San Diego used to be my absolutely favorite place to visit. We always stayed in a hotel by the harbor and fell asleep to the sounds of the rigging on the masts. I’m very glad I can’t go back to see those dreams replaced by the behavior that is taking down the country that I knew and loved.
I’m in a tiny town of about 10,000 people in MA. It’s a conservative town with a square, summer concerts and a creche for Christmas. At patriotic celebrations like Memorial Day, there’s still a ceremony in the town cemetery. We don’t see evidence of the deterioration that’s happening elsewhere. I fervently hope we won’t lose this island of peace to the destruction we read about everywhere.
I have the same good situation in my small town in CT.
Cold winters and limited infrastructure drives away anyone who is not self-reliant.
As another poster said—if I were a bum I would move to CA.