Well, I have just developed a lot of hatred for some of these people I guess... but there is a lot of commonality between the religious organization and communist / fascist ideas, whether they are explicitly expressed or just a byproduct. Also, the public face of leadership is sometimes different from what they behave like in meetings and some of the things they say in private to the right "inside" people... I've seen some of it from the inside.
It sounds really happy superficially (ergo, everyone calls Utah County "Happy Valley"
, but personally after living here for 4 damn long-ass years, I never in my life want to live in this community ever again. Personal preference, perhaps. Who knows, you might like it. Some people do.
I just have developed a really acute gut reaction to some things in this state/religion...
As far as them staying isolated, if they could have it their way, they'd be in your face "setting a good example" any time of the day.
IDK, I'm just really cynical about this. Please ignore it if it offends you...
P.S. There are some positives to the environment, but for me they don't outweigh the negatives. For example, I've liked the low rates of violent crime.