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The Fuse to the Blue State Demographic Bomb Has Been Lit. Sit Back, and Enjoy the Show.
The Fuse to the Blue State Demographic Bomb Has Been Lit. Sit Back, and Enjoy the Show.
Analysis of demographic shifts fueling population loss in blue states and gains in red states across the US.
Are demographics really destiny? The 19th-century philosopher Auguste Comte, credited with the aphorism, emphasized that population trends are the most reliable predictors of a country's long-term trajectory. Comte actually said "demography" was destiny, which makes more sense, but the idea that a nation's future can be predicted by figuring out where people are moving is still a solid theory.
In 2002, Democrats John Judis and Ruy Teixeira wrote The Emerging Democratic Majority, which significantly revived the "demography is destiny" argument. They proposed that growing minority populations and professional classes would create an inevitable advantage for the Democratic Party — a thesis that has been a central point of debate in U.S. politics for over two decades.
It was debatable until the elections of 2020 and 2024, when millions of black males, Hispanic males, and younger white males abandoned the party that had done nothing for them and dipped a toe into Republican waters when Donald Trump ran for president.
So much for "demographics is destiny."
Now that the Judis-Teixeira theory of Democratic Party supremacy has died, all of a sudden, sociologists are claiming "demographics are destiny" was never a correct interpretation of the facts.
In fact, there's a lot more to demographics than race or gender. There's the very real and consequential fact of people "voting with their feet." As it stands now, those votes are shifting massively toward red states.
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The blue states are in a demographic doom loop. They need to create high taxes to pay for the numerous goodies they give to residents, but that leads to an exodus of wealth and people. To make up for the losses, blue states import and encourage illegal aliens to settle there. But illegals are a huge drain on the state treasury, leading to the need to raise taxes, and the loop closes on itself.
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The blue states are in the process of "managed decline." Like a game of musical chairs, no Democratic politician wants to be caught in the open when the music stops.
The new year promises to be one of the most pivotal in recent history. Midterm elections will determine if we continue to move forward or slide back into lawfare, impeachments, and the toleration of fraud.
Commentary:
Before Blue Plantation states and cities meet their so called demise, first we must deport at least 10 to 15 million illegal aliens.
Love it, when I see the slow spiral to oblivion as Democrat Socialist policies raise taxes, recruit illegals and other state dependents, they raise taxes to care for the taker class, more producers leave, more takers are attracted for lush benefits, taxes are raised again and more and more and on and on as the whole state circles the toilet to the sewer. The prime examples are California, Oregon, Michigan and Minnesota.
Could the lesson take meaning and be taken to heart? Probably not. Too much to hope for. Like a cancer nobody wants to get as well.
Not just demography. Stupidity!