Amusing article. Hope 🇺🇸 becomes so toxic to Libs they leave the country.
From article
To hear Stettin tell it, that is precisely why he is moving out of what Rick Perry once described as the “blueberry in the tomato soup,” a predominantly Democratic city full of liberal expats like himself seeking progressive politics and an urban lifestyle at a red-state cost-of-living discount. “It was easy to just be in Never Neverland, floating with a bunch of other transplants having a good time,” said Stettin, who relocated from Dallas to Austin five years ago.
But then 2020 happened. As the pandemic raged, Governor Greg Abbott banned municipalities including Austin from implementing COVID measures such as mask mandates. The following year, amid a brutal winter storm, the state’s electric grid failed, killing hundreds and leaving millions freezing in the dark, and it has yet to be fixed. That summer, Abbott codified permitless carry and further restricted voting access. This past February, he ordered investigations into the parents of trans children for child abuse. By June, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Texas was ten months ahead, having already effectively banned abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest and topped it with a $10,000 reward for informants.
“It’s like how a frog boils one degree at a time,” Stettin said. “They trigger-banned all abortion and they’re offering a bounty! What more do you need if you are a remotely liberal person to get the fuck out of here?” His destination was Massachusetts. “At least if I’m going to get into an argument with a guy in Boston,” he said, “he’s probably not carrying an AR-15 in his trunk.”
I wonder what will happen to the South by Southwest music festival?
I used to travel for business pretty much every week, and ABIA was my home airport. I absolutely hated it during SXSW. If I was unlucky enough to not get my normal upgrade (I was exec platinum) and ended up in coach it was IMPOSSIBLE to get overhead space for a carry-on. The bins were full from front to back with guitars and other instruments. I eventually stopped flying during those 2 weeks.
The only thing I've seen similar is Comic Con in San Diego. I had a long-term contract there, and every year during Comic con the hotels would double or triple their prices and still sell out. After the first 2 years I got smart and got a long-term hotel rental.