the idea that most people are voluntarily internally migrating in the US to pursue preferable public institutions is like beliving that most people are evicted because they prefer to be unhoused.

a whole shitpot full of people are leaving an apocalyptic community and chasing the promise of a job. the capitalists are luring them--often under false pretenses--into the places where the workers have the least political power.

there are people moving to friendlier and more tolerant spaces, to be sure, but their personal risk is mitigated by their class-position and income level.