{"id":2028787,"date":"2023-09-12T02:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T06:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-leaders-virtue-signaling-is-mainly-gaslighting\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T02:09:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T06:09:45","slug":"california-leaders-virtue-signaling-is-mainly-gaslighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-leaders-virtue-signaling-is-mainly-gaslighting\/","title":{"rendered":"California leaders&#8217; virtue signaling is primarily gaslighting."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-leaders-virtue-signaling-is-mainly-gaslighting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2028787&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Commentary<\/h2>\n<p>The Democratic Party has wielded a \u2064monopoly on power in \u200dSacramento for some time and\u200c the \u200dresults are obvious. One-party\u2064 dominance can often lead to corruption, \u2062poor governance, and an \u200derosion in quality of life \u2063indices. Let us\u200b count the ways \u200bhow the ruling party talks a good\u200c game but delivers lousy results for Californians.<\/p>\n<h3>First, Gov. Gavin Newsom played up the fact \u200bthat California had a large surplus \u2063in the state coffers, but then \u2064it suddenly morphed into a $30 billion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-deficit-expands-to-31-5-billion-newsom-proposes-broad-spending-cuts-in-revised-budget-5262925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deficit<\/a>. Did the surplus really exist?\u200d One can only wonder. Plenty of state funds were spent ineffectively during\u2062 the pandemic, and\u200b tax dollars are being wasted\u2062 on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-restores-1-billion-for-californias-train-to-nowhere-after-trump-stripped-funding\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Restores  Billion For California\u2019s \u2018Train To Nowhere\u2019 After Trump Stripped Funding\">high-speed rail system<\/a>\u200d that will be \u200dvastly \u200dunderutilized. Excessive\u2062 spending is\u2062 a driver of persistent\u2063 inflation.<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/newsom-regrets-pushing-harsh-covid-lockdowns-wouldve-done-everything-differently-5489581\">Newsom Regrets Pushing Harsh COVID Lockdowns: &#8216;Would\u2019ve Done \u200cEverything Differently\u2019<\/a> &#8211; 9\/11\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-senate-committee-approves-calling-for-constitutional-convention-over-gun-control-5484632\">Newsom\u2019s Proposal to Call for Adding Gun Control to \u2064US Constitution \u2063Moves \u2064Forward<\/a> &#8211; 8\/31\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Next, during the pandemic, several \u2064Democratic leaders, including Mr. Newsom, \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/opinion\/gavin-newsom-owes-california-an-apology-3755676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">didn\u2019t adhere to the \u2062edicts<\/a> they forced\u2062 on the public. Either the pandemic was more &#8220;pandemia&#8221; than pandemic, or they felt that they were superior to the \u2063masses \u2063and could flout\u2063 their own mandates. Public policies\u00a0inflicted colossal damage by shuttering businesses, houses of worship, and schools for many months.<\/p>\n<p>We now know that the narrative\u200b of mask, lockdown, \u200cand vaccine effectiveness was \u2063dead wrong. Primarily,\u2062 folks with comorbidities and \u200dthe elderly needed care\u200c and protection.\u2064 The COVID narrative was merely gaslighting from a nanny \u200cstate that craves ultimate power\u2062 over the people it is supposed to serve.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 10, on\u00a0NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press,\u201d Mr. \u200cNewsom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/newsom-regrets-pushing-harsh-covid-lockdowns-wouldve-done-everything-differently-5489581\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> \u201cwe\u2019re all geniuses now\u201d in hindsight, \u200cand \u201cI think we \u200dwould\u2019ve done everything differently\u201d regarding COVID. But he failed\u2062 to explain why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/opinion\/measuring-the-efficacy-of-california-and-floridas-covid-policies-4598014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some \u2062states<\/a> made \u200cbetter choices while California did not. How\u2063 will he \u200cknow which choices to make next time?<\/p>\n<p>Third, Mr. Newsom has\u200b put forth \u200da <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-senate-committee-approves-calling-for-constitutional-convention-over-gun-control-5484632\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proposal<\/a> to alter the Second Amendment \u200cwith a redundant 28th amendment to the Constitution. He claims that this new \u200damendment would \u2063save lives by extending the age to \u200cpurchase a firearm to 21, require a minimum waiting period, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-point-to-gun-legislation-as-justification-for-nuking-filibuster\/\" title=\"Democrats Point to Gun Legislation as Justification for Nuking Filibuster\">improve background checks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>California\u2062 Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during \u2062a press conference in\u2063 Sacramento on Feb. 1 2023. (Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>This proposal likely will be a non-starter because the second amendment is time tested, and criminals don\u2019t\u200d abide by gun laws. They either steal guns or buy them on \u2063the black \u2064market. Newsom ought to stick to crime prevention by supporting law enforcement. Once again,\u2062 more gaslighting from\u200c a politician whose salary is paid with your tax\u2064 dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Fourth, several \u200cstate leaders have\u2064 tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/father-and-mother-are-dear-but-dearer-still-is-chairman-mao-2\/\" title=\"\u2018Parents are precious, but Chairman Mao is even more precious.\u2019\">force school boards<\/a> to implement a distorted Marxist version of American history into the public schools. They have also arm-twisted school districts to add transgender concepts into the health and science curricula, all in the name of protecting children.<\/p>\n<p>This unscientific \u2064charade sows\u200b confusion among impressionable\u2064 boys\u200d and girls by magnifying transgenderism and doling out diabolical advice that\u2063 can\u200c cause irreversible suffering. \u2063This\u200c unscrupulous child abuse and coercion defies moral\u200d law and the \u200bbiological laws of nature. Consequently, it is\u2062 an \u200cexample of gaslighting on steroids.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>Parents \u2062in support of the Temecula \u2063Valley\u2064 Unified\u2062 school \u2064board&#8217;s decision to \u2062terminate the district\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-bill-preventing-local-school-boards-from-rejecting-diversity-textbooks-passes-heads-to-governor\/\" title=\"California's bill to stop local school boards from rejecting 'diversity' textbooks has been approved and is now awaiting the governor's approval.\">superintendent amid controversy surrounding critical race theory<\/a> and other school \u200bcurriculum attend a board meeting \u200bin Temecula, Calif., on June \u200c13, 2023. \u2064(Micaela Ricaforte\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Moreover, some politicians\u2064 and\u2064 school board members\u200c treat parents as lepers when they question woke policies in public schools. Free speech is criminalized while actual criminal\u2063 behavior\u2062 receives\u2063 a\u2064 wrist slap. Parents with common sense \u200dand truth on their side are treated as \u200cextreme, while Orwellian policies are \u200cnormalized. With rampant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/opinion\/cure-chronic-absenteeism-with-school-choice-5486563\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">absenteeism<\/a> and underwater \u2062student test scores, can schools afford to waste time by \u200dforce-feeding Marxist \u200dtheories into vulnerable young minds?<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference in\u200c Sacramento, Calif., on May 12, \u20632023.\u2064 (Hector\u200b Amezcua\/The Sacramento Bee via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fifth, \u200bMr. Newsom talks a good \u200dgame \u2063regarding democracy and the rule of law in California, yet at every turn\u200c he tends to undermine freedom, prosperity, and lawfulness. Similar to\u200b George Soros-backed district attorneys, he seems to view felonies as misdemeanors\u200c and enables homelessness. Yet he and other Democrats pretend that California doesn\u2019t have an upsurge in crime and homeless statistics. Are they \u2062tone deaf? Denying that the state\u2064 has these problems won\u2019t make them disappear no matter how much they pass the buck. This\u200b is why so\u2064 many \u200dfolks are fleeing the state.<\/p>\n<p>Sixth, state leaders claim that they care about minorities, yet \u200dthey\u200d pressure their allegiance through addictive government programs that discourage \u200dindividual initiative. \u2062They also gloss over\u200d border \u200cinsecurity as\u200b if it\u2019s a figment of our imagination. \u2062Progressive\u200b mayors\u200c take \u2064pride in their \u201csanctuary cities\u201d yet start whining when unlawful migrants are sent to cities\u2062 like Los\u200c Angeles or San Francisco. They only change their welcome tune when unlawful immigration impacts \u200cthem directly. Otherwise, \u200cit\u2019s someone else\u2019s problem.<\/p>\n<p>Seventh, California leaders often spout great American principles yet at the same \u200ctime strive to intervene in \u2063every area \u200dof our lives. They \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-leaders-virtue-signaling-is-mainly-gaslighting\/\" title=\"California leaders' virtue signaling is primarily gaslighting.\">initiate\u2062 endless anti-religious culture wars<\/a> and cry foul when \u200dcalled out for \u2064their absurd \u2062schemes and glaring hypocrisy. They can\u2019t even get their own house in order, yet constantly boast to \u2062other states how great their policies are,\u2062 as if Americans can\u2019t govern themselves.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a \u2064news conference in Sacramento, Calif., on May \u206212, 2023. (Hector Amezcua\/The Sacramento Bee via \u2062AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Finally, these politicians speak\u200d with a \u2062forked tongue by\u200c saying one thing and doing another. Denying or glossing \u200dover serious economic, security, and social challenges doesn\u2019t get the\u200b job done. Is this statesmanship?\u200b Genuine statesmen don\u2019t recklessly \u200bspend\u2064 other\u2063 people\u2019s money. They \u2063labor to prevent problems from unfolding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Democratic Party&#8217;s long-standing power monopoly in Sacramento has resulted in evident consequences. One-party control often breeds corruption, ineffective governance, and a decline in quality of life indicators. 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