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

Politicals, wokeness, crime, shit on the roads, heat, shoplifting, crazy people, etc.

[–] panopticon@hexbear.net -1 points 1 year ago (6 children)

wokeness

What does that mean? blob-no-thoughts

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[–] turdsandwidge@lemmy.name -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Just one example: the state made sale of new internal combustion cars illegal at a certain point in the future, at a time when the electrical grid is unreliable.

This is a way of trying to use government power to fight global warming.

But it hurts people. It’s a state where the general philosophy of “sacrifice poor people to save the planet” is being enacted in government policy.

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