Make no mistake. These urban enclaves of decadence reflect a sinister reality. Americans no longer share a reasonable social consensus based on shared values and beliefs. Historically this has been the predicate for civil war in virtually every civilization ever studied.
Most of these conservative articles take the position that “The Left should be embarrassed at what they have done to our cities.” They aren’t embarrassed. They are trying to destroy our cities, our culture, and all respect for our way of life. Tent squatters are just one tool of many.
To them, a mountain of garbage in L.A. is a job well done - a step closer to the Revolution.
Americans no longer share a reasonable social consensus based on shared values and beliefs.
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We used to be united and proud.
There was a cohesive ethos binding the country together.
Once upon a time.
I agree. Here is another twist to it. Think of the social backdrop of the Great Depression and WWII. In some ways, we had worse social conditions, but a common worldview. It toughened the people that went through them and strengthened the communities around them.
If such a problem were to hit us now, we would not survive as a nation. Drugs have absolutely devastated entire communities and we have at least two nations now. One that helped create the crisis we see in cities and the other that is somewhat powerless to reverse it.