I remember visiting California (both north and south) in the 60s (from the midwest) and thinking “this is heaven on earth”.
I feel badly for the good people there who have roots, don’t want to leave, but are confronted with a perpetual liberal governance.
Last time I was in LA, had to teach a class at a major defense contractor installation near the airport.....I literally did not recognize it as my country.
I did 8+ years in the military, seven of them overseas, so I know foreign, and I know third world.
Mexicans, Hungarians, Russians, FSU country nationals, you name it. Not one what I’d call a traditional American that I heard or saw outside of that Defense Contractor’s Campus. Essentially, I was a foreigner in my own country.
I remember visiting California (both north and south) in the 60s (from the midwest) and thinking “this is heaven on earth”.
had that same feeling (from the South). It’s such a shame but when you two or more liberals together they can screw anything up. Liberals and green liberals are insane. It must be the water, too much altitude, too much fresh air, not enough fresh air - I don’t know. And, they settle along the coast where they can surf or skate their brains out on my dime.
I was born and raised in California, and lived there for half a century. My entire extended family is there, including four grandparents who are buried in Los Angeles county. You could say that I've got roots there, and have bonds that are perpetual.
But guess what? None of that was strong enough to hold me when I finally realized what sort of world my kids would one day be emancipated into. My wife and I sold our house, packed our kids and our business, and fled to Texas seven years ago.
You might think that I've been homesick once in a while since leaving, but curiously, I haven't. That's because my California died a long time ago. The place I left bears no resemblance to the home state I once swore I'd never leave.