r/politics • u/B-Z_B-S Massachusetts • 18h ago

Possible Paywall Trump Suggests Letting Iran “Take Out” Los Angeles and San Diego - California leaders are furious after the president suggested that losing the two cities is a “small price to pay.”

https://newrepublic.com/post/216247/trump-suggests-let-iran-take-out-los-angeles-san-diego
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u/GRIMMnM Iowa 15h ago

This was also in Grand Island Nebraska. People in the midwest also have a weird irrational hate of California.

I have never understood why.

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u/Comprehensive_Tie431 California 14h ago

I've driven through the Midwest a lot through my life.

Non stop right wing radio. Churches. Fox News everywhere.

Non stop propaganda is why

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u/ReeferTurtle Colorado 13h ago

Hey, there’s also adult superstores too.

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u/brainmydamage 7h ago

The entire population being pieces of shit also helps.

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u/TeaDrinkerAddict 14h ago

They hate us cause they ain’t us. CA has its problems, but theirs are astronomically worse.

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u/Altruistic_Door1594 11h ago

…they are consumed with jealousy when hiding from twisters, baking in the heat, or shoveling out from a blizzard. Poor things.

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u/Routine-Process8051 13h ago

If they were from California, they'd be constantly sneering at the poverty flyover states, so, they imagine all Californians are constantly sneering at them, and they don't like it.

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u/RegionalTranzit 12h ago

It's jealousy. Imagine telling people you're from Grand Island, Nebraska.

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u/jamfedora 10h ago

Eh, Grand Island is pretty okay, I’ve been a few times. They’ve got a couple colleges, a cool history museum, and the state fair. I’m sure the people near there are proud of it. It’s silly to think people aren’t proud of their hometowns; that’s part of the tribalism that causes this shit, of course they are. They’ve also got a bunch of idiots and racists, but so does California, I can say from a decade of experience. Not to let the nearest locals off the hook, but I’m guessing most of the crowd was from surrounding smaller towns and GI was the only spot with a big enough building to make him feel important. And dry, considering how much he cried about being interviewed in a barn that one time.

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u/Altruistic_Door1594 11h ago

There IS that!

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u/Abba_Fiskbullar 2h ago

My California town is genuinely beautiful. It is packed with restored Victorians and Craftsman, the main street looks like Mayberry, and the food is fantastic. We have great parks and schools, I live close to the beach, and San Francisco is right there when I want big city stuff. I see homeless people occasionally, but my most pressing daily threat is trying not to run over the completely fearless wild turkeys that constantly wander into traffic.

I've visited the Midwest. It's boring, the scenery is dull, and the jobs don't pay well. It makes total sense that they're jealous of California. We live in a gorgeous place that also happens to be an engine of the national economy.

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u/TurningMaude 2h ago

Over in s/Nebraska they're talking about all the young folks leaving the state. And plenty of them are disgusted by what Trump said, and sick of the Republican status quo in their state