It's culture that makes wealth, not wealth that makes culture. When the insane people outnumber the sane ones, things fall apart. Nations like Japan have no natural resources worth mentioning.....destroyed from war, surrounded by enemies and those that despise them, geographically separated, they and Germany rose after the war like a phoenix while some other nations with all the cards stacked in their favor geographically and with resources are backwards. There is a reason why many in the Asian community succeed and the African American community is largely on it's @ss. Contrary to popular belief it isn't because everyone is picking on them.
There is such things as natural consequences despite popular belief. As a collective society or group this still applies.
I get it. Framing an argument this way as opposed to the other goes a long way towards making your point.
On the other hand, I feel the whole country has reached the tipping point towards liberalism. Texas has its problems just like many other states, it’s not uniquely conservative anymore, in the context that many FReepers like to claim. If it was, you wouldn’t have had such a sorry collection of candidates for governor. The comparisons can be made between TX and CA in that regard.
I envision a future where Conservatives may have small enclaves or states that are generally conservative, but as a whole, I believe the old maxim. “Once the populace figures out they can vote themselves riches from the treasury, the republic is lost.” Or something to that effect.
I really don’t have anywhere else to go unless I want to give up a job I like and good money. Besides, I’m not a native of any of these states having grown up in the Canal Zone. So it’s not like I have a place to run to. I’ll make my stand here until I’m forced out.