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[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 7 points 2 hours ago

And all because 1950s McCarthyism incepted America with a seed that may eventually destroy it long after the USSR’s dissolution

[-] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 6 hours ago

The only thing that pissed me off more than Trump winning, was seeing how many good Props failed, and bad ones passed.

I'm glad we made LGBT marriage part of our constitution, but jesus christ the voting base here is NIMBYs, NeoLibs, and Conservatives.

[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Exactly right

[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 10 points 7 hours ago

Always enjoy your posts, ozma.

[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 8 points 6 hours ago

Thank you. I try.

[-] mo_lave@reddthat.com 3 points 6 hours ago

"Scratch a liberal, and a fascist bleeds." Makes you question if Californians really care for the marginalized.

[-] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 41 points 13 hours ago

California is the USA in a bottle. You got progressive cities, conservative suburbs, rural areas and industrial hotspots, poor folks as well as the obscenely rich. Ronald Reagan was Governor in California for 8 years before becoming the blueprint of conservative candidates for the presidency.

[-] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 20 points 13 hours ago

This. Larger population than all of Canada = smorgasbord of different ideologies and classes.

[-] Oxen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 13 hours ago
[-] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 18 points 13 hours ago

I thought the bear in their logo had two heads

[-] P1k1e@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago
[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 hours ago

The bear in the flag was over-hunted and had its habitat destroyed so it’s no longer found in California. It’s a great metaphor.

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[-] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 16 points 13 hours ago

Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter

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[-] goatbeard@lemm.ee 9 points 13 hours ago

That comes after 2077

[-] Nexy@lemmy.sdf.org 36 points 17 hours ago

Why that bear don't have 2 heads?

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 16 points 14 hours ago

Because it isn't 2189 yet.

Also, please use the spoiler tag.

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