I recall all that well. Many thought it was somehow cute or funny it was mostly isolated to the southwest back then. Then the same thing was showing up in their own backyards from coast to coast. Then after about 15 years, through and after the Bush years, all that laughter went silent...
True. And notice when all those tough talkers got invaded, they reacted the same way Californians did...they moved. Moved to farther suburbs (enduring longer commutes) or to other, less invaded states. Maybe they’re not so different from us “fruits and nuts” after all.
But someday, there will be no place left to flee.