When California was flooded with flower-children and other free-thinkers from across the nation, it was California’s fault.
When California was gorged with illegal aliens, it was California’s fault.
When these folks began to harm California, it was California’s fault.
Now when places like Colorado go South, it’s California’s fault.
Colorado is Colorado, and every bit of blame that was leveled at California, can now be leveled at Colorado for not controlling their state. Hey, that’s what folks said about California.
If it was and still is California’s fault, it’s also Colorado’s fault.
You are right. It’s our nation’s fault. What we have become as a people. It’s systemic. But we are becoming very California-ized here. Culture, politics, policy, cost of living. (Hey, it’s not all bad. Maybe we will get an In and Out, but I have heard they are not what they used to be...and I would only get a veggie burger anyway.) I’d love to visit CA someday. Heck, I might even want to live there if things were different. But I can’t because of the astronomical prices to just live.
America has freedom of movement. You can’t tell people they can’t move to a state. Colorado attracts physically active people who come to live close by the fabulous outdoor activities and beauty available.
The Front Range is urban and lousy, like all urban areas. The area and town I live in on the western slope is great. You wouldn’t even know pot was legal here. No pot stores, no overt use, no hang-abouts on the streets. Business is booming.
There are more summer tourists in the county than I’ve ever seen. They’ll be gone soon. Then the hunters will come, they spend a lot of money.
I’ve been here 42 years and it’s great, no plans to leave.
Thank you, Doughty One. Yes, it is always California’s fault. How about your DOPE law, Colorado? How about the east coast libs trying to take over the state legislature. Really, really, it is Californians?? Get a life Colorado.
Gotta disagree with you on this one. California allowed itself to be the primary illegals destination. Colorado has been invaded by retiring Californians or those who were able to make a bundle off their home in CA to move to CO. Unfortunately where Californians go; they want to make their new state of residence just like the one they moved away from. This is where the problem happens.
I’d like to think conservative Californian’s aren’t like the leftist kind we know are like a virus but it takes a while to adjust to different thinking. I went through it back around 2000. I didn’t mean to bring any CA baggage with me but after living there for a couple of decades it took a year or two to slap the California out of me. That’s the good news. It does go away but it takes some time.
Yes, this started way back in the sixties in Colorado. The state was changing into hippie/hipster paradise. I think we should blame that dorky old singer, John Denver. :-)