Why is it that liberal ex-hippie whackos seem to congregate in Colorado’s most beautiful spots? I was in Crested Butte last week, this guy would fit right in there.
The perfect storm :
In the 1960’s and 1970’s lots of hippies fled to safe areas to do drugs without the hassle of police enforcement.
These small towns are easy because they can get themselves elected county sherrif, etc. A small community of a few thousand can get swamped by a few druggies. Also criminals on the run love these towns to hide in. Crested Butte had a recent semi-famous case.
Federal and state drugs laws are not enforced. If the DEA shows up to investigate, leaks from the sheriff office will help the drug dealers flee to Mexico until the heat is gone.
Second step : This group is active in other areas like ‘affordable housing.’ This means the absentee taxpayers who pay sales taxes ( tourists ) do not vote. Thus very cheap housing, health care, ‘free’ buses, free..