Like New York, California was once believed to be a land of promise where people went to fulfill their dreams. California morphed from a mesmerizing destination of awe and extremes into the entertainment, and later technology capital of the world. From gold and agriculture to aerospace and shipyards, people flocked to the state. As a result, California earned the moniker the “Golden State.” California’s reputation as a place where people went to achieve the American dream was further catapulted to the top by the film and television industry. California was not only a “land of opportunity” like the rest of the U.S., it was also seen as a place where people went to achieve the “California dream” – the pinnacle of American achievement.

Unfortunately, neither the eagle, hawk nor owl has the visual acuity to see how far down the abyss California has fallen. California’s politicians and its wealthy elite have a propensity for utilizing the all-too-common techniques of gaslighting and virtue-signaling to cover up the growing holes in the fraying fabric of California’s once fashionably requisite swank. The question is, can the holes be mended? Or have they grown so large that the state’s democratic political leaders and wealthy elite have left the social fabric of California irreparably tattered.

. . . to cover up the growing holes in the fraying fabric of California’s once fashionably requisite swank

California has not only lost large swathes of its most prominent industries – aerospace, entertainment and technology, it has also failed to maintain its infrastructure (water, electrical, forestry) and appropriate ratios of public servants to constituents (law enforcement and firefighters), while regulating both mom-and-pop and larger businesses out of state, or out of existence. And what is left for the middle class? A quality of life that is defined by high taxes, unaffordable housing, and a dwindling job market. In the last century, California went from policies that supported progress and opportunity for all, to one that caters increasingly to the strident voices of a small number of far-left fringe interest groups.

The Academy Award for most Sanctimonious Hypocrisy in Political Correctness goes to . . . wait for it . . . California’s liberal politicians and the “blue no matter who” constituents who vote for them.