RESIST !!!
The movie doesn’t get any better in sequels.
The question of course is what to do about it? I’m not a fan of using the political system to address what are really cultural issues. Ultimately, the reason why California or NYC or Chicago are the way they are is because the bulk of the people living there want it that way. Our political system is efficient in the sense that the governance is generally reflective of the culture of those governed. Part of the genius of the founders was that there was an allowance for states to chart their own paths and one of the mistakes we’ve made since WWII especially has been treating the country as one homogeneous culture. It isn’t and never will be.
If we want to change the trajectory you need to change the culture. And here’s the thing; we aren’t going to be able to do so in the very blue areas. Again, things are the way they are because the people there want it that way. If we believe in self-determination, we have to acknowledge that it’s their decision to make.
So where does that leave us? With a culture in the deep-blue areas that is clearly headed to a very dark place, and a culture in the rest of the country that while in better shape, could use some help. The obvious solution of “Having Seen This Movie Before” is to get our own people out of harms way. And that’s where we should be spending our efforts.
With all respect to those conservatives living in the deep blue areas, it’s time to leave. It will also be far easier for you to move now than it will be to flee later. If you do stick around you WILL find yourself being the enemy, the counter-revolutionary, and the hated Kulak.
The conservative areas of the country need you. There is a better life awaiting.