberal and the north end is uber liberal. Once you’re 5-10 miles from downtown, it becomes way more conservative. I think it’s these conservative influences that keep the greenbelt and parks relatively safe. My advice. If you lean right and are moving to Idaho, I would put Boise low on your list.
Why do we have to let them divide us with lables? Why can't we all just work together for the highest good of ALL?
Because not all of us want the same things. It's easy to tell who wants what based on the labels.
@@gageshippy2256 I would hope most people want a world of peace, love and harmony. And to be safe in our physical bodies. To unite as one human race. Or at least the is what I want.
@@reneemoss2487 how are we going to go about getting that? Plus you're forgetting that evil people who only seek their own pleasure know that government is an excellent way to get it right? If I wanted a harem then I would figure out that being rich in a position of power is an excellent way to attract a lot of women.
@@gageshippy2256 Yes I agree that is what evil people would do. I guess I have more hope for humanity and We The People have more power than the evil corrupt government if we would just Unite as on human race instead of allowing them to divide us.
@@reneemoss2487 there's no point in uniting people against what you believe to be corruption unless you have a more violent or well orchestrated plan to get rid of say a corrupt senator. Joe Biden dropped out of the race because his powerful allies made him. Not because the people got fed up with him being the worst president in 80 years.
This past June it looked like any other Western city!
as long as people keep migrating to the Boise area to escape their problems the liberalization of the Boise area will continue and it is more liberal than most of the state but that wasn't the case 10+ years ago. These people moving to the area with their views even if they were conservative where they came from that may be mild compared to a Idaho native. Maybe it was too conservative in the past but it's definitely moving in the other direction.
Boise has been voting Democrat for at least the last 30 years
@@jlpsuroeste en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Idaho
I have family in Idaho
Love your content
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It's not too liberal as much as it's too Californicated.
I bet you hate all our music festivals we have here in Boise, what with that guitar on your icon and all. I bet you especially hate that its a great place to cut your teeth as a musician, get a gig without having to sell tickets, and hone the performance part of your art. If you don't hate all that stuff, you should know that it was liberals who organized it all. And we are Idahoans, not Californians. The Californians are the Orange County republicans who colonized Idaho in the 1980s, turning it into a red state for the first time in our history. It was conservatives who moved here and changed it for the worse, not liberals. We were doing just fine before Cali moved here and started banning books and so forth. We actually *like* having rights here, at least we liberals in Boise like that. The rest of Idaho doesn't like rights so much anymore, which is why they always vote for the party who takes all our rights away. But lately they gave special rights to rapists so they and their family can have visitation rights to the rape babies they raped into existence with an assist from the state legislature who also gave them the special rights to visitation. Freedom should not include the right to rape someone and then get to force your victim to endure your presence for the next 18 years on the regular. That should still be considered a crime. It is, but after the rapist leaves prison they are then free to "be in the life of" the woman they raped, whose life they ruined by knocking her up and then the state forcing her at gunpoint to bear the rapists' baby and then endure his entire family and their claws all over her baby.
I'm a conservative, but I think we need more Democrats in Idaho. Our two-party system only works well when there is general parity. We all have to compromise with our neighbors and I think going slower is always better than moving too fast
No, no we don't. Matter of fact, most Rs in this state are really Democrats. A phenomena around most of the country and in D.C. e.g. Mike Fucking Simpson who votes with the Dems most of the time and then runs as a "conservative" and the dipshit R voters keep sending that useless trough feeder back.
Stop running away from failed policies just to vote for those failed policies again!
good stuff as always let me know when you are in Moscow again
every large city is.
I find this often to be the case
Do you have a "Boise too conservative" video?
I’ve thought about making one…. ☝️
What are your thoughts on the topic?
We need more conservatives across the country and not just in Idaho.
America is not a political party. Isolating is not the answer. I’m so tired of the labeling and “sides”. Guess what? America is changing…. In population make up and in climate change mitigation. People need to stop imposing their views upon others….that will go a long way to learning to live and let live again. Blue is coming to red states. Purple is not a bad color. For me it offers the opportunity to take the best from both perspectives. Live and let live.
Climate change migration? Wtf are you blithering about.
Bad ideas with horrible outcomes seem to be much more prevalent with today’s left. Sure both “sides” have issues however anyone that doesn’t see the left as a dumpster fire based upon the evidence of outcomes has their head in the sand. Name a liberal city or state that isn’t in total chaos. Sorry, just because you believe something doesn’t make it right when the facts contradict.
Wishful thinking. The liberals of today have some weird manifest destiny thing going on, wherever they move to the local flavor/culture goes extinct.
Purple is a bad color because those on the left are unwilling to have logical conversations. It used to be that you could have friends with very broad political views and have meaningful discourse and debate and walk away friends. Unfortunately, liberals are now trying to force their beliefs on everyone else and if you disagree with them, they are using damning tactics of labelling you a fascist, racist, nazi, etc, etc. It is a playbook that liberals have been using for a long time, label someone quickly, be loud about it, and then it must be true, it is a very toxic practice. Liberals are the reason "cancel culture" exists and that is toxic. Cancel culture is about silencing your voice if you don't agree with a particular group or vocal minority.
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Short answer is yes, Boise is too Liberal. Like any majority liberal city, it will start to decay. Sad because Idaho is amazing. There is just no where you can go that liberals won't ruin.
You should probably go somewhere else before that happens. Boise won’t miss you.
@@FossePosse nah, been here 34 years. Thanks for the terrible advice though. Question, why do liberals love living in red states? Why are they not all flocking to Blue states? Honest question.
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@@SolidSnake_1776 "Question, why do liberals love living in red states? Why are they not all flocking to Blue states? Honest question."
Uh, well, Idaho was a blue state until Orange County, CA conservatives moved here in the 1980s. How come conservatives colonize blue states instead of staying where they're from? We started out blue here. Women could vote in Idaho 30 years before the rest of the country. Why don't conservatives colonize red states instead of moving to blue ones? Personally, I love Boise. I'm not leaving because its a perfect little city. I don't live here in spite of it. I wonder what you're still doing here instead of flocking to some red state.
@@havable hmm I really want to correct your statements here but TBH i'm just not feeling today. 😘
I am a libertarian and lean more liberal, however I love your content about the state of Idaho. I am also going to move to a western state in a handleful of years.
😡 so you want to spread your cancer? Why don't you stay in the place you helped ruin?
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The disease is spreading
Some think so
Please go away.
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@@livinginidaho Who said I watched it? Within seconds I knew your bias. It's in the freaking title. Leave my feed. Thank you for leaving.
@@FiveFigsDigitalThe fact that you told someone to “go away” solely due to their video’s title is absolutely embarrassing.
@@GraylanSakaris Paying $130,000 in hush money to a porn Star is embarrassing. You need a new definition of "ABSOLUTELY EMBARRASSING." I watched the video. It sucked. I don't know why it ever ended up in my feed unless he paid to promote it and it got sent to me. Goodbye.
Next city to turn to shit.
I sure hope not….
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Born and raised Idaho guy here but when it comes to Boise I think to myself great town but not sure I want to live there. I live in Twin Falls happy my town has not fallen to the dark side yet. But I get worried Idaho is going to turn into a liberal puke hole if we don't stay vigilant.
I grew up in Boise. It's turning into Portland 2.0, with lots of help from the awful mayor.
Can feel this way sometimes
@@livinginidaho I mean I'm hoping for the best... but I'm not counting on it
same here.
I work in Boise and I really dislike it, so I live as far out as possible. I feel like it was much less liberal in the 80s-90s, before the latest wave of Californian emigration.
"it was much less liberal in the 80s-90s"
You are correct. It was the 1980s when Orange County, California colonized Idaho and turned it into a red state. Before that we were so left wing we had a *very* popular governor who would pardon anyone who went AWOL over Vietnam because it was not a justified war and he didn't want people dying over the ambitions of federal politicians. Most popular governor in our history in fact. We also had laws allowing women to vote 30 years before the rest of the country. Idaho's history is of a liberal place, up until 40 years ago when OC conservatives moved here and now tell everyone else not to move here unless you hate all the same people they hate. ALL of Idaho was liberal, not just Boise. At least enough of it was liberal that we had such a governor. His name was Cecil Andrus. Look him up.
@@havableliberals from decades ago are now conservatives because the blue shift has gone as far as saying sexually mutilating children is a human right.
This is great info thank you. It sounds like you're saying that the towns outside of Boise are more conservative such as Star, Eagle, etc.?
I'm not Craig, but yes all those towns he mentioned are much more conservative than Boise. Boise is close to going down a slippery slope, but have not fallen to the levels of Portland, LA, Seattle etc, and I completely agree the downtown area and parks fell very safe and are for the most part clean with very little homelessness evident. Boise PD will take care of business, they are doing their jobs, not hampered yet completely by politicians who tie their hands behind their back. We moved from CA to the Eagle/Star area and love it! Should have done it years ago. Lots of conservative transplants that have fled the left coast.
Yes, but they are all in the same valley, so close together. That is why we need to stay strong and stay RED, fight back.
Yes that is correct 👍🏼
@@LTRegulate "Boise is close to going down a slippery slope"
Boise is a cultural paradise. If you don't like homelessness, tell it to Reagan who closed all the mental hospitals. We've had homeless people ever since. I live near three homeless shelters and my neighborhood has basically zero crime. The only time a bike has been stolen from my yard was after a big BSU football game when some drunk jock decided he needed my bike more than I did.
@@birdlynn417 stay purple and have balance. If it was all red there’d be no plan and no money for anything. Idaho already has some of the worst public education and lowest wages. Too far left and it’ll be tent cities all over the green belt. Balance is the key, not one sided nonsense.
As someone who was born here, I have to say, it is more conservative than liberal.
I'm 60 now. When I was in the military, I was stationed in very conservative states that had more of a homeless population and higher crime than Boise.
And that was during the Reagan administration.
My son lives in Nampa, we live in Hope. But I call Boise Boisefornia……….. nuff said…….
Man, I have been here a year. Way way more “liberal sign” than I saw in the woodlands Texas…… scared for the state I chose based on the values I saw historically present here. The city will grow…… eventually the Boise population will out number everyone else in the state (see Colorado voting history), and everyone is F#%^^%^*…… will happen about the time Eastern Oregon merges, hopefully delays that inevitability…..
As a Boise native, if you don't like liberals don't move here. If you're a liberal or communist, move here!
If you're intolerant of your countrymen, find a new country!
Here's something you should stop & understand. All of you relocating to Idaho, escaping the homeless problem. You are creating the very same problem here.
Yes it has,,moved out to the surrounding area
Ideally, Boise will become even more liberal, more diverse, more welcoming of diversity, of refugee populations, and a haven of creative and liberal thought. 5th generation Idahoan here.
Ideally Boise, like so many other historically more conservative cities, won't become liberal like the cities everyone is fleeing to move to places like Boise, Utah (where we currently live), Tennessee, Arizona, Florida, Texas, etc...hopefully people leave their politics behind in the places they're fleeing and take a long hard look at what has happened to once great states like California (my home state where I lived 30+ years), Washington, and Oregon and learn from the mistakes made of allowing extreme liberalism to ruin them in just about every way you can imagine (lack of safety, homelessness, dirtiness, extreme cost of living from over taxation, etc)
does the Pope wear a funny hat?
Yes
2 years ago they floated a "Vote Blue" hot air balloon over downtown. I feel like that says enough.
Great story
HEY CRAIG ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BOISE AREA,YOUR VIDEOS ARE GREAT 👍
Johnny, thanks for the comment and for watching
I grew up in Plummer and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Unfortunately, now live in the Seattle area but hoping to be able to make a move out of Washington state to a free state and possibly back to Idaho. Recently started looking at Boise.
What has you considering Boise as an option?
@@livinginidaho Idaho in general is more aligned with my political beliefs. Most important to me is a state that isn't infringing on my second amendment rights. The Boise area in general appears to be a bit more affordable than Kootenai County in the Panhandle, and I can't afford homes in that area. Ideally, I would be able to find a place that I could buy outright after I sell my house in Washington State. Looking to be able to own with no mortgage. However, I would consider mortgaging a workshop on the property with the house. Areas surrounding Boise would also be fine, I do want the schools to be decent. BSU being nearby is a plus for my kids for college.
Blue cancer🤦♂️
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Love "their" freedoms. Key word: their. Freedom should extend to all not just "them." This is what's missing from far right and left both. I live in Boise and while it is more moderate than the majority of Idaho, its still far less so than many other places outside of the state.
Very informative. Looking to move my family from a Deep Red county in Co to the deepest darkest color of red Idaho has to offer. Boise has now been crossed off the list.
@@codycrawford471 good, glad you’re not coming. Boise is great because it’s a bubble of open minded people. Not bible thumping hate groups.
@@shamitoson "open minded" is another term for " illogical" im guessing u have no idea what a woman even is.
Click bait
We are from Portland and moved to Bend 11 years ago. But we LOVE Boise! I always think it is all so clean & shiny, like Portland used to be 30 years ago. I am so sad to hear then that Boise may be heading that way. This is exactly why citizens can't just stand by and see really bad policies put in place by woke politicians. Those policies are bad for families.
Sounds like you’ve seen a lot of change in Oregon over the years. We moved here from Portland because we just could see our selves living in that city any longer.
Is there one liberal in that city? Then yes, too liberal.
That’s a bit extreme
We conservatives need to utilize the conservative judicial system that we have voted in.
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"to utilize the conservative judicial system that we have voted in"
If you've ever read the constitution then you know its supposed to be congress writing the laws not judges. But hey, conservatives have never really cared about principles or anything, let alone the constitution. And our current supreme court writes a lot of laws, vetoes a lot of laws. They do a lot of stuff that the constitution forbids.
You do realize there are state governments right? Plus conservatives are best when they are running society and not the government. Liberals are more effective in government but will eventually degrade both. @@havable
So Boise is gay. Ok good video. Sounds like Helena Montana.
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Hello from Seattle
Where at in Seattle?
Boise is the next Portland
I wish we could pass federal and state laws saying, if you move from a state (NY, CA, OR, WA), you are not allowed to vote Blue for 20 years? Price of admission into a conservative state so the mind virus doesn't spread. 😆
Interesting 🤔
It's not Liberal enough! We transplants are working hard to change that.
Hmmm 🤔 thanks for letting me know
Yes Boise is too liberal.