If the ham handed and destructive pandemic response didn’t change their attitudes, neither will this.
Yuri Bezmenov nailed it decades ago:
“As I mentioned before, exposure to true information does not matter anymore. A person who is demoralized is unable to assess true information. The facts tell him nothing, even if I shower him with information, with authentic proof, with documents and pictures. ...he will refuse to believe it... That's the tragedy of the situation of demoralization.”
Partially true, but the real tragedy is when these parasites suck empathy and resources from the clear-eyed people, the makers and doers, people with minds. They sabotage the rest of us to fortify their delusions. Sorry but we need to harden our hearts and shatter the psychosocial construct that is dragging this country into the pits. The people running California into the ground are the same ones getting filthy rich through insider trading, laundering money through FTX and Ukraine schemes, asserting the state's right to ruin the mental and physical health of young children without parental knowledge or consent, etc. etc. Venal politicians and demoralized voters highlighted in California are co-dependently catastrophizing America. We have to draw the line (because infinitely more will never be enough for them).
Jeff, whether I agree with you depends on the day, on which side of the bed I am getting up on. Your post is from the bleak side. The arguments make sense.. But the problem with bleakness is that it is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Some people are beginning to wake up from the moral and financial atrocity that is the Democratic Party. Some people are changing and the events in CA will only inspire more. Will it be enough? Maybe not. But I take my inspiration from Trump. Fight, fight fight.
I do not disagree....I made my living in the pits by looking at worst cases....I will try and get up on your side of the bed, but without you in it. : )
Actually you're wrong. The idea isn't to have some monumental switch. The idea is to increase the percentage that move Right. This event; insane restrictions. Insane taxes. You know the rest
This event is clearly a management mess. They'll try to say global warming, but that is getting crushed. This is going to make a lot of people think about past alliegences.
Regarding Jews: To the lib ones Israel isn't as important as the silly issues. However, even they are slowly figuring it out.
The bottom line is the Dems have no agenda. Nothing they can offer the population. Still ranting about "I hate Donald Trump". Keep it up.
I do worry about vote theft; but again the Repubs seem to be making inroads in that area. I also worry about the repub party in CA.
Yes. The Dem party is in pure crisis. The end of X party has been predicted before. There's never been anything like this. The progressives have too much sway in their party. What are they going to do? Run on what? Even abortion is appearing to be a loser for them. That leaves "I hate Donald Trump". His popularity has never been this high. So CA, NY, Ill might hang on..but the fires hurt them politically badly. Gavin might finally be done
I avidly follow SoCal election trends and much like other places, the huge uptick in Mexicans and Asians correlated to huge upticks in Democrats.
Until 1992, Los Angeles County was purple.
Ironically, the Palisades is (by far) the most conservative neighborhood in the non-San Fernando Valley portion of Los Angeles. I've heard a lot of, "well, y'all elected Karen Bass, now you're paying the piper." But, actually, billionaire developer Rick Caruso (John Kasich's, 2016 national finance campaign co-chair) outpolled Bass in every Palisades precinct.
The Palisades is more conservative than New Trier Township in north suburban Chicago, where 72.4% voted for a ticket that had Tim Walz's name on it.
2022's, Bass vs Caruso matchup was L.A.'s version of Trump vs Hillary/Kamala. In one corner, stood an extravagant (Caruso owns a 215ft yacht), L.A. bred, USC benefactor developer who's built a few iconic shopping districts including the Grove, Americana at Brand, and most recently, the Palisades Village, smack dab at ground zero.
Bass was supported by the powerful public unions and disenfranchised apartment renters, while Caruso drew from property owners who're the true stakeholders, as this week proved.
Although Caruso lamely "switched party registrations" prior to the election, everyone knew that he was really a moderate, conservative Republican. Still, plenty of "liberal" Westsiders supported him, and Gwyneth Paltrow even made a video endorsement on Caruso's behalf. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK1d7TPQgFg
So, if Gwyneth etal would vote for Caruso over Bass, would they vote for Vance or Desantis over a leftist Democrat for President? It's certainly possible, which is why the Democrats are probably looking for the most milquetoast, moderate member of the party possible, as their next nominee.
California will never get red pilled. Ballot harvesting, mail in voting, ban on voter ID, millions of illegally registered non-citizens will insure a permanent Blue shithole. So sad because I loved growing up there in the 60’s and 70’s.
Thoughtful piece, Jeff, as usual. I agree with you but hope Carolla is ultimately right. Republicans made huge voting in-roads last election, but with nary a change due to gerrymandering. That is the real impediment, well, that and smart Californians bolting to Utah, Arizona, Nevada, et al. I will say there are glimmers of hope. For X users, actor/filmmaker Justine Bateman is a fabulous follow.
If you swing a cat by it's tail and let go here in Las Vegas, when the cat falls it will hit someone from California. R's are behind D's by 4000 registered voters right now. NV might go big time red in 2026 BUT, the D's have gerrymandered and we have ballot harvesting so it is an uphill climb. Similar to other states, we have a Republican party that doesn't do much, but pats itself hard on its own back if a Republican wins.
NC GOP is a waste of oxygen, too. We live in a rural county whose politics are absolutely dominated by a university town on about a tenth of the land. You don't have to guess how their policies and lack of principles lean. We would have a different state if we could make students vote in their home states, not here.
IL and NY GOP seem like a waste of oxygen too....In NV it is extremely hard to replace leadership. They advocate for term limits but don't impose them on each other!
Perhaps you're right, but this is a self-defeating position to take. Even if it is baked in, you are assuming that public opinion never shifts. It is the duty of the opposition to point out the weaknesses. Public opinion can and does shift, IF and ONLY IF the case is actually made. And the case keeps getting stronger.
Jeff, I agree with you. California will have to fall much further (see Cuba and Venezuela) before the people there take the red pill in mass. In the meantime the surrounding states need common sense immigrant control because every sane person has already left.
I agree. The California liberal cultists will never blame their leaders. They’ll always find other reasons for their suffering. Look at every major city.
I consider your take on the right track but too optimistic. I bet no one will lose their jobs, or if they do they will fail upward to a cushier position.
The entire left coast society depends on keeping their fingers in their ears humming loudly to block out reality. They don't just vote and steal blue -- they thrive on sneering down their noses at the rest of us while wrecking the whole country thru their demon Pelosi, idiot Harris, slimy Schiff and all the rest.
Well, here are some real-world consequences; good luck and we'll check back in a few years to see how fixing everything up with sanctuary crystals and magical gender potions is going.
Many of them are in the entertainment industry. They will find a way to make money on the next movie, tv show or whatever. I don't think "jobs" is a concern.
I was thinking of the fire administration (not really fire _fighters_, are they?), enviro-carbon-eco regulators, and all of the incorporated "managers" & "planners" who make modern life so burdensome.
Even so, I would not be so sanguine about folks in so-called entertainment - that old gray mare ain't what she used to be, seems to me. Further, maybe RFKjr will make a difference wrt pharma & their ads, and I haven't given up hope that the Trump team will release Epstein and Diddy files, for instance.
On the plus side, Newsome and Bass are done. Their political careers are finished. The before and after are too stark and the failures too obvious. Brace yourselves because the next bunch may be worse.
I agree with you on this. I just listened to that podcast. I like the guy very much and found myself laughing loudly in parts. But I thought he was considerably off base in saying that the regulatory nightmare they are about to experience will be the thing that sends them doing an ideological 180. Fat chance. These are the people that can afford to have a conscience. There is absolutely zero chance of this happening. They’re cowards at heart and the one sacrosanct thing they will never risk is their membership of good standing firmly on the ideological left. They’ve got enough bread to grease the palms of those who can make those regulatory problems disappear and disappear quick. And Bill Maher - whose “more conservative now” bona fides I’m highly skeptical of- isn’t a good example. He’s considerably lower on the food chain than the people Carolla is referring to.
I agree with you. They will be angry, but the most they will do is vote for a different Democrat. Caruso lost for mayor because he was suspected of being, gasp, a Republican. Even now, the radicals on city council are calling for Bass to resign! Why, she's a fellow Democrat! But I'm sure they have a more radical person waiting in the wings. They will force her out and replace her, just like they forced Jackie Lacey and then installed Gascon.
At most, families will move out of state and start over while their kids are young, and they will still believe in the cult.
Great points, Jeff. I saw the same things, people in SF constantly having their cars broken into, violent crime right outside their homes, garbage and sh*it on the streets, etc. Did that change how they voted? No, they just moved outside of the city so they feel it's not their problem anymore. Not sure what it takes to turn them around. My 96 year old (now) mom went from a Roosevelt Democrat her whole life to finally switching parties in 1992! She claimed it was housing policy that sought to bring low income housing to every corner of America including the nice suburb I grew up in. So who can tell?
By the way, that shadow in the photo above can only be YOU! :) Happy New Year!!!
If the ham handed and destructive pandemic response didn’t change their attitudes, neither will this.
Yuri Bezmenov nailed it decades ago:
“As I mentioned before, exposure to true information does not matter anymore. A person who is demoralized is unable to assess true information. The facts tell him nothing, even if I shower him with information, with authentic proof, with documents and pictures. ...he will refuse to believe it... That's the tragedy of the situation of demoralization.”
Partially true, but the real tragedy is when these parasites suck empathy and resources from the clear-eyed people, the makers and doers, people with minds. They sabotage the rest of us to fortify their delusions. Sorry but we need to harden our hearts and shatter the psychosocial construct that is dragging this country into the pits. The people running California into the ground are the same ones getting filthy rich through insider trading, laundering money through FTX and Ukraine schemes, asserting the state's right to ruin the mental and physical health of young children without parental knowledge or consent, etc. etc. Venal politicians and demoralized voters highlighted in California are co-dependently catastrophizing America. We have to draw the line (because infinitely more will never be enough for them).
maybe the Feds should say, "here is some aid money, take it. But, for rebuilding money you need to straighten up and fly right, otherwise you get 0"
Jeff, whether I agree with you depends on the day, on which side of the bed I am getting up on. Your post is from the bleak side. The arguments make sense.. But the problem with bleakness is that it is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Some people are beginning to wake up from the moral and financial atrocity that is the Democratic Party. Some people are changing and the events in CA will only inspire more. Will it be enough? Maybe not. But I take my inspiration from Trump. Fight, fight fight.
I do not disagree....I made my living in the pits by looking at worst cases....I will try and get up on your side of the bed, but without you in it. : )
Actually you're wrong. The idea isn't to have some monumental switch. The idea is to increase the percentage that move Right. This event; insane restrictions. Insane taxes. You know the rest
This event is clearly a management mess. They'll try to say global warming, but that is getting crushed. This is going to make a lot of people think about past alliegences.
Regarding Jews: To the lib ones Israel isn't as important as the silly issues. However, even they are slowly figuring it out.
The bottom line is the Dems have no agenda. Nothing they can offer the population. Still ranting about "I hate Donald Trump". Keep it up.
I do worry about vote theft; but again the Repubs seem to be making inroads in that area. I also worry about the repub party in CA.
If they move right, does CA move right?
Yes. The Dem party is in pure crisis. The end of X party has been predicted before. There's never been anything like this. The progressives have too much sway in their party. What are they going to do? Run on what? Even abortion is appearing to be a loser for them. That leaves "I hate Donald Trump". His popularity has never been this high. So CA, NY, Ill might hang on..but the fires hurt them politically badly. Gavin might finally be done
I feel like the psychological construct is too strong, and they won't pull the lever for the other party. But, I hope I am terribly wrong.
I avidly follow SoCal election trends and much like other places, the huge uptick in Mexicans and Asians correlated to huge upticks in Democrats.
Until 1992, Los Angeles County was purple.
Ironically, the Palisades is (by far) the most conservative neighborhood in the non-San Fernando Valley portion of Los Angeles. I've heard a lot of, "well, y'all elected Karen Bass, now you're paying the piper." But, actually, billionaire developer Rick Caruso (John Kasich's, 2016 national finance campaign co-chair) outpolled Bass in every Palisades precinct.
The Palisades is more conservative than New Trier Township in north suburban Chicago, where 72.4% voted for a ticket that had Tim Walz's name on it.
2022's, Bass vs Caruso matchup was L.A.'s version of Trump vs Hillary/Kamala. In one corner, stood an extravagant (Caruso owns a 215ft yacht), L.A. bred, USC benefactor developer who's built a few iconic shopping districts including the Grove, Americana at Brand, and most recently, the Palisades Village, smack dab at ground zero.
Bass was supported by the powerful public unions and disenfranchised apartment renters, while Caruso drew from property owners who're the true stakeholders, as this week proved.
Although Caruso lamely "switched party registrations" prior to the election, everyone knew that he was really a moderate, conservative Republican. Still, plenty of "liberal" Westsiders supported him, and Gwyneth Paltrow even made a video endorsement on Caruso's behalf. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK1d7TPQgFg
So, if Gwyneth etal would vote for Caruso over Bass, would they vote for Vance or Desantis over a leftist Democrat for President? It's certainly possible, which is why the Democrats are probably looking for the most milquetoast, moderate member of the party possible, as their next nominee.
Fair points, but the ballot harvesting and the count until we win mentality of the unions will win the day unless they change it.
California will never get red pilled. Ballot harvesting, mail in voting, ban on voter ID, millions of illegally registered non-citizens will insure a permanent Blue shithole. So sad because I loved growing up there in the 60’s and 70’s.
Thoughtful piece, Jeff, as usual. I agree with you but hope Carolla is ultimately right. Republicans made huge voting in-roads last election, but with nary a change due to gerrymandering. That is the real impediment, well, that and smart Californians bolting to Utah, Arizona, Nevada, et al. I will say there are glimmers of hope. For X users, actor/filmmaker Justine Bateman is a fabulous follow.
If you swing a cat by it's tail and let go here in Las Vegas, when the cat falls it will hit someone from California. R's are behind D's by 4000 registered voters right now. NV might go big time red in 2026 BUT, the D's have gerrymandered and we have ballot harvesting so it is an uphill climb. Similar to other states, we have a Republican party that doesn't do much, but pats itself hard on its own back if a Republican wins.
NC GOP is a waste of oxygen, too. We live in a rural county whose politics are absolutely dominated by a university town on about a tenth of the land. You don't have to guess how their policies and lack of principles lean. We would have a different state if we could make students vote in their home states, not here.
IL and NY GOP seem like a waste of oxygen too....In NV it is extremely hard to replace leadership. They advocate for term limits but don't impose them on each other!
California is a beautiful state. Too bad the people there suck.
39 mil folks in CA. Might want to re-evaluate if everyone 'sucks'.
Perhaps you're right, but this is a self-defeating position to take. Even if it is baked in, you are assuming that public opinion never shifts. It is the duty of the opposition to point out the weaknesses. Public opinion can and does shift, IF and ONLY IF the case is actually made. And the case keeps getting stronger.
AGREE
Why help those West Coast, when they refused to help the Carolinas? We are clearly NOT all in this together.
Exactly. Knowing that it's going to happen over our protests is kind of driving me nuts.
Trump has turned the tide. Now shoulder to the wheel, keep it moving.
The left ain't trying any more.
Jeff, I agree with you. California will have to fall much further (see Cuba and Venezuela) before the people there take the red pill in mass. In the meantime the surrounding states need common sense immigrant control because every sane person has already left.
I agree. The California liberal cultists will never blame their leaders. They’ll always find other reasons for their suffering. Look at every major city.
I consider your take on the right track but too optimistic. I bet no one will lose their jobs, or if they do they will fail upward to a cushier position.
The entire left coast society depends on keeping their fingers in their ears humming loudly to block out reality. They don't just vote and steal blue -- they thrive on sneering down their noses at the rest of us while wrecking the whole country thru their demon Pelosi, idiot Harris, slimy Schiff and all the rest.
Well, here are some real-world consequences; good luck and we'll check back in a few years to see how fixing everything up with sanctuary crystals and magical gender potions is going.
Many of them are in the entertainment industry. They will find a way to make money on the next movie, tv show or whatever. I don't think "jobs" is a concern.
I was thinking of the fire administration (not really fire _fighters_, are they?), enviro-carbon-eco regulators, and all of the incorporated "managers" & "planners" who make modern life so burdensome.
Even so, I would not be so sanguine about folks in so-called entertainment - that old gray mare ain't what she used to be, seems to me. Further, maybe RFKjr will make a difference wrt pharma & their ads, and I haven't given up hope that the Trump team will release Epstein and Diddy files, for instance.
On the plus side, Newsome and Bass are done. Their political careers are finished. The before and after are too stark and the failures too obvious. Brace yourselves because the next bunch may be worse.
And MN unfortunately as well…
I agree with you on this. I just listened to that podcast. I like the guy very much and found myself laughing loudly in parts. But I thought he was considerably off base in saying that the regulatory nightmare they are about to experience will be the thing that sends them doing an ideological 180. Fat chance. These are the people that can afford to have a conscience. There is absolutely zero chance of this happening. They’re cowards at heart and the one sacrosanct thing they will never risk is their membership of good standing firmly on the ideological left. They’ve got enough bread to grease the palms of those who can make those regulatory problems disappear and disappear quick. And Bill Maher - whose “more conservative now” bona fides I’m highly skeptical of- isn’t a good example. He’s considerably lower on the food chain than the people Carolla is referring to.
I agree with you. They will be angry, but the most they will do is vote for a different Democrat. Caruso lost for mayor because he was suspected of being, gasp, a Republican. Even now, the radicals on city council are calling for Bass to resign! Why, she's a fellow Democrat! But I'm sure they have a more radical person waiting in the wings. They will force her out and replace her, just like they forced Jackie Lacey and then installed Gascon.
At most, families will move out of state and start over while their kids are young, and they will still believe in the cult.
Great points, Jeff. I saw the same things, people in SF constantly having their cars broken into, violent crime right outside their homes, garbage and sh*it on the streets, etc. Did that change how they voted? No, they just moved outside of the city so they feel it's not their problem anymore. Not sure what it takes to turn them around. My 96 year old (now) mom went from a Roosevelt Democrat her whole life to finally switching parties in 1992! She claimed it was housing policy that sought to bring low income housing to every corner of America including the nice suburb I grew up in. So who can tell?
By the way, that shadow in the photo above can only be YOU! :) Happy New Year!!!