Dennis Prager Show - The Sovietization of California Aired: 2021-01-13 Duration: 04:04 === Deep Roots in LA (03:04) === [00:00:01] Okay, Mr. Baker, quick question. [00:00:03] My husband and I are deeply rooted in Los Angeles. [00:00:06] All our family's here. [00:00:08] He's a physician. [00:00:10] He has his practice. [00:00:11] I'm a piano teacher. [00:00:12] I have my students. [00:00:13] Our whole family's here. [00:00:15] And I am so upset with politics in California that I just want to pick up and move to Florida. [00:00:22] But I don't know if it's the right decision, and I wanted to know your input. [00:00:27] Except for the friends and relatives, of course it's the right decision. [00:00:31] The left has done to California what it did to universities and to the arts and to basketball and football. [00:00:39] It ruins everything it touches. [00:00:41] I never thought California could be ruined, and they have done it. [00:00:46] Fecal matter. [00:00:47] You have to step over human feces in San Francisco. [00:00:52] They're a tsunami of destruction. [00:00:55] That people vote Democrat is astonishing to me. [00:01:01] I am the exact same position you are. [00:01:04] I don't have family here. [00:01:06] That's true. [00:01:07] But I do have a world here. [00:01:10] I mean, everyone, just about everyone in my life, other than my kids and their families, is here. [00:01:18] And it's very, very hard to leave. [00:01:23] I would love to leave, to be honest. [00:01:27] Ultimately, we may be forced, but you're young. [00:01:29] I don't have an answer for you because of the relatives and friends question. [00:01:33] Now, obviously, you'll make new friends in Florida, although that's an odd way to regard friends. [00:01:41] No friend is substitutable. [00:01:44] Of course. [00:01:46] But, I mean, you can maintain contact, but it's not the same as being there. [00:01:51] So I can't answer you. [00:01:53] I will only ask you one thing. [00:01:55] I didn't know you were a piano teacher. [00:01:57] Uh-huh. [00:01:58] Yeah, I'm a piano teacher. [00:01:59] So you're into music? [00:02:03] I am, and I enjoy your... [00:02:05] I love your taste in music, and I know you love classical music and your music book. [00:02:10] So I've always liked that about you. [00:02:13] Yes. [00:02:14] Well, I hope one day I could... [00:02:16] But I have a question. [00:02:16] Mr. Frater, do you see a brighter future in Florida than California? [00:02:21] Yes, if they keep electing Republicans, I was just there. [00:02:25] Read my column, The Sovietization of California. [00:02:28] What it felt like last month to fly from Florida to California. [00:02:32] It was the first time since I moved here in 1976 that I rued coming back to California. [00:02:42] Newsom and the Democrats have continued to ruin it. [00:02:46] It was the freedom I felt in Florida. === Why Restaurants Matter (01:13) === [00:02:50] I stood up in a restaurant in Florida, in Fort Lauderdale. [00:02:54] I stood up in a restaurant, and I took a picture of people eating inside the restaurant. [00:03:00] So I was recognized by somebody who was dining there. [00:03:06] He came over to me and said, oh, so you're taking a picture of people eating inside a restaurant, eh? [00:03:12] He knew exactly what I was doing. [00:03:14] He knew who I was, knew I lived in California, that this was something to bring back. [00:03:20] A souvenir of Florida. [00:03:23] People could eat inside a restaurant. [00:03:28] I went on Fox News. [00:03:30] I was on Fox Sunday. [00:03:32] I meant to play that for you. [00:03:34] I was on Fox and Friends Sunday. [00:03:35] I was on Fox the week before. [00:03:38] And I had mentioned, I had asked my question. [00:03:42] Why can you eat without a mask two inches from someone in an airplane? [00:03:46] You can't eat without a mask six feet from someone in a restaurant. [00:03:51] We all know the reason has nothing to do with health. [00:03:55] It's because the Democrats don't give a damn about small businesses, but they do give a damn about American, Delta, and United.