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| Trump isn't seeing the real California and neither are we |
| 2018-03-15 |
| [Sacramento Bee via Victory Girls] Trump and his cabinet have been making headlines recently in terms of the pushback they’ve given to California for its sanctuary city policies. The president has been characteristically critical toward California’s own brand of liberalism, and he recently singled out Governor Jerry Brown in particular. In response to Trump’s activity involving California, a Tuesday editorial from the Sacramento Bee claimed that President Trump hasn’t seen the real California, and has, thus, vastly mischaracterized the state on the national stage. Here’s a segment: As Donald Trump visited California on Tuesday for the first time as president, he limited his view to what serves his agenda ‐ a border crossing in San Diego to inspect prototypes for his proposed wall, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to speak to service members, and a private home in Beverly Hills for a $35,000-per-person fundraiser. Granted, I’m on board with the idea that Trump’s rhetorical style often relies on the use of "broad brushstrokes." The same can be said for many politicians. That, and it’s definitely true that California is a diverse state, it’s filled with dynamic people, it’s significantly impactful over the US economy, and Californians do develop tech that will launch us into the future. But those on the editorial board at the Sacramento Bee are deluding themselves if they think Californians live in some idealistic liberal utopia. I live in San Francisco. I cherish my city, but it has major problems, none of which the editorial addressed. The worst problem of all‐ way worse than soaring rents, the high cost of living, unreliable police, ridiculous taxes, less-than-optimal public transit, and laws that hamstring businesses and individuals in the name of liberal ideology‐ is the trifecta of homelessness, mental illness, and addiction that affects people who live on the streets. To give you an idea: this past Monday, I was walking down the entrance stairway to the Civic Center BART station, and on my way down, I walked in between two homeless men as one passed a crack pipe to the other. They made zero effort to conceal the pipe because it’s just normal in that area of town to do hard drugs out in the open. And several days ago, when my husband and I went to the public library downtown, we saw several plastic pieces that had come off of hypodermic needles laying around. My husband has seen people shooting up before. He once saw someone defecating in the street. I’ve seen someone smoking a pipe in the street. I’ve seen a pregnant woman smoking cigarettes on the street. One time, I saw someone pee on the side of a building downtown, and their bag was laying in the middle of their pee stream as it ran into the street, so when they finished doing their business and picked up their bag, it was dripping urine as they walked away. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 Its in stage I of Third World Undevelopment. The rich at the top, the poor at the bottom and the middle class squeezed out of existence. Classical Latin America patronage. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-03-15 16:56 |
| #2 California has many beautiful places but they tend to elect some totally unhinged radical politicians. It's a shame these politicos have tried to turn it into a 3rd world sh-thole. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-03-15 08:58 |
| #1 They’d see a state that drives much of the U.S. economy, with diverse and dynamic people leading the way into America’s future. Maybe twenty years ago - when Silicon Valley were innovators. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-03-15 07:59 |