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[Nanashrew]

They're shooting bullets in the air and celebrating.

I should go back to bed. Ugghh

 

[Gentleman Jack]

dropping the death penalty was a ballot proposition. the people said, "kill em."

Not only that they said "kill em faster, and remove several safeguards in the process."

Can't pretend I'm proud of my state right now.

 

[SeanTSC]

Washington Oregon and California were always the best parts of the country.

By far, and it's not even close.

 

[n0razi]

Come on down to California! ☀️



Bring water.

And land

 

[Red]

They're shooting bullets in the air and celebrating.

My neighbors did this for an hour last night. Ohio.

 

[guek]

This election has honestly made me consider moving back to California.

I'm in Washington right now and I love it here but I was considering moving back to Boise in about 2yrs once I'm done with my current contract. As a POC, I'm having major doubts over that plan.

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

Lincoln should have let the South secede.

He fucked up.

Arizona can stay right where the fuck it is.

You DON'T want Arizona to flip blue? Ok.

Hillary got a better percentage than Obama did in either election, Kerry, and Gore. Trump did the worst a Republican has done since Bill won it in 1996 (which was only because of Perot). We're shifting, if not fast enough.

 

[Ballistik]

Had that thought this morning to calm my nerves. That although Trump won, he doesn't represent the values that the people around me in my community, city, county, and state share. That feeling of defeat and uncertainty of the future was how everyone felt. I saw that in my town Trump only received 14% of the vote.

 

[Nafai1123]

Thank fuck I live in this state.

 

[Hellwarden]

dropping the death penalty was a ballot proposition. the people said, "kill em."

They didn't just keep the death penalty, they voted to speed up executions.

Because the death penalty is apparently very progressive.

 

[Theanine3D]

Are there affordable California areas with radio stations looking for a new guy?

Any Dollar Trees? Girl will need a district of those.

Dollar Trees are everywhere in SoCal. Don't know about the north.

You can probably make most areas of California affordable if you're willing to lower your standards of living.

 

[jabuseika]

Can we Vote for Calexit.

 

[Souzetsu]

I did my part and voted for Hillary, along with the props/congress (live around the Sac area). But let me tell you.. there's a lot of rural areas in Cali, too. I live in one of them. Our neighbors fly Trump flags on the regular.

Nice statement, I wholeheartedly agree.

Don't forget the large Trump signs on farmer's property!

 

[pigeon]

Exactly. We, and NY, basically pay for the shit states.

Frankly, we should stop.

 

[nicanica]

Could kid from The Wizard be poliGAFs new Airplane meme?

 

[Fenderputty]

We have paid paternal leave and maternal leave too. Great state.

Housing and traffic blow tho

Frankly, we should stop.

Lol how do you propose we do that?

 

[Nipo]

More reason for me to move to California.

Do it. I'd move across country to be there if they even tried.

 

[Darryl M R]

San Fran vs NYC for potential moves now . . man I don't know I love the East Coast

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Where would you get water from?

If California goes, Oregon and Washington are coming along for the party. There's plenty of water in the Pacific Northwest.

 

[FantasyFreak07]

I'm proud to be a Latino living within California.

I'm also disappointed that we failed to repeal the death sentence.

 

[Cross-Section]

Can't wait for Trump to use this as grudge material and withhold federal aid when the Big One strikes!

Spoiler

Yes, there are numerous reasons why that would be insane but so was the prospect of a Trump presidency

 

[Squalor]

You DON'T want Arizona to flip blue? Ok.

Hillary got a better percentage than Obama did in either election, Kerry, and Gore. Trump did the worst a Republican has done since Bill won it in 1996 (which was only because of Perot). We're shifting, if not fast enough.

It would be great for Arizona to flip blue.

My neighbors did this for an hour last night. Ohio.

Fucking Texas.

I was being a sarcastic dick. Lo and behold.

 

[Pankratous]

Sssccccoooaaalllifornia

 

[ratcliffja]

Could kid from california be poliGAFs new Airplane meme?

The Wizard is a misunderstood masterpiece.

 

[inner-G]

California is a beacon of hope in these dark times.

Oh, and Illinois. Those sumsuhbitches are holding out surrounded by a sea of red.

Chicago, not Illinois.

Downstate is deep red

 

[Nelo Ice]

Well the first thing that's lifted my spirits today. Proud to be a Californian born and raised.

 

[DrSlek]

California isn't a country, so like that there is a bee in my bonnet each time someone asks why can't London look for independence like Scotland might do.

However I appreciate the sentiment of what California is saying more than correcting comparisons.

The City of London seceding from the UK may not be as unlikely as people think. I mean, I doubt it will ever happen, but I think it might technically be possible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrObZ_HZZUc

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

Holy shit. Has a state (post-civil war) ever publicly denounced an elected President like that?

 

[Zeyphersan]

I did my part and voted for Hillary, along with the props/congress (live around the Sac area). But let me tell you.. there's a lot of rural areas in Cali, too. I live in one of them. Our neighbors fly Trump flags on the regular.

Nice statement, I wholeheartedly agree.

I live in the same area, around Sac. Very red county. There's a lot of Republican areas of Cal that are balanced out by the coast, people don't know that. I grew up in one of the most republican counties of them all, felt like an entirely different state honestly

 

[LegendofLex]

It's easy to say this when you have unending economic prosperity

This is absolutely untrue.

I live in one of the metro areas that was hit hardest by the housing crisis.

 

[Robotguy]

But where will you get drinkable water from? Are you going to "import" it from the other states?

Spoiler

President Musk will invest heavily in desalinization.

Spoiler

I don't actually support secession.

 

[NobleGundam]

Depending on where you go you'll quickly move back cause staying there is expensive as hell.

This. Which is why I moved to Arizona. So peaceful.

 

[Majukun]

California

 

[iRAWRasaurus]

I should have taken my uncle's job offer in California years ago.

 

[p2535748]

It's not like California is the only state that voted against Trump. While I agree with the general sentiment, this statement is a bit navel gazing and said congratulatory.

 

[woodchuck]

They're shooting bullets in the air and celebrating.

Hillary won Dallas 60-30%. Hillary also won Austin, Houston, and San Antonio. Try again.

 

[Nelo Ice]

I live in the same area, around Sac. Very red county. There's a lot of Republican areas of Cal that are balanced out by the coast, people don't know that. I grew up in one of the most republican counties of them all, felt like an entirely different state honestly

That reminds me I am so glad I don't live in Bakersfield anymore. Life would have been hell on earth as a minority if I still lived there.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

They didn't just keep the death penalty, they voted to speed up executions.

Because the death penalty is apparently very progressive.

I don't even understand how this happens in California.

 

[Chumley]

I live in San Diego. CA is bigger than the fucking U.K. and should just be its own country. The rest of the country doesn't speak for us and can get bent with their Cheeto Jesus.

 

[Squalor]

Hillary won Dallas 60-30%. Hillary also won Austin, Houston, and San Antonio. Try again.

Oh, there are only four cities in Texas?

Then how was it red for Trump if she won the only four cities in the entire state?

 

[Jpop]

Hillary won Dallas 60-30%. Hillary also won Austin, Houston, and San Antonio. Try again.

Again, it comes down to rural America.

Oh, there are only four cities in Texas?

Pretty much?

There are some.smaller cities, but they are gonna lean Republican because they are more rural.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Holy shit. Has a state (post-civil war) ever publicly denounced an elected President like that?

I want to see New York do the same. Just for fun.

 

[molnizzle]

Well you're not alone

god, please no. We need those 55 electoral votes.

 

[woodchuck]

Oh, there are only four cities in Texas?

The 4 biggest.

 

[Surfinn]

I live in the same area, around Sac. Very red county. There's a lot of Republican areas of Cal that are balanced out by the coast, people don't know that. I grew up in one of the most republican counties of them all, felt like an entirely different state honestly

Yup. There are so many of these areas. Lots of farmland, lots of space = rural climate.

Wish I lived around more like-minded people. All of my friends growing up were republican but had no idea what it meant.

 

[FUBAR McDangles]

Oh, there are only four cities in Texas?

To Hillary's campaign, yeah.

That's why she lost.

 

[Rapscallion]

California native for my entire life. Lived in Sac, Oakland, and now San Diego. I love this state and the progress it holds.

 

[bjork]

Could kid from The Wizard be poliGAFs new Airplane meme?

Only if you have a gif of him going apeshit in the car trying to get out.

 

[WrenchNinja]

I got a job offer in California. I guess if there was any state I'd probably move over to, this would probably be the one given the events of the day.

 

[Squalor]

The 4 biggest.

Yet she still lost just as you have lost this discussion.

To Hillary's campaign, yeah.

That's why she lost.

Hard to get through to so many people firmly entrenched in racist and sexist ideology.