I had to go to LA last year on family business and took my two nieces along. They wanted to go to Venice Beach, so we went. What an experience! Bums, dopers, drunks, old hippies, mentally ill talking to themselves. Not the fresh air you would expect to breathe at a beach — everything smelled of pot — no wonder — there was a pot shop doing a lot of business. My nieces were propositioned by creeps. (They left me alone - LOL!) We couldn’t get out of there fast enough. Hope I never have to go back to CA!
It’s heartbreaking to me that you had that experience in Venice — but rather than see it as an isolated incident confined to my state. Please let it be a cautionary tale of what our ENTIRE country will look like should the ever left-leaning Democrats regain control of our government (which they’re on their way of doing) and GOPers remain wishy washy about pursuing Trump’s agenda.
Red states like Texas, Kansas, and Arizona are up for grabs now. Turning ‘Purple.’
At the moment the trend seems to be for people to just move out of liberal cities, but pretty soon there won’t be greener pastures to turn to.
This is why it’s vital we stay alert, vote even in small town local elections, and get involved in whatever way we can. Write to our representatives. Encourage people around us to run for office etc...etc...
I need to take my own advice.