Anonymous wrote:The big dog in the DC area, hence the jealousy and the hatred

Hardly. Can’t hold a candle to Fairfax or Loudoun. This is why they won’t let a bridge be built. Everyone would go work in nova.

Beggars on every corner

Anonymous wrote:The big dog in the DC area, hence the jealousy and the hatred

Yes. An old mastiff with a growing number of health issues.

The big dog in the DC area, hence the jealousy and the hatred

MoCo's problem is that it's stagnated economically, and the quality of life here has started to decline, albeit slowly.

I agree with the PP that the county has its head stuck in the sand. The same thing can be said of the entire state of Maryland, unfortunately.

Also, the sense of superiority in MoCo (i.e. "we're better than everywhere/everyone else") doesn't ring true anymore. It might have in the past, but it's outdated today, and it's impeding the ability of the county and state to wake up to reality.

We spend so much time making fun of Virginia, but Virginia is leaving Maryland in the dust. Petty name calling won't change that.

Anonymous wrote:Decline and mediocrity. Faded commercial areas like White Flint. Inability to attract and retain major businesses. School system where over 2/3 of the schools are now really bad. People in pockets of privilege bearing most of the tax burden and working overtime to convince themselves they aren’t suckers.

Have you been there lately?

A place that, frankly, has its head stuck in the sand and believes it's still the late 1990s.

Whiners and haters.

Decline and mediocrity. Faded commercial areas like White Flint. Inability to attract and retain major businesses. School system where over 2/3 of the schools are now really bad. People in pockets of privilege bearing most of the tax burden and working overtime to convince themselves they aren’t suckers.

Easy commute to DC comes to mind. Older homes in established neighborhoods. Numerous beautiful neighborhoods. Lack of endless new/used car lots. Buy a car and not pay taxes on it every year. Drive on any lane on any highway and not pay a variable cost to do so.

Russia? Actually, MoCo comes to mind. Ha!

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Anonymous wrote:Ms13, sanctuary cities, high taxes, loony liberalism, overpriced housing, bad traffic and people with horrible personalities.

Just out of curiosity what comes to mind when you think of Russia?
Let me guess...

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Hmmmm. Well I do enjoy polar bears a lot more than ms13 gangs cutting out the hearts of people in public parks. Moco loves them some ms13.

Anonymous wrote:Ms13, sanctuary cities, high taxes, loony liberalism, overpriced housing, bad traffic and people with horrible personalities.

Just out of curiosity what comes to mind when you think of Russia?
Let me guess...

Home

Ms13, sanctuary cities, high taxes, loony liberalism, overpriced housing, bad traffic and people with horrible personalities.

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Anonymous wrote:When I think of Montgomery County, I used to think: well educated, liberal, good schools. Now I think of the right wing PR agency being paid to tear its reputation apart and get people to vote its leadership out of office.

Right wingers are so pathetic.

I am a Democrat who has lived in MoCo for most of my life. MoCo faces real problems, and they are not due to the tribe and its media outlets. MoCo's problems are due to my party being taken over by activists. MoCo's business community has grown very little in a decade, during a period of prosperity. When the economy turns south, and it will at some point, MoCo is screwed. I am beginning to vote Republican at the state level, and Democratic at the federal level. I voted for Hogan, and would do so again, even though I do not agree with everything he does. We need more radical moderates, not radicals.

Activists are who does the work.

If you don't like the work the current activists are doing, then consider becoming an activist yourself.