[DSH]

This has things backwards. Copper thieves are not "turning American cities into Third World countries." Rather, the very existence of copper thieves, and the extent of their activities, demonstrates that the U.S. has already devolved into a Third World country.

As is so often the case nowadays, every time they open their mouths, aging Boomer "conservative" political commentators reveal that they've lost the plot. They are forever confusing cause and effect.

[Jeff Chandler]

There are some on this forum who are offended by generational generalizations.

[desertsolitaire]

This reminds me of True Detective Season 4 Night Country, where lawman Liz Danvers often reminds us how we need to ask the right questions to get the answers we need.