California, once known as the Golden State and the beacon for talented people who wanted to live the American dream, is now known mainly as the high-tax, crime-ridden hellhole from which those who have the resources or opportunity to flee do so frequently. California Governor Gavin Newsom, speaking about his state in a recent speech, blamed not his policies and the far left’s refusal to tackle crime, but rather “conservatives and delusional California bashers” for the decline.
Particularly, Governor Newsom claimed, during the nearly 30-minute “State of the State” speech, that it is forces on the far-right who are “threatening the very foundation of California’s success.” Continuing, he added that the culture in California is “the antidote to the poisonous populism of the Right, and to the fear and anxiety that so many people are feeling today.”
Claiming that California is under attack from the right, not its own policies, Gov. Newsom said, “The California way of life we recognize is under attack.” He added, “For conservatives and delusional California bashers, their success depends on our failure. They want to impeach the very things that have made us successful, as a tactic to turn America toward a darker future.”
Continuing, he claimed that those destroying California are doing so in the false name of “liberty,” saying, “They do so in the name of ‘liberty’ and ‘freedom.’ They want to roll back social progress, social justice, racial justice, economic justice, clean air, clean water, and basic fundamental fairness. They would cleave America from the principles of freedom and the rule of law. And in the process, throw our economy and, in many respects, society as we’ve known it, into chaos.”
Governor Newsom also, during the speech, wildly claimed that the GOP desire for the government to at least attempt to deport illegal immigrants is reminiscent of Hitler, saying, “When they speak of immigrants poisoning American blood, and of mass deportations and detention camps, this is the language of destruction — of 1939.”
He also bizarrely claimed that California is one of the toughest crime states in the union, saying, “This is because, in California, we take public safety seriously. We take it as a problem to solve, not just to flog on cable news. While it’s true that California has among the toughest felony theft thresholds in the nation, we will do more to go after professional theft rings more forcefully.”
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Further, Gov. Newsom pointed to the big companies that have remained in the state, saying, “Here is a simple question for Republicans: If California is a failed state, why are four of the seven most valuable companies in the world based here?” The best minds in the world call California home because they’re liberated from the constraints of conformity and tradition. This is true freedom — to invent and make the world a better place.”
That is far different from what successful entrepreneur and Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary said about California in a recent interview, saying, “Walk around San Francisco. It is not America anymore. It just isn’t.” He added, “What a wasteland. All of these places shutting down. It is not a partisan argument. When a Walgreens shuts down and a drug store shuts down and a convenience store shuts down, a bodega shuts down, that’s nothing to do with whether you’re blue or red.”