General politics discussion. Keep it civil.

[SupaDoopa]

Originally Posted by KA24DESOneThree

I post about California because a lot of other posters here are from California, and because I find California water rights and water usage to be interesting. Here we are, a progressive state, using water rights laws from the 19th century and working with federal and state agencies that are actively hurting our waterways to pursue water stability for relatively small groups of people.

As I've said before, Colorado River issues are national issues. If you eat fresh vegetables in winter on the East Coast, you benefit from Colorado River water.

I post about what's going on with California, including its failings, because you cannot get better unless you understand what you're not good at. You cannot fix problems you refuse to acknowledge. I acknowledge that we have some major failings in California and a lot of them are systemic.

80% of your state is fucked. Y'all are building homes at a fast pace and forceclosing at an even faster pace. People will eventually destroy that whole state and no 'learning from our mistakes' mindset will be able to reverse that. Your states smog is so bad that they have to build cars with special regulations - and even shit heads like the people on this forum are trying to find ways to manipulate that.

You cannot have your cake and eat it too. The population, lack of giving a shit, and human stupidity in your state is the problem - three things that will never be remedied. You can keep posting stupid shit about your state and hope things will eventually turn around but a little hint: they won't.

[Corbic]

Originally Posted by SupaDoopa

80% of your state is fucked. Y'all are building homes at a fast pace and forceclosing at an even faster pace. People will eventually destroy that whole state and no 'learning from our mistakes' mindset will be able to reverse that. Your states smog is so bad that they have to build cars with special regulations - and even shit heads like the people on this forum are trying to find ways to manipulate that.

You cannot have your cake and eat it too. The population, lack of giving a shit, and human stupidity in your state is the problem - three things that will never be remedied. You can keep posting stupid shit about your state and hope things will eventually turn around but a little hint: they won't.

One of the shocking things about going to California from Arizona is the sheer amount of trash and liter everywhere. All along the roadways is debris and garbage. For a State sooo focused on the environment they ban plastic straws, the place is just a disheveled mess.

[SupaDoopa]

Originally Posted by Corbic

One of the shocking things about going to California from Arizona is the sheer amount of trash and liter everywhere. All along the roadways is debris and garbage. For a State sooo focused on the environment they ban plastic straws, the place is just a disheveled mess.

My wife went to ASU and has family in Tempe. I will admit that I thought by doing a little Google Earth'ing that the place would be a hot shit hole. I was half right - it was hot but surprisingly nice - even near ASU and the surrounding areas. We did a lot of sightseeing and drove all over the state and it was pretty well groomed. The people were nice enough, houses didn't look like complete shit holes, I was surprised. I had a nice experience in AZ. Cali... fuck no.

Originally Posted by SupaDoopa

80% of your state is fucked. Y'all are building homes at a fast pace and forceclosing at an even faster pace. People will eventually destroy that whole state and no 'learning from our mistakes' mindset will be able to reverse that. Your states smog is so bad that they have to build cars with special regulations - and even shit heads like the people on this forum are trying to find ways to manipulate that.

in all fairness, you cant fault the smog system as CARB predates the EPA. you can however, fault how its gotten increasingly stringent over the years. loopholes always did and continue to exist, although they've made attempts to crack down on people (like me) who exploited the system.

Originally Posted by Corbic

One of the shocking things about going to California from Arizona is the sheer amount of trash and liter everywhere. All along the roadways is debris and garbage. For a State sooo focused on the environment they ban plastic straws, the place is just a disheveled mess.

it wasnt always like this. i was going to say it in an earlier post that, while CA (socal in particular) has always been superficial, its gotten increasingly more extreme over the past decade with far-left hipster douchbags... mostly the college educated children of hippies and such. and with them, a rise in homeless, drugs, crime and trash. hence the mass exodus of people who have left the state and watch in awe from afar the continuous flow of abhorrent videos of stupidity coming from CA.

just today one of my friends sent me a link to a man found dead on the 110 freeway.... about 2 months ago another friend sent me a photo of a man hung off the 60 freeway.

all this talk useless talk about stupid politics and gun control and no one stops to process the nonsense being created by modern hollywood. its all violent, meaningless trash... i tuned out ages ago.

[SupaDoopa]

Originally Posted by ixfxi

in all fairness, you cant fault the smog system as CARB predates the EPA. you can however, fault how its gotten increasingly stringent over the years. loopholes always did and continue to exist, although they've made attempts to crack down on people (like me) who exploited the system.




it wasnt always like this. i was going to say it in an earlier post that, while CA (socal in particular) has always been superficial, its gotten increasingly more extreme over the past decade with far-left hipster douchbags... mostly the college educated children of hippies and such. and with them, a rise in homeless, drugs, crime and trash. hence the mass exodus of people who have left the state and watch in awe from afar the continuous flow of abhorrent videos of stupidity coming from CA.

just today one of my friends sent me a link to a man found dead on the 110 freeway.... about 2 months ago another friend sent me a photo of a man hung off the 60 freeway.

all this talk useless talk about stupid politics and gun control and no one stops to process the nonsense being created by modern hollywood. its all violent, meaningless trash... i tuned out ages ago.

I'm aware of the history of the CARB/EPA/all that bullshit, it's just dumb. Those fucks are fighting a good fight but again, too many people in too close of an area not giving a shit. It's a good idea, just failing miserably for anything that isn't purchased brand new and with the market all fucked up, they aren't making something new and eco-friendly easily accessible for those who don't have loaded pockets. It's a catch twenty-two.

As far as Hollywood glorifying violence, it's because that is what this generation of kids wants to see. Music, movies and games are targeting younger and younger children. I'm not one of those dudes who say 'CALL OF DUTY IS FUCKING UP THE YOUTH AND TRAINING SCHOOL SHOOTERS' but I was at a birthday party for a kid in the family and there was a 10-year-old kid singing fucking SuicideboyZzZZZzzZzz. I'm listening to him and it's pussy this, drugs that, bullet holes to the chest and shit. Like, what the fuck?