[mountn man]

Actually, I find the most damning thing to be, that despite every thing the author states, he STILL identifies as a democrat.

[justlurking]

Actually, I find the most damning thing to be, that despite every thing the author states, he STILL identifies as a democrat.

If you still believe that after reading the footnote, you missed his point.

[BipolarBob]

he STILL identifies as a democrat.

You have to read with intent to not believe deep down this is said facetiously. In California, being a self proclaimed Republican makes you a target as he implies.

[Parmy]

But we do know that race and poverty are correlated. And we know that poverty and crime are correlated.

Interesting point that I will make. In 1950 the poverty rate in the U.S. was roughly 50%.

By 1965 the poverty rate in the U.S. had fallen to under 15%.

That is when Johnson decided to start his "war on poverty" in order to break up the black family and have the 'blacks' voting Democrat for the next 200 years.

After 60 years and trillions of welfare dollars spent the poverty rate in the U.S. is still at 15%.

Go figure.

[Rurudyne]

At least as a matter of self defense.

[Boomer]

Actually, I find the most damning thing to be, that despite every thing the author states, he STILL identifies as a democrat.

I know quite a few older dems who still think the dem party is what it was 40 years ago. I have to explain to them that party you loved no longer exists. The liberal/progressive/socialist/gimmedats own it now. What they really are is Independents which think more like the old dems from before the takeover. I actually feel sorry for them; especially once the light comes on in their eyes and they start seeing things for how they really are rather than how they remember them to be. Unfortunately some never wake up and will likely meet their maker filled with ignorance. Sad really.