Victor Davis Hanson: The Demise of California

7 Replies to “Victor Davis Hanson: The Demise of California”

1. And Gavin Newsom is so proud of what he’s done to California that he’s planning on being President in 2025 so he can bestow his blessings on the whole country. If you like Justin Trudeau, you’re going to love Gavin Newsom.

2. Nothing, and I mean nothing, can bite the “elites” back hard enough to satisfy the normalcy they’ve destroyed.
   Its obviously not just California, but they’ve led the way.
   But I disagree with VDN on one thing: much has, is and will continue to be done that is purposefully destructive.
   They don’t want you to be able to afford air conditioning.
   They don’t want you to own a car, or a home.
   And they certainly don’t want you to vote or affect legislation.
   So you get a little so they can get a lot.
   Life isn’t fair and they’re going to ensure it.

3. I have lived in CA nearly as long as VDH (my entire life) … and his summation is 100% spot on. Eventually … enough major corporate entities (mostly in Silicon Valley) will leave, and then the incomes and taxes will plummet. And then CA starts coming apart at the seams.

   And let me note that the narrative blaming the surging crime rate solely on the leftist ideologue DA’s is not quite accurate. Lack of blue collar jobs, and a nosebleed cost of living has driven the increase in crime. There is a huge part of CA’s population that has no prospects … so they have no option but to take other peoples shit. And the crime wave is creeping into the suburbs. As VDH says … when the residents of Woodside, Atherton and Beverly Hills have to start worrying about their personal safety … they’ll leave the State … or start reversing idiocratic things like defunding the police.

   1. “…when the residents of Woodside, Atherton and Beverly Hills have to start worrying about their personal safety…”

      Yup. And nothing will change here until the mobs are howling through Westmount, Rockliffe Park, and Point Grey.

      1. Oh, you can add The Bridle Path to that list.

4. I’m sure we all remember that girl residing in SanFrancisco who was all verklempt after she was spat on after shopping.
   Judging from her comments after her rant went viral you could just tell she’d rather saw off her arm than vote anything other than Democrat.
   Paraphrasing the Captain from Cool Hand Luke: Some people you just can’t reach…which is the way she wants it…well, she gets it.

5. This is what happens when you cede power to Rich Guilty White Liberals. They will sacrifice our civilization to make themselves feel better.