Alex Berezow of the Northgate neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, is moving his family to another nearby suburb. Berezow has a doctorate in microbiology from the University of Washington and is a senior fellow of biomedical science at the American Council on Science and Health.

So why is this news? Because an op-ed he wrote recently about his decision to move out of a progressive city has gone viral — and while a resident’s decision to change addresses wouldn’t be news normally, we’re not living in “normal” times.

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In his op-ed, Berezow outlined his reasons for moving his family from Northgate to Eastside. His words touched an already irritated nerve for citizens fed up with liberal policies that can turn major cities upside down.

For 14-year resident Berezow, a discussion with a local Seattle politician — one for whom he voted — was the final straw.

Berezow talked about the Emerald City’s homelessness problem. He also shared his beliefs about how providing medical and psychiatric treatment –– even involuntarily –– could help.

“I believe strongly that it is not compassionate to leave people who are unable or unwilling to care for themselves to suffer and die on the street,” Berezow wrote. “Because many (but certainly not all) homeless people struggle with mental illness or drug addiction, I suggested that Seattle find a way to make it easier to provide treatment to these troubled souls — involuntarily, if need be. It could literally save their lives.”

City council member Debora Juarez responded in the worst possible way. “What is this? Nazi Germany?” Juarez exclaimed, according to Berezow’s op-ed.

So much for all opinions’ being welcome. While Juarez may have thought her retort was clever or even funny, Berezow — whose grandparents survived Nazi Germany — did not.

Seattle’s homelessness problem is about as unfunny as it gets. The city is ranked among the top-10 cities in the country with the worst per capita rates of homelessness, as The Seattle Times noted last January.

The issue of homelessness is but one of many that liberal politicians are failing to address. Even worse, they may be bringing it upon themselves.

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One case in point is this, which Berezow noted in his op-ed: Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant framed a police shooting as a brutal murder. She also tweeted her displeasure with Women’s March organizers who offered their condolences at the death of Barbara Bush.

The intense anti-Trump sentiment among “progressive” political leadership in Seattle and some other American cities is very real.

Also, Seattle’s recent minimum wage hike, even before its full implementation, has already backfired spectacularly, as Hot Air reported.

The intense anti-Trump sentiment among “progressive” political leadership in Seattle and some other American cities is very real. Policies, driven in part by a disdain for conservative values, are driving some cities into the ground and pushing residents away.

Citizens like Berezow have had enough, and he is not alone. Concerns about illegal immigration and its ramifications, plus crippling taxes, “free college” initiatives, disrespect for law enforcement, and the trampling of traditional values are all very real and playing out each day.

Will the political leadership of our major cities take note?

Michele Blood is a Flemington, New Jersey-based freelance writer and a regular contributor to LifeZette.