• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    But only as a punishment for a crime. Like the new felony theft of a toothbrush from the other proposition we have definitely passed. (Made what was previously misdemeanor theft into felony theft, and yes we still have a 3 strikes law to imprison you for life.)

    California is not some progressive bastion. It’s a conservative state that doesn’t bother the LGBTQ community.

    • frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe
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      2 months ago

      I keep telling people I think it’ll flip in our lifetime. Too many kids growing up without the faintest idea of how wealthy they are in the bay (and the valley/NorCal are conservative anyway). Unearned wealth directly leads to conservatives for a lot of people