california - a study in poverty

Many years ago, I lived in California for a number of years. There are beautiful and scenic areas all over the state, and many miles of beautiful beaches on the pacific coast. There was a very good job market with plenty of wealth to go around. I lived there during the years when being liberal really meant liberal. The common response to someone who expressed a dissenting view was, “Hey, whatever’s cool for you.” And the person really meant it. There was not a riot or violence or the threat of one because you said “something wrong”. Overall, the life style was upper middle class, and there was an easygoing acceptance of other people’s views.

It seems that all of that has changed for the worst. When I lived there, a speaker could appear on a college campus and give a speech with outlandish views. Those who were interested in his speech attended it, and those who were uninterested ignored it. It might invoke lively discussion or not, but it did not invoke riots, threats, and violence. In the current environment, “liberals” definitely are not liberal. When I was there, free speech was permitted. Today, so called “liberals” are doing everything in their power to destroy free speech. When I lived there, the few panhandlers staked out their territories near bus stations and other areas where they believed they could get handouts, but there was little evidence of wide-spread hard-core poverty. Today in many of the California cities there are miles of public streets lined with large cardboard boxes being used as shelter for a significant portion of the population. However, the Hollywood elite, politicians, and the Silicon Valley tech companies have plenty of money. California appears to be separating itself into a state with a very small minority accumulating very excessive wealth and power, and a very substantial majority sinking deeper into poverty every year. In my opinion, the state of California is being moved into something resembling a third-world country, and I think that it is clearly a result of the extremely poor democratic leadership which has dominated California politics for many years. California should be a very rich state. It has the industry, natural resources, location, and climate to invite total success. It is being grossly mismanaged by the state government.

The people running California are demonstrating a total indifference for the common welfare of its citizens. Instead, they encourage the breaking of immigration laws to import illegal aliens who are a drain on the state’s wealth. They display a total disregard for the rule of law, and instead they foster disrespect for the law. Riots occur regularly instigated either by minorities or college rioters, and the local government does little or nothing to bring the rioters to justice. Instead, it appears that the government purposely permits rioters to indulge in blatant criminal destruction of private property and stealing during riots. The Hollywood hypocrites have their luxury mansions with extensive walls, security guards, alarm systems, and even some guard dogs to ensure that no one can get onto their property. Meanwhile, they pretend that border security for America consisting of a wall, border guards, and surveillance equipment is racist. So, they elevate illegal alien wants above the needs of the American citizens, and even provide preferential treatment for the illegal aliens which Americans are not provided. Recently, the California governor was proud to announce that he will be giving pardons to illegal aliens who commit felonies so that they will not be subjected to our laws. All of these preferential benefits for illegal aliens is being paid using taxpayer money fleeced from grossly overtaxed citizens.

In California, American citizens are treated more like second-class people while illegal alien’s welfare seem to be the state’s first priority. I remember that there were good entertainment facilities there, but I refuse to go because I don’t want to be the next Kate Steinle. Is there another state in America that allows grossly guilty murderers to walk free with such regularity as California?