[vette6387]

“Baltimore is a Democratic city, Milwaukee is a Democratic city, Chicago, Detroit, and on and on.”

It’s worse than that, they are all Black DemoRat-run and they have been for half a century or more. And each of them “turned the corner” to become insolvent, murderous $hit holes with the election of their first Black mayors. Chicago is a special case. Don’t know why they haven’t had a Black mayor yet, but the do have a Capo.

[factoryrat]

The majority of dems are like battered spouses. They thrive on misery and abuse.

These people are literally afraid of taking their own future into their own hands.

[immadashell]

the strong arm of government can also pave the road to hell.

The road is for the other guy. The only indication of success for the bureaucrats is making sure the politicians get reelected. Term limits would throw a monkey wrench into the political machinery. Could Trump be the wrench company's delivery boy?

[Alberta's Child]

I think the author is being too harsh here. Democratic rule in these urban toilets is usually a symptom of the problem, not the cause.

I would make the case that urban life in general is highly dysfunctional, and breeds the kind of cultural rot that turns these cities into Democratic strongholds.

[junta]

“Broken cities”

[mjp]

But they made a terrible mistake in thinking that the strong arm of government is the answer. It isn't. It never was.

Are there alternatives to the crushing cynicism of the Democratic welfare state? Yes. Liberty is the answer, not some politician using government to "empower" people. Growth is the answer, not government control.

The libtard religion of the worship of big government and the culture of dependency that it produces is the cause of the problem of crime and unemployment. The values of rationality that libtards despise are the solution.