[AnotherUnixGeek]

A growing number of Californians want to secede from the U.S., according to a new poll by Supporters of California Independence.

An even larger number of Californians want to secede from California. Let's be clear - the SF Bay Area and Los Angeles area are basically separate states from the rest of California (I live in the SF Bay Area). They have a lot of people, but they do not represent all, most or even much of California geographically. Most of the state is populated by folks who aren't wealthy tech or media workers, and most of them would probably prefer to live in a state which looked after their interests instead of catering to the out-of-touch, wealthy left-wingers living in Silicon Valley or Calabasas.

[datricker]

Silicon Valley or Calabasas

You think Calabasas is liberal for Socal? I thought the opposite, and I live here in this detacted reality. Granted there are some illiterati show biz types - I thought is was more conservative here then Westwood, Studio City and of course Santa Monica.

I will grant you yes its liberal here but in my short 9 years here I've noticed more conservatives speaking up at the bar and such.

I'm thinking if this deportation thing really gets into swing perhaps Oxnard is where to go.

Understanding California is understanding people who live in bubbles detached from the rest of the planet earth. Socal is one bubble, LA another, and then between the two grades from Calabasas to camarillio another bubble.

I'm three bubbles in detached from reality.

By the way no secession - how about hangings? California way to beautiful, big, diverse and rich to let go - cull most definitely abandon, never going to happen.