The Real timschochet

California’s population decline comes after nearly a century of unparalleled growth. I wouldn’t read too much into it. We’re by far the most populated state in the Union and it’s really not that close. I don’t understand why you enjoy using words like “retard”. Do you think that you’re somehow striking back against woke? It just makes you look like a really dumb bad person. Which you’re probably not, though many if not most of your political opinions are based on a lot of nonsense, including the whole point of this thread. Conservative parents, unfortunately, tend to be intolerant of gays and trans people, and that creates mental illness and often leads to teen suicides.

Your second point is correct and it’s an important one to remember and keep emphasizing. But as to your first point: most liberals, and many independents truly believe that Donald Trump represents an existential threat to our constitutional republic. Personally that is my firm conviction. I have never felt this way about an American politician in my lifetime and sincerely hope never to do so again. You’re free to disagree with this analysis about Trump but please don’t dismiss it as disingenuous: it’s not. We truly feel this way and think we have ample reason to do so.

Because the opportunity is greater and because it’s simply a better place to live.

Trump sounds like a Democrat here- an 1860s Democrat: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/06/politics/trump-civil-war-negotiated/index.html