Don’t talk about crime in California. The same laws that “empower people to protect themselves” in red states also proliferates bad guys with guns to be protected against.
I live in a small town in Ohio. It is considered to be a relatively prosperous and safe community. We have a persistent homeless problem. Gun violence is up.
A governor with authoritarian leanings and a bunch of far-left loonies running everything from animal control to school boards and add in a bunch of Soros-funded DA’s that put violent criminals back on the streets and flat out refuse to prosecute crimes that are on the books, and you get chaos. People are voting with their feet. CA has an ongoing negative migration and it’s still trending that way and not likely to abate any time soon. Businesses are pulling out, too.
Yes, states like LA are worse, but the difference is that they never had much going for them to begin with. CA did and is being needlessly ruined by their own elected idiots.
It is really scary when the Governor of California keeps lying to himself. He is like the fat lady looking in the mirror and telling herself she is not fat.
It turns out that California is not some lawless hellscape. We’re about in the middle for most crimes. Nearly every Southern state has a higher crime rate, particularly violent crime (specifically guns).
Homelessness? Sure. Half of the homeless in the USA live in California. That’s about 250,000 out of 40,000,000 or about 0.625% of our population. Why California? Probably because we’re the last stop west and we have great weather if you have to live outdoors. No one has any plans for helping these people. We can’t tell them to swim to Hawaii. It seems like we’re stuck with them.
Gavin Newsome is not perfect, but he’s not incompetent. I preferred Jerry Brown, but he is in a well deserved retirement. I’m sure you could find other things to say about Newsome, but at least stay away from the low hanging fruit (it’s mostly rotten anyway).
And of all the bills proposed that would help all Americans (not just the oligarchy, the ultra rich, ultra “conservative”, ultra “christian”, the ultra white, and/or male only) to lead better lives, to stop gun violence, to improve healthcare, to ease the burdens of working people, name one that the Nazi party has not obstructed to the utmost of their abilities.
Concretionist almost 2 years ago
What you see when you “look” depends a LOT on what kind of blinders you have on.
braindead Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Transport them to Florida and Texas.
Darsan54 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Like every other state doesn’t have homelessness and crime. Go live in that paradise Mississippi.
DangerMan almost 2 years ago
Don’t talk about crime in California. The same laws that “empower people to protect themselves” in red states also proliferates bad guys with guns to be protected against.
suzalee almost 2 years ago
People I know who live there still love it
The Nodding Head almost 2 years ago
I live in a small town in Ohio. It is considered to be a relatively prosperous and safe community. We have a persistent homeless problem. Gun violence is up.
Display almost 2 years ago
Newsom has proposed that California produce insulin to provide it to those whose lives depend upon it for a much, much reduced cost to them.
guyjen2004 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
A governor with authoritarian leanings and a bunch of far-left loonies running everything from animal control to school boards and add in a bunch of Soros-funded DA’s that put violent criminals back on the streets and flat out refuse to prosecute crimes that are on the books, and you get chaos. People are voting with their feet. CA has an ongoing negative migration and it’s still trending that way and not likely to abate any time soon. Businesses are pulling out, too.
Yes, states like LA are worse, but the difference is that they never had much going for them to begin with. CA did and is being needlessly ruined by their own elected idiots.
BB71 almost 2 years ago
It is really scary when the Governor of California keeps lying to himself. He is like the fat lady looking in the mirror and telling herself she is not fat.
preacherman almost 2 years ago
And that’s if you don’t mention earthquakes and fires.
piper_gilbert almost 2 years ago
Please tell me which states have none of these problems. The caption should read, “Welcome to America.”
IndyW almost 2 years ago
Alfred E. Neuman-{Newsom}, what, me worry?
ChristopherBurns almost 2 years ago
I love it when you guys are too lazy to actually research what your claiming. There are lots of crime data bases on the internet. I like the FBI’s:
https://crime-data-explorer.app.cloud.gov/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend
It turns out that California is not some lawless hellscape. We’re about in the middle for most crimes. Nearly every Southern state has a higher crime rate, particularly violent crime (specifically guns).
Homelessness? Sure. Half of the homeless in the USA live in California. That’s about 250,000 out of 40,000,000 or about 0.625% of our population. Why California? Probably because we’re the last stop west and we have great weather if you have to live outdoors. No one has any plans for helping these people. We can’t tell them to swim to Hawaii. It seems like we’re stuck with them.
Gavin Newsome is not perfect, but he’s not incompetent. I preferred Jerry Brown, but he is in a well deserved retirement. I’m sure you could find other things to say about Newsome, but at least stay away from the low hanging fruit (it’s mostly rotten anyway).
Display almost 2 years ago
California is not a state that eats more federal funds than it kicks in, unlike many red states. Red head peckerwoods gonna peck.
Frankfreak almost 2 years ago
GOP crisis actors?
GiantShetlandPony almost 2 years ago
Breen, have you ever been to Miami?
There’s even a bum squatting illegally in a place called Mir a Lago.
Display almost 2 years ago
And of all the bills proposed that would help all Americans (not just the oligarchy, the ultra rich, ultra “conservative”, ultra “christian”, the ultra white, and/or male only) to lead better lives, to stop gun violence, to improve healthcare, to ease the burdens of working people, name one that the Nazi party has not obstructed to the utmost of their abilities.
Radish the wordsmith almost 2 years ago
Red states are poor states. People are attracted to California.
Why isn’t the federal government doing anything about the homeless?
If unemployment is at 3.6% why aren’t the homeless finding jobs?
ajmsdca almost 2 years ago
Bring your own water
MuddyUSA Premium Member almost 2 years ago
He needs to replace the 30,000 people who leave monthly!
Pharmakeus Ubik almost 2 years ago
Why are you still living there, Steve?
Rich Douglas almost 2 years ago
Sorry, but that’s not how California looks nor is. Not at all. Nice try, though.
zerorest almost 2 years ago
90% caused by Trump’s incompetence.
kennnyp almost 2 years ago
…says the native californian steevie breen who is the classic definition of someone from the land of ‘’fruits and nuts’’…. ( well at least nuts….)
NatureBatsLast almost 2 years ago
Could be any state now. So much “Winning”