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Why do people dislike California?
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Exactly right! Conservatives will say this about literally any nearby city, the only thing I've been able to come up with is that they're petrified of the city, just pure fear. Even something as small as Madison they'll dogwhistle up and down on because they've never been and they're terrified of it. Anything new or different is bad, of course.
I don't know that they're actually afraid. I think they are just signaling group affiliation and have chosen to side with the bosses.
Oh no I've seen pure fear, bringing rural friends to my city to hang out has had legit fear with them. It's stuff that will pass, but simple things like jumping on a train to go downtown or walking down a busy street will freak them out. Crowds and people sure, but there is truly a layer of fear that they've been taught about going into cities