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Lol it probably wouldn’t be a stretch to say that most people who are in this sub have never lived in Maine. I do genuinely agree though, it’s difficult to see Montanans elect millionaires (and billionaires) from out of state to govern and represent the state. The transplant scapegoat isn’t honestly that much of a scapegoat. There is a reason when Romans conquered a place they transplanted their own people into that place to oversee it. It’s an interesting phenomenon that Americans by and large are no longer “from” anywhere. Far fewer people have roots that they are proud of. Generational Montanans don’t typically have that problem.
Comment by WorldDirt at 02/02/2025 at 19:10 UTC
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The Maine comment was more to tell Montanans (of which I’m a 4th generation 🙄) they are not unique. This has happened in Colorado, Maine, Vermont - pretty much anywhere the scenery is pretty. In Great Falls, whenever a crime happens, “must be an out of stater!”. Yeah, you can blame Californians for selling their 2 million dollar houses and moving to Montana and raising the property value. But they can’t be blamed for every social ill. The state got redder as people from Bakersfield and Redding tired of California’s liberal state policies. Yet somehow, the transplants are bringing their “liberal values” and ruining our state.