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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“People with different political beliefs are unsettling to me.” So you’re the fascist trying to control your neighborhood streets, cool. Real head-scratcher why you don’t fit in anywhere. [/quote]

I'm not OP, but I don't think it's about politics.  It's about a more traditional, small-c conservative community that revolves around the nuclear family and sports and school politics. They probably mostly vote the same, but those are not OP's people - she is a single mom and an opinionated social justice activist.

OP, Takoma Park seems like the obvious choice for you.[/quote]

Well, I’m a conservative living in Takoma Park.  I love it.  I recognize where most people are coming from, but almost everyone is really nice and I’ve made great friends.  Maybe just take a step back.  You can agree to disagree.[/quote]

I'm pretty traditional, conservative on some issues, and live in TKPK, and love it, too.[b] I have plenty of open and honest discussions on all sorts of issues.[/b] I don't think OP's "I don't care if I rock the boat" attitude is going to be socially successful anywhere.[/quote]

But that is the point, right? OP wants to have these open and honest conversations. Her neighbors don't want that.  That is why TKPK would be a better fit.  Not because it has no conservatives, but because it's less conformist allowing people with a variety of viewpoints to feel comfortable[/quote]

+1.  [/quote]

This is what OP said: "I’m not super interested in playing politics with my neighbors. I’m pretty vocal about social injustice and I curse a lot — I don’t really buy into the “don’t rock the boat” ethos around me."

That doesn't sound like reasoned discussion of political issues. It sounds like ranting and cursing. Nobody likes that really. People might tolerate it if they already like you, but that's no way to make friends, even in Takoma Park.[/quote]

+1 from another (third?) Takoma Parker. I’m pretty liberal, and even my most liberal friends don’t want OP ranting and cursing around them, even if they agree with the general gist. [/quote]

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