Hawkeye21 2,395 Posted March 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said: It was added to our state constitution in 2022; really hard to remove it now even if you started voting red. Just saying. California lives up to the promise of America? Seriously? Less than 30% can afford to buy a home here. Infrastructure is falling apart (see the Parajo levee that has broken multiple times since it was built, yet Newsome talks about climate change instead of fixing it), wildfires, cities in which people can cr@p and do drugs in the middle of the street...I could go on. Is this what you want America to look like? I would saw Iowa lives up the to America's promise than California. It's an affordable place to live with plenty of job opportunities. All you have to do is be willing to put the work in and you can have a nice quiet life. The people are friendly and accepting as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerDodger 798 Posted March 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said: WTF? I go to downtown Los Angeles all the time. I was there yesterday. When accused of blowing carbon all over people of color you responded, "I don't live or work in the City of Angels". Some would call you King of Half-Truths, I call you a Liar. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
League Champion 1,909 Posted March 20, 2023 10 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said: WTF? I go to downtown Los Angeles all the time. I was there yesterday. You're a rich white boy. Makes sense Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 15,285 Posted March 20, 2023 Just now, League Champion said: You're a rich white boy. Makes sense He’s not white. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerDodger 798 Posted March 20, 2023 12 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said: I spend a lot of time in all of it. I manage property in Bakersfield, spend a ton of time in Long Beach (parts of which are heavily black) Los Angeles, the Valley. I see it all. Yet you don't work in the city of angles. Interesting. LIAR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real timschochet 6,666 Posted March 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said: Ah, we are too big and wealthy to fail? You're viewing it from being rich in CA, which is soooo different than the people you probably rent to who can barely afford it when rent is increased. And before you claim to "not be rich" you're in property management. You mean YOU will figure it out, the rest of the folks will just "deal" or keep getting social services or add to the homeless population. I deal with commercial property and, though I work for others as well as my family, I try to keep rents below market. We were very generous giving free rent during Covid; many of our neighboring landlords were not; I’ve never regretted that. I’m pretty well off and I’m not ashamed of that either. I’m lucky to have been born into a wealthy family but I’ve worked hard as well. I’m not going to deny any of the issues you raised in your previous post. I wish we could solve all of them. The homelessless, the crime, the poverty has all gotten a lot worse. As I wrote at least some of this is due to Democratic policies and I’m definitely open to new solutions. But I don’t think any of it defines our state. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real timschochet 6,666 Posted March 20, 2023 1 minute ago, RogerDodger said: Yet you don't work in the city of angles. Interesting. LIAR I don’t live or work there. But I spend a lot of time there. You know why? Because I enjoy being there. I love downtown, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, the Miracle Mile, Westwood, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, the USC/Exposition Park area, LACMA, even parts of east Los Angeles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerDodger 798 Posted March 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said: I don’t live or work there. But I spend a lot of time there. You know why? Because I enjoy being there. I love downtown, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, the Miracle Mile, Westwood, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, the USC/Exposition Park area, LACMA, even parts of east Los Angeles. So what did you mean in the pollution thread when you said you don't live or work down there. It's a distinction without a difference if you drive there all the time. You wana play dumb or be the liar? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fnord 2,198 Posted March 20, 2023 32 minutes ago, Hawkeye21 said: I would saw Iowa lives up the to America's promise than California. It's an affordable place to live with plenty of job opportunities. All you have to do is be willing to put the work in and you can have a nice quiet life. The people are friendly and accepting as well. Dude. Know what Iowa has that CA doesn't? Cheap housing. That's it. And that's only because nobody wants to live there unless they're from there. I get it, you love it, and that's fine. But objectively, CA has more to offer than any other state, especially geographically. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fnord 2,198 Posted March 20, 2023 Mea culpa @Hawkeye21. I thought about it, and if the choices were to live in Des Moines or one of the inland cities like Bakersfield, San Bernardino, Modesto, or the like, then I'd choose Des Moines. Those towns suck something fierce. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
League Champion 1,909 Posted March 20, 2023 9 minutes ago, Fnord said: CA has more to offer than any other state, especially geographically. A failing power grid, the nations highest pollution, top 5 dangerous violent states, lunatic enforced policies, snowflake energy policies, free needles, no plastic straws, unaffordable housing, people pooping in the streets, The Kardashians, San Francisco, LA and an immigration crisis. Where do I sign up??? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strike 5,445 Posted March 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, League Champion said: A failing power grid, the nations highest pollution, top 5 dangerous violent states, lunatic enforced policies, snowflake energy policies, free needles, no plastic straws, unaffordable housing, people pooping in the streets, The Kardashians, San Francisco, LA and an immigration crisis. Where do I sign up??? Don't forget the MANY billion dollar high speed rail project to nowhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real timschochet 6,666 Posted March 21, 2023 1 hour ago, League Champion said: A failing power grid, the nations highest pollution, top 5 dangerous violent states, lunatic enforced policies, snowflake energy policies, free needles, no plastic straws, unaffordable housing, people pooping in the streets, The Kardashians, San Francisco, LA and an immigration crisis. Where do I sign up??? All right, I can argue some of this but you’ve got me with the Kardashians. Maybe we are a rotten state after all. If we have the breakup everybody keeps talking about, the Kardashians will have to be banished to a red state…. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BunnysBastatrds 2,413 Posted March 21, 2023 So is your face.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Engorgeous George 2,291 Posted March 21, 2023 To me California is a once beautiful state now ravaged by pollution, over population and extremely poor urban planning. Beaches close for pollution, cities are homeless encampments and crime havens, the hills are littered with homes denuding the hillsides and displacing wildlife. The unsustainable agriculture is rendering the soil toxic, and something about the smog seems to destroy judgment, turning decent folk liberal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Engorgeous George 2,291 Posted March 21, 2023 Too bad Warren Zevon is not around to do a sequel to Desperados Under the Eves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill E. 703 Posted March 21, 2023 On 3/20/2023 at 4:41 PM, The Real timschochet said: Won’t happen in 2024. Biden will be in the White House another 4 years. We’ll have to see after that. Sadly you are probably right. Are you happy that Biden will continue to keep the drugs from Mexico flowing so the people in the videos can continue to enjoy their way of life? That way these cities will continue their decline and the Dems can hold onto power longer. Is that liberal utopia the goal? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fnord 2,198 Posted March 22, 2023 On 3/20/2023 at 5:15 PM, League Champion said: A failing power grid, the nations highest pollution, top 5 dangerous violent states, lunatic enforced policies, snowflake energy policies, free needles, no plastic straws, unaffordable housing, people pooping in the streets, The Kardashians, San Francisco, LA and an immigration crisis. Where do I sign up??? No, no. You stay in South Carolina. It suits you. Unless Oklahoma or Texas are appealing to you, of course. I'm sure you'd be welcomed in those urbane cradles of evolved civilization. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
League Champion 1,909 Posted March 22, 2023 9 hours ago, Fnord said: No, no. You stay in South Carolina. It suits you. Unless Oklahoma or Texas are appealing to you, of course. I'm sure you'd be welcomed in those urbane cradles of evolved civilization. I live on Hilton Head Island. I'll let you know when I see my first homeless person, drug addict, riot, car jacking or Tranny molester. Wait for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dizkneelande 1,095 Posted March 22, 2023 1 hour ago, League Champion said: I live on Hilton Head Island. I'll let you know when I see my first homeless person, drug addict, riot, car jacking or Tranny molester. Wait for it. This is what this sh!tlib considers an “evolved civilization” Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Engorgeous George 2,291 Posted March 22, 2023 Surely you're not saying we have the resources To save the poor from their lot? There will be poor always, pathetically struggling Look at the good things we've got! Think while you still have me Move while you still see me You'll be lost, you'll be so, so sorry when I'm gone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dizkneelande 1,095 Posted March 22, 2023 30% pay increase after you sat home for 2 years and ruined the lives of an entire generation. What an awesome place to live. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-21/lausd-bus-drivers-teachers-strike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 5,284 Posted March 22, 2023 Hopefully Californians continue to enjoy living there and don't want to move out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fnord 2,198 Posted March 22, 2023 8 hours ago, League Champion said: I live on Hilton Head Island. I'll let you know when I see my first homeless person, drug addict, riot, car jacking or Tranny molester. Wait for it. So you're a rich white dude living in an entitled enclave of conservatives? I can definitely see why you would feel so aggrieved, then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
League Champion 1,909 Posted March 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Fnord said: So you're a rich white dude living in an entitled enclave of conservatives? I can definitely see why you would feel so aggrieved, then. Would you prefer that I live in a 1 bedroom Chicago bungalow so that my kids can get shot while walking to school?? Would that be more respectable? I guess you hate your kids more than I do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strike 5,445 Posted March 22, 2023 8 hours ago, Dizkneelande said: This is what this sh!tlib considers an “evolved civilization” To be fair Skid Row has been a cesspool since I was a kid. The problem is there are 100's of other locations in CA that NOW look like Skid Row did in the 70's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fnord 2,198 Posted March 22, 2023 47 minutes ago, League Champion said: Would you prefer that I live in a 1 bedroom Chicago bungalow so that my kids can get shot while walking to school?? I have no preference on where you live. I see a lot of people in situations similar to yours make a lot of comments on what those demonic Dems have done to our cities. How does a well-off white guy living on Hilton Head know so much about how horrible California is? You know what your right-wing media of choice tells you, which you take as truth, while proselytizing about how brainwashed liberals are, living in their little liberal bubbles. I would guess HH is a pretty nice little bubble for the moneyed white conservative. Am I wrong? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
League Champion 1,909 Posted March 22, 2023 30 minutes ago, Fnord said: How does a well-off white guy living on Hilton Head know so much about how horrible California is? I've been to California at least 20 times on business. Each time it's gotten worse, especially SF, it's a human cesspool. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerDodger 798 Posted March 22, 2023 On 3/20/2023 at 12:38 PM, RogerDodger said: It so foking weird, it makes them pass out standing up hunched over in the shape of a question mark. Every time I see them I think, damn my back! Foking on the steps of our office building last night. https://ibb.co/ZMQvW3L Buy the time I walked to the parking lot and got in my car to leave he had made it down two full steps. Idiot church down the street feeds them. https://ibb.co/Ny7vdL9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
League Champion 1,909 Posted March 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, RogerDodger said: Foking on the steps of our office building last night. https://ibb.co/ZMQvW3L Buy the time I walked to the parking lot and got in my car to leave he had made it down two full steps. Idiot church down the street feeds them. https://ibb.co/Ny7vdL9 F'ing disgusting! It's only going to get worse because Liberals encourage this behavior by handing out needles, food, etc. WORRY ABOUT PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED HELP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerDodger 798 Posted March 22, 2023 6 minutes ago, League Champion said: F'ing disgusting! It's only going to get worse because Liberals encourage this behavior by handing out needles, food, etc. WORRY ABOUT PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED HELP Yep, just a couple more years and I'm moving far away from this crap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dizkneelande 1,095 Posted March 26, 2023 You vote for commies. This guy is a commie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,292 Posted March 26, 2023 On 3/22/2023 at 1:18 PM, Strike said: To be fair Skid Row has been a cesspool since I was a kid. The problem is there are 100's of other locations in CA that NOW look like Skid Row did in the 70's. This is what happens when the youth has gone wild. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frank 2,295 Posted March 26, 2023 19 minutes ago, DonS said: This is what happens when the youth has gone wild. To me it’s just monkey business. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dizkneelande 1,095 Posted March 26, 2023 1 minute ago, frank said: To me it’s just monkey business. Which will get you 18 and life Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,292 Posted March 26, 2023 12 minutes ago, Dizkneelande said: Which will get you 18 and life You got it and you know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seafoam1 2,940 Posted March 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Dizkneelande said: You vote for commies. This guy is a commie. This is downright apocolyptic. Liberal America at work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimHauck 2,745 Posted March 26, 2023 On 3/20/2023 at 5:41 PM, RogerDodger said: So what did you mean in the pollution thread when you said you don't live or work down there. It's a distinction without a difference if you drive there all the time. You wana play dumb or be the liar? lol wut? He doesn’t live or work down there means he doesn’t live or work down there. Your comment is metal helmet dumb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites