California’s Stockholm Syndrome
By Chase
California has fallen dangerously ill. The diagnosis? It seems it’s come down with a bad case of Stockholm syndrome. The state has been battered by years of abuse, with rampant crime and homelessness, exorbitant taxation and high cost of living, insane and invasive COVID restrictions, and an increasingly wretched quality of life. All thanks to progressive policies.
However, like a victim cross-eyed in love with their abuser, nearly 64 percent of voters couldn’t part with Governor Gavin Newsom this past Tuesday. The incumbent’s retention was the last nail in the coffin for the Republican stragglers still sticking it out in California. After Tuesday, any ounce of optimism these residents had for the state’s reformation has been squashed. How they’ve justified staying for this long is a testament to their resilience, but it’s time to cut the cord.
The failed recall proved once again that California is an irreparable damage case. Its only hope for recovery now is its total, inevitable implosion of its own doing. One day, California will reap what it has sown and pay the price for its progressivism. But the leftover Republicans should not go down with the ship.
California hasn’t been the “golden” state since Ronald Reagan was governor… 46 years ago (honorable mention for Arnold Schwarzenegger). With its amazing topographical landscape, the state could be the greatest in the union. But beautiful beaches and mountains only go so far if you’ve sold your soul to Supreme Leader Newsom.
California’s government basically robs its own people blind with taxes, regulation, and cost of living. And yet, so many don’t seem to mind. Maybe they’re masochists, maybe they’re just numb, but it’s hard to imagine how someone could live in California without a perpetual fear of going broke.
Comically, California probably has enough tax revenue to build a land bridge across the Pacific to China, yet it’s constantly squeezing its high earners for more. Of course, this is to finance an ever-expanding welfare state. Undocumented migrants are arriving at the southern border in droves and will soon be knocking on California’s door, which will have to be paid for.
Given the polling shenanigans reported Tuesday, Republicans have every reason to believe that voter integrity has completely gone out the window in California and the same with their votes. Isn’t it so gracious that people will submit absentee ballots for you without your knowledge? Why waste your time going to the polls when you know the machine already submitted a vote for you! California Democrats have exploited mail-in ballots to the point of no return. There’s little chance election accountability will improve in a state already notorious for corruption.
What makes it more unbelievable that any Republican would dare live in California is that the ruling party and Hollywood literally hate them. Conservatives aren’t welcome in California. The state is becoming a progressive kingdom that treats its conservatives more like serfs or second-class citizens than constituents. And Newsom is closer to King George III than a governor- passing down unilateral edicts that strangle struggling businesses while sparing the political elite.
As the failed recall of Gavin Newsom sets in, I urge you to eat your last supper at Nobu Malibu or In n’Out before vaccine passports are required for even outdoor dining. Disgraced former New York governor Andrew Cuomo is going to look like a saint compared to Newsom and the state’s Democrats now that they have absolutely nothing holding them back. In Newsom’s eyes, he has the mandate to lead, and success, as he defines it, is appeasing his COVID-crazy base. All the sacrifices Californians and California businesses have suffered are all in vain unless Newsom effectively ties the ‘eradication’ of COVID directly to his policies.
But not all is doom and gloom. There is light at the end of the tunnel. But you won’t find it in California. Instead, take the two thousand-mile journey to the Sunshine State, the land of oranges and Ron DeSantis. Take the open invitation to sell your million-dollar shoebox while the market is hot and move to the great state of Florida. As close 2nd and 3rd options, Texas and Tennessee would also welcome you with open arms. Here in the land of the crazy but lovable Floridians, all is well with the world. Most of us still believe in God, the Second Amendment, and that only women can birth children… I promise you’ll love it. And hey, the weather and beaches aren’t bad either.
Photo via @theconservateur
