Paint with a broad brush, dontcha?
Chicago went to hell because of the politicians that have been running the state. Blaming anybody else is ridiculous.
I'm not even going to go into Daley and the local mafia that runs the place (and Jesse Jackson who gets his grift).
Not even enough space....
I lived in Humboldt Park in Chicago in the 1970s and 1980s, I speak from first hand experience, I was attacked and robbed several times, my apartment burglarized many more. And the thousands of PRs that I lived among HATED the United States.
I'm speaking from experience, what are you basing your argument on, mabelkitty?