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I live in Texas, Austin specifically and Austin has always been the butt of jokes and also viewed as the evil leftist government. What state citizens have the strongest divergent opinion of it's government (poll). What state has citizens that rally around it's government? Not poll, just state your case.
Colorado. The state has a huge urban/rural divide and conservatives on the Western Slope and Eastern Plains like to use the word Denver as a pejorative.
I live in Texas, Austin specifically and Austin has always been the butt of jokes and also viewed as the evil leftist government. What state citizens have the strongest divergent opinion of it's government (poll). What state has citizens that rally around it's government? Not poll, just state your case.
You're describing a rural v urban thing that is common in the USA. If the capitol of Texas was moved to San Antonio, Austin's relationship with Texas wouldn't change. The fact that it is a capitol doesn't have anything to do with that. People in Texas aren't railing against the state government, they're railing against Austin itself. Just like Louisville vs Kentucky, St Louis vs Missouri, and a whole slew of other cities that are hated by the rest of their states.
Am I just not understanding the point of this thread? Someone help me out here.
Nashville big time. Nashville is a left / democratic City in a red state and gets tons of push back from Tennessee. Tennessee Government has it's moments of trying to punish the City because it wouldn't do what it wants them to do. Trying take overs to run certain things, etc. Even though Memphis is not the Capital, it faces the same issues. Atlanta and Georgia has definitely had these issues over the years. Blue Cities in red states with republican Governors!
I agree that the urban/rural divide in many states eclipses the animosity directed toward the state capital. It might also have some relation to what political party is in control of the state government at varying times.
In New Mexico, there is some disaffection with Santa Fe, but it doesn't seem to be related to size (ranks 4th) or very much government related. The COL, tourists, and wealthy transplants give the place a different sort of artificial vibe.
When I lived in Missouri (St. Louis and Jefferson City) there was so much of a rural vs. urban divide that most of the animosity directed toward Jefferson City, as the state capital, was from city dwellers. Rural folks hate St. Louis and Kansas City and Jefferson City was not much of a threat (unless the Democrats were in power).
Probably Austin. It’s large enough to hold actually relevance but because of that it’s culturally blackballed in TX.
It’s not just that, it’s also that Texans are culturally wired to question authority. You can’t put in a new stop sign without it being a big kerfuffle. Personally I like it that way.
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