Posted on 12/15/2010 12:31:51 PM PST by ScottinVA
An eye-opening article, especially after having just read the Enemies trilogy by Bracken.
I ask help of the many fine minds here to counter the crux of a comment posted after the VDH article in NRO. I sense that the commenter is wrong due to the influences of power over critical issues (immigration enforcement, federal and state entitlement programs, etc) being centralized more at the federal and state level, which then somewhat dominates politics and so dictates many conditions at the local level. Can someone give specific points I can use to counter the thrust of the following comment (besides the fact that the commenter is a delusional CA lefty; I get that part):
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gilroymom
12/17/10 11:46
Victor Hansen and many commenters here should realize that the Central Valley is red-state California. What he saw is the result of local republican leadership and conservative policies: lack of social safety net, minimal public services (road maintenance, municipal waste removal, code enforcement — all local services.) Coastal California is the blue-state zone, with higher local taxes and much better public services. Just as there are rich people in the Central Valley, there are poor people in the coastal areas, but the different approach to policy, taxation and public amenities makes a big difference in the quality of life for all.
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PS: I’m new here. How can I find “thread # 9,573”? Any advice appreciated...
I take it you have no interest in preserving a remnant. I suggest you go back to your Bible and read it for what it says.
You're hired. Let me know if you need a list of targets; it's a long one.
Good write up...
You have to understand, many of these, "California is doomed" threads are posted by out-of-staters up to knees in brown snow and ice, and others who fled that now regret it, as they beg yet others to join them...
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