Los Angeles is very good at branding itself as liberal. That’s why you get reactions like this.
When Neil Anderson moved from Florida to Los Angeles to start a church, his family asked him, “Are you the only Republican there?”
Anderson also believedeveryone in LA is liberal. He imagined “people would just be running naked down the streets,” he said.
But Anderson eventually found his tribe, by attending events like conservative comedy nights or conservative Halloween parties. After all,one in five registered votersin Los Angeles County are Republicans. Half are Democrats. And 23 percent have no party preference.
Modern liberalism is about believing in fairness and equality, and using government to level the playing field.
But famously liberal Los Angeles also suffers from some of the worst inequality in the United States.
Here’s how one of America’s most democratic counties behaves in ways that don’t always align with the values it projects to the world.
The perception that everyone in LA is extremely liberal is amplified by famous voices in the entertainment industry,who advocate for liberal causes.
TakeJoaquin Phoenix’s speechat the Oscars in 2020. “Whether we’re talking about gender inequality or racism or queer rights or indigenous rights or animal rights, we’re talking about the fight against injustice,” he said while accepting the Best Actor award.
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