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Why do people dislike California? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by arcrust@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I recently moved to California. Before i moved, people asked me "why are you moving there, its so bad?". Now that I'm here, i understand it less. The state is beautiful. There is so much to do.

I know the cost of living is high, and people think the gun control laws are ridiculous (I actually think they are reasonable, for the most part). There is a guy I work with here that says "the policies are dumb" but can't give me a solid answer on what is so bad about it.

So, what is it that California does (policy-wise) that people hate so much?

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 129 points 1 year ago (2 children)

California is the target of conservative fear mongering.

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 33 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Which is silly considering how many conservatives there are there. The current speaker of the House is from California.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago

I was told California had a "one party system", have I been lied to? 😱

[–] Saneless@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Doesn't matter. Cali and NYC are the epitome of librul chaos and if those places aren't made out to be smoldering shitholes with 2.7 homeless people to every citizen the gullible nitwit voluntarily angry dopes in the party (most of them) might actually vote in their best interests

[–] SkiDude@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Another "fun" fact. More people in California voted for Trump than in any other state.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same with Chicago

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

Alley ways!? Ahh! I'm scared!