I refuse to cede the state I was born and raised in to the San Fran leftists. I refuse to leave behind my job, my home, and my entire immediate family for...what exactly? What does fleeing California do except create red bubbles in other states? I believe in meeting the enemy where they are and fighting for what’s rightfully mine. If I were older or in poor health I might feel differently but since I am fit and in my late 20’s running just seems cowardly to me. Not judging the Freepers who left, we all have different life circumstances, just explaining why fleeing feels like the wrong thing to do in my circumstances. We tell the Mexicans and Central Americans to stay and fix their own countries rather than come to America; I don’t see how this is any different.
That's the struggle many of us go through. All of my roots are here. I am lucky to live in San Diego, where not only do we have the best climate in the USA, but we are not yet at the loony level of the other large cities in our state. Still, as my wife and I approach our grandparent years, we are weighing the pros and cons of being the "local" grandparents, or the ones with a lake house in the mountains. As locals, we get to see the grandkids several times a week, babysit them, take them to Disneyland, Seaworld, the beach, the park, fishing, camping, and generally play an active part in their life. As the "away" GP's, we would see the kids and grandkids maybe 4 times a year, but we "escape" liberal CA. As you can tell by the tone of my post, we are leaning toward staying.
All the "pure" freepers from Texas forget about their own roots when they spout their holier than thou "just move" crap.