Why Donald Trump Had to Attack California

[C_Clayton_Jones]

"If a place as big and diverse as California can be said to have a coherent set of values, those today would include respect for the environment, benevolence toward immigrants, support for living wages and insistence on civilian control over police. And if those values prevail, they do so at the expense of Trump, who is on the opposite side of every one of them.

That tension has flared time and again in the Trump era, as the president has bashed California over its struggles with homelessness, its permissive voting rules and its determination to limit auto emissions, all manifestations of those values. Although California is a powerful donor state to the federal government — taxpayers here pay about $80 billion a year more than the state receives in federal services — Trump withheld support for homeowners devastated by January wildfires, demanding that federal aid be contingent on the state adopting Voter ID laws to curb fictional voter abuse that Trump believes cost him the state in his losing campaigns here.

That was an attempt at bribery. It failed. Now comes force.

From Trump’s perspective, California is thumbing its nose at his program for America. He’s right about that. What seems to confound him and his allies is that it’s not California’s political leadership that’s behind that contempt — it’s not Newsom or Bass or the state legislature — it’s the people of the state, in overwhelming numbers and relying on deeply held beliefs. Those leaders are merely reflecting back what their constituents demand. Again, Trump lost to Biden here by almost 30 points — more than 5 million votes —- despite all the state’s struggles and all the former president’s flaws.
[…]
And so, this government-induced unrest continues. If the goal is to calm Los Angeles, the solution would be simple: Withdraw federal forces and let the LAPD and Sheriff’s Department do their jobs.

But that’s not the goal. The unrest goes on because Trump needs it to. He’s not just fighting for deportations. He’s fighting for his values in a state that rejects them.”

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/06/10/trump-california-history-unrest-00396549

Trump and the right of course fear and hate what California represents – embracing positive, beneficial change, diversity, inclusion, defense of the right to individual liberty and self-expression; conservatives seek to compel conformity and punish dissent.

Conservative reactionaryism will ultimately fail – it always does.

 

[tyroneweaver]

"If a place as big and diverse as California can be said to have a coherent set of values, those today would include respect for the environment, benevolence toward immigrants, support for living wages and insistence on civilian control over police. And if those values prevail, they do so at the expense of Trump, who is on the opposite side of every one of them.

That tension has flared time and again in the Trump era, as the president has bashed California over its struggles with homelessness, its permissive voting rules and its determination to limit auto emissions, all manifestations of those values. Although California is a powerful donor state to the federal government — taxpayers here pay about $80 billion a year more than the state receives in federal services — Trump withheld support for homeowners devastated by January wildfires, demanding that federal aid be contingent on the state adopting Voter ID laws to curb fictional voter abuse that Trump believes cost him the state in his losing campaigns here.

That was an attempt at bribery. It failed. Now comes force.

From Trump’s perspective, California is thumbing its nose at his program for America. He’s right about that. What seems to confound him and his allies is that it’s not California’s political leadership that’s behind that contempt — it’s not Newsom or Bass or the state legislature — it’s the people of the state, in overwhelming numbers and relying on deeply held beliefs. Those leaders are merely reflecting back what their constituents demand. Again, Trump lost to Biden here by almost 30 points — more than 5 million votes —- despite all the state’s struggles and all the former president’s flaws.
[…]
And so, this government-induced unrest continues. If the goal is to calm Los Angeles, the solution would be simple: Withdraw federal forces and let the LAPD and Sheriff’s Department do their jobs.

But that’s not the goal. The unrest goes on because Trump needs it to. He’s not just fighting for deportations. He’s fighting for his values in a state that rejects them.”

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/06/10/trump-california-history-unrest-00396549

Trump and the right of course fear and hate what California represents – embracing positive, beneficial change, diversity, inclusion, defense of the right to individual liberty and self-expression; conservatives seek to compel conformity and punish dissent.

Conservative reactionaryism will ultimately fail – it always does.

the flip of that is the left attacked everything right wing. Religious organizations, the defund the police, turn the military gay, putting peaceful jan6'rs in jail . I'm sure if biden was president his next step would be to invade Utah and idaho because they gave Trump his biggest margins

 

[Rogue AI]

Only criminals would see enforcing the law as an 'attack'. How sad.

 

[Correll]

"If a place as big and diverse as California can be said to have a coherent set of values, those today would include respect for the environment, benevolence toward immigrants, support for living wages and insistence on civilian control over police. And if those values prevail, they do so at the expense of Trump, who is on the opposite side of every one of them.

That tension has flared time and again in the Trump era, as the president has bashed California over its struggles with homelessness, its permissive voting rules and its determination to limit auto emissions, all manifestations of those values. Although California is a powerful donor state to the federal government — taxpayers here pay about $80 billion a year more than the state receives in federal services — Trump withheld support for homeowners devastated by January wildfires, demanding that federal aid be contingent on the state adopting Voter ID laws to curb fictional voter abuse that Trump believes cost him the state in his losing campaigns here.

That was an attempt at bribery. It failed. Now comes force.

From Trump’s perspective, California is thumbing its nose at his program for America. He’s right about that. What seems to confound him and his allies is that it’s not California’s political leadership that’s behind that contempt — it’s not Newsom or Bass or the state legislature — it’s the people of the state, in overwhelming numbers and relying on deeply held beliefs. Those leaders are merely reflecting back what their constituents demand. Again, Trump lost to Biden here by almost 30 points — more than 5 million votes —- despite all the state’s struggles and all the former president’s flaws.
[…]
And so, this government-induced unrest continues. If the goal is to calm Los Angeles, the solution would be simple: Withdraw federal forces and let the LAPD and Sheriff’s Department do their jobs.

But that’s not the goal. The unrest goes on because Trump needs it to. He’s not just fighting for deportations. He’s fighting for his values in a state that rejects them.”

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/06/10/trump-california-history-unrest-00396549

Trump and the right of course fear and hate what California represents – embracing positive, beneficial change, diversity, inclusion, defense of the right to individual liberty and self-expression; conservatives seek to compel conformity and punish dissent.

Conservative reactionaryism will ultimately fail – it always does.

The dems have embraced RESIST, become UNGOVERNORABLE.


But what is the difference between that and rebellion? At what point does it become not loyal opopsition, but civil war?

 

[LAUGHatLEFTISTS]

"If a place as big and diverse as California can be said to have a coherent set of values, those today would include respect for the environment, benevolence toward immigrants, support for living wages and insistence on civilian control over police. And if those values prevail, they do so at the expense of Trump, who is on the opposite side of every one of them.

That tension has flared time and again in the Trump era, as the president has bashed California over its struggles with homelessness, its permissive voting rules and its determination to limit auto emissions, all manifestations of those values. Although California is a powerful donor state to the federal government — taxpayers here pay about $80 billion a year more than the state receives in federal services — Trump withheld support for homeowners devastated by January wildfires, demanding that federal aid be contingent on the state adopting Voter ID laws to curb fictional voter abuse that Trump believes cost him the state in his losing campaigns here.

That was an attempt at bribery. It failed. Now comes force.

From Trump’s perspective, California is thumbing its nose at his program for America. He’s right about that. What seems to confound him and his allies is that it’s not California’s political leadership that’s behind that contempt — it’s not Newsom or Bass or the state legislature — it’s the people of the state, in overwhelming numbers and relying on deeply held beliefs. Those leaders are merely reflecting back what their constituents demand. Again, Trump lost to Biden here by almost 30 points — more than 5 million votes —- despite all the state’s struggles and all the former president’s flaws.
[…]
And so, this government-induced unrest continues. If the goal is to calm Los Angeles, the solution would be simple: Withdraw federal forces and let the LAPD and Sheriff’s Department do their jobs.

But that’s not the goal. The unrest goes on because Trump needs it to. He’s not just fighting for deportations. He’s fighting for his values in a state that rejects them.”

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/06/10/trump-california-history-unrest-00396549

Trump and the right of course fear and hate what California represents – embracing positive, beneficial change, diversity, inclusion, defense of the right to individual liberty and self-expression; conservatives seek to compel conformity and punish dissent.

Conservative reactionaryism will ultimately fail – it always does.

Leftism has destroyed California. It will continue to decline.

 

[Harry Dresden]

"If a place as big and diverse as California can be said to have a coherent set of values, those today would include respect for the environment, benevolence toward immigrants, support for living wages and insistence on civilian control over police. And if those values prevail, they do so at the expense of Trump, who is on the opposite side of every one of them.

That tension has flared time and again in the Trump era, as the president has bashed California over its struggles with homelessness, its permissive voting rules and its determination to limit auto emissions, all manifestations of those values. Although California is a powerful donor state to the federal government — taxpayers here pay about $80 billion a year more than the state receives in federal services — Trump withheld support for homeowners devastated by January wildfires, demanding that federal aid be contingent on the state adopting Voter ID laws to curb fictional voter abuse that Trump believes cost him the state in his losing campaigns here.

That was an attempt at bribery. It failed. Now comes force.

From Trump’s perspective, California is thumbing its nose at his program for America. He’s right about that. What seems to confound him and his allies is that it’s not California’s political leadership that’s behind that contempt — it’s not Newsom or Bass or the state legislature — it’s the people of the state, in overwhelming numbers and relying on deeply held beliefs. Those leaders are merely reflecting back what their constituents demand. Again, Trump lost to Biden here by almost 30 points — more than 5 million votes —- despite all the state’s struggles and all the former president’s flaws.
[…]
And so, this government-induced unrest continues. If the goal is to calm Los Angeles, the solution would be simple: Withdraw federal forces and let the LAPD and Sheriff’s Department do their jobs.

But that’s not the goal. The unrest goes on because Trump needs it to. He’s not just fighting for deportations. He’s fighting for his values in a state that rejects them.”

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/06/10/trump-california-history-unrest-00396549

Trump and the right of course fear and hate what California represents – embracing positive, beneficial change, diversity, inclusion, defense of the right to individual liberty and self-expression; conservatives seek to compel conformity and punish dissent.

Conservative reactionaryism will ultimately fail – it always does.

benevolence toward immigrants,

not as much as you might think...

 

[Cellblock2429]

"If a place as big and diverse as California can be said to have a coherent set of values, those today would include respect for the environment, benevolence toward immigrants, support for living wages and insistence on civilian control over police. And if those values prevail, they do so at the expense of Trump, who is on the opposite side of every one of them.

That tension has flared time and again in the Trump era, as the president has bashed California over its struggles with homelessness, its permissive voting rules and its determination to limit auto emissions, all manifestations of those values. Although California is a powerful donor state to the federal government — taxpayers here pay about $80 billion a year more than the state receives in federal services — Trump withheld support for homeowners devastated by January wildfires, demanding that federal aid be contingent on the state adopting Voter ID laws to curb fictional voter abuse that Trump believes cost him the state in his losing campaigns here.

That was an attempt at bribery. It failed. Now comes force.

From Trump’s perspective, California is thumbing its nose at his program for America. He’s right about that. What seems to confound him and his allies is that it’s not California’s political leadership that’s behind that contempt — it’s not Newsom or Bass or the state legislature — it’s the people of the state, in overwhelming numbers and relying on deeply held beliefs. Those leaders are merely reflecting back what their constituents demand. Again, Trump lost to Biden here by almost 30 points — more than 5 million votes —- despite all the state’s struggles and all the former president’s flaws.
[…]
And so, this government-induced unrest continues. If the goal is to calm Los Angeles, the solution would be simple: Withdraw federal forces and let the LAPD and Sheriff’s Department do their jobs.

But that’s not the goal. The unrest goes on because Trump needs it to. He’s not just fighting for deportations. He’s fighting for his values in a state that rejects them.”

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/06/10/trump-california-history-unrest-00396549

Trump and the right of course fear and hate what California represents – embracing positive, beneficial change, diversity, inclusion, defense of the right to individual liberty and self-expression; conservatives seek to compel conformity and punish dissent.

Conservative reactionaryism will ultimately fail – it always does.

/----/ Why won't mean old Trump just let the peace-loving rioters burn LA to the ground?

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Marines Deployed To Another Third-World Country Full Of Hostile Foreigners​

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LOS ANGELES, CA — As has become the standard operating procedure for the military branch over the last half-century, 700 members of the United States Marines found themselves being deployed to yet another third-world country that is full of hostile foreigners

 

[Dragonlady]

the flip of that is the left attacked everything right wing. Religious organizations, the defund the police, turn the military gay, putting peaceful jan6'rs in jail . I'm sure if biden was president his next step would be to invade Utah and idaho because they gave Trump his biggest margins

You've just reposted every lie that Republicans tell.

Religious organizations are not under attack. Right wingers who want to illegally discriminate against gays, women, or other religions are demanding that the entire nation ban gay marriage and women's health care because THEY oppose gay rights and abortion. The Constitution says that there be no religion in government but the fundamentalist refuse to accept this and want their religion to rule.

Defund the police is bullshit. The Republicans are the ones defunding the police. They're firing members of the FBI and cutting funding to the police. Trump ended all supervision orders of the police departments under federal civil rights.

Turning the military gay? Peaceful January 6ers?? Don't make me laugh. Repeating those lies just exposes your ignorance and gullibility.

Biden had 4 years in office and not once did he attack or attempt to punish ANY state which voted for Trump. In fact, most of the money for the CHIPs Act and the Infrastructure Bill was spent in red states that voted for Trump, and whose Republican legislators who voted AGAINST any of it, all of whom gleefully turned up at the ground breaking to claim credit for bring money to their states.

Try coming back to reality because nothing you believe has any basis in the real world.

 

[elektra]

Only criminals would see enforcing the law as an 'attack'. How sad.

Exactly

 

[Correll]

You've just reposted every lie that Republicans tell.

Religious organizations are not under attack. Right wingers who want to illegally discriminate against gays, women, or other religions are demanding that the entire nation ban gay marriage and women's health care because THEY oppose gay rights and abortion. The Constitution says that there be no religion in government but the fundamentalist refuse to accept this and want their religion to rule.

Religious organizations were clearly attacked. You demanded that they conform to your ideology, or you hounded them and targeted them. YOu tried to cancel religioius people to the point that they would be EXCLUDED from public policy discussions.

Defund the police is bullshit. The Republicans are the ones defunding the police. They're firing members of the FBI and cutting funding to the police. Trump ended all supervision orders of the police departments under federal civil rights.

DEFUND was a lefty policy. It was implemented to varying degrees. It led to a spike in crime that killed thousands. NOw you people are running away from it, it was too bad even for you leftards to ignore.

Turning the military gay? Peaceful January 6ers?? Don't make me laugh. Repeating those lies just exposes your ignorance and gullibility.

Plenty of 1/6 people arrested, just walked, walked aroudn and left. Yet, your side brought the hammer down to terrorize them and the right at large.

Biden had 4 years in office and not once did he attack or attempt to punish ANY state which voted for Trump. In fact, most of the money for the CHIPs Act and the Infrastructure Bill was spent in red states that voted for Trump, and whose Republican legislators who voted AGAINST any of it, all gleefully turned up at the ground breaking to claim credit for bring money to their states.

Sounds like partisan shit talk.

Try coming back to reality because nothing you believe has any basis in the real world.

Said the woman that doesn't know boys from girls.

 

[Cellblock2429]

You've just reposted every lie that Republicans tell.

Religious organizations are not under attack. Right wingers who want to illegally discriminate against gays, women, or other religions are demanding that the entire nation ban gay marriage and women's health care because THEY oppose gay rights and abortion. The Constitution says that there be no religion in government but the fundamentalist refuse to accept this and want their religion to rule.

Defund the police is bullshit. The Republicans are the ones defunding the police. They're firing members of the FBI and cutting funding to the police. Trump ended all supervision orders of the police departments under federal civil rights.

Turning the military gay? Peaceful January 6ers?? Don't make me laugh. Repeating those lies just exposes your ignorance and gullibility.

Biden had 4 years in office and not once did he attack or attempt to punish ANY state which voted for Trump. In fact, most of the money for the CHIPs Act and the Infrastructure Bill was spent in red states that voted for Trump, and whose Republican legislators who voted AGAINST any of it, all of whom gleefully turned up at the ground breaking to claim credit for bring money to their states.

Try coming back to reality because nothing you believe has any basis in the real world.

/----/ "Religious organizations are not under attack."
I stopped reading at your first lie.

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[Lisa558]

Leftism has destroyed California. It will continue to decline.

And the idiot Governor and mayor are egging it on.

 

[sparky]

That was an attempt at bribery. It failed

sounds like prop 187 was as well Clay

~S~

 

[Bootstraps]

When did Trump attack California?