OK as a Californian I really would like to offer an alternate explanation to the widely held belief that people moving into other states from CA are going to want to make your town another San Francisco. It’s not true.
Presently, I am staying here for one reason: My employer treats me well and pays me fairly. It makes no sense to leave as long as that is the case. However - 15 minutes after that changes, the car will be gassed up and I’ll be heading out. And I’ll join the exodus. Let me offer my view of the mindset, you’ll find represented in this new wave of reverse Okies:
To all those saying “do not move to (insert state name)” please know for a fact - unlike previous migrations you’ve seen Californians from, this one is driven by conservatives leaving liberalism.
Previously, those who rode the CA real estate bubble right to the top then moved out with their windfall, were liberals. They were made amazingly wealthy in a very short time by complete happenstance, and without exception felt deeply attached to California liberalism because it allowed them to accumulate all that wealth they moved to your town with. They’re the ones you think, the rest of us are like.
Wrong.
That’s not what’s happening now. Now the liberals are staying here and electing people like Moonbeam, and passing stupid props guaranteeing the state will economically implode.
It is conservative individuals, and conservative companies, now heading out the door.
If you see a car with a CA plate, it’s not a liberal. It’s a REFUGEE from liberalism.
Offer them tea. :)
Conservatives in California are like Christians in Iraq.
Good point. We will also see a lot more lefties move into California, so hey, they is some positive for you'all. Perhaps moonbeam can construct a Statue of Tyranny which would be the anti-thesis of the Statue of Liberty.
You should read post #109 right below yours. It is the truth, and red areas to where Californians “escaped” have embraced a good portion of their pathology. The mayors of such “red” areas as big as Salt Lake City and as little as Coeur d’ Alene are indistinguishable from those in big West Coast cities. With the millions of illegals about to become citizens in the near future (and it WILL happen), the former red states are just as doomed as California.
Your logic defies history. California transplants have turned conservative cities very liberal. These include Seattle, Portland and Denver at the very least. Believe me, these were all quite Conservative cities before they were flooded with anti-gun, pro-abortion, pro-gay, environmental crusading, tax and spend California expatriates. That is a documented fact. Your opinion flies in the face of those facts.
Your logic defies history. California transplants have turned conservative cities very liberal. These include Seattle, Portland and Denver at the very least. Believe me, these were all quite Conservative cities before they were flooded with anti-gun, pro-abortion, pro-gay, environmental crusading, tax and spend California expatriates. That is a documented fact. Your opinion flies in the face of those facts.
Your logic defies history. California transplants have turned conservative cities very liberal. These include Seattle, Portland and Denver at the very least. Believe me, these were all quite Conservative cities before they were flooded with anti-gun, pro-abortion, pro-gay, environmental crusading, tax and spend California expatriates. That is a documented fact. Your opinion flies in the face of those facts.