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Fascinating appraisal, seriously. Just one of the many things that sticks out for me, though: left-leaning political leaders colluding to prevent jobs coming to the area? I imagine that this would be something that's hotly disputed, no?
It's not that they collude to prevent jobs in their area, it's the type of jobs. They like government jobs best of all, because when you've got a public-employee union backing you, it assures you of a long career in politics. When there are more private-sector jobs, people actually want results, not more "programs", "task forces", and "action committees" that seem to the stock in trade in cities like Chicago and D.C.
And DomKen is right, welfare recipients don't report voting as much as others. There's a lot of ways to interpret statistics, and frankly, in Democratic strongholds, voter fraud is an open secret. Consider the Ohio poll worker who voted six times for Obama (that they can determine), and extrapolate from that. Go into any American inner city and observe the subculture there. People don't talk about breaking the law unless it serves them, and they're told in no uncertain terms to keep election fraud under wraps. Multiple identities are the norm. I've had one customer who possessed no less that eight different driver's licenses and other forms of identity (including SS numbers and other public assistance paperwork).
It's a subculture that does not respect the law, plain and simple. And race doesn't play much into it-you'll see whites, blacks, and latinos all doing the same thing. The common thread is poverty and hopelessness, and that's what those kind of politicians want. If someone is living off the benefits accrued by illegal means, they'll support anyone who alludes to maintaining that status quo.
How does this all translate into more gun violence? The subculture of hopelessness is a haven for those who challenge the law as its written, because many see it as their way out or to get above the rest of the pack. Cops are reviled, while gang members are revered. They look down at people who want to get an education, call them "Uncle Toms", and some take perverse pride in not being educated. Why work hard in school and get good grades and a job where they'll have to work hard, when all you have to do is sit back, fake up some paperwork to get a check, and hang out on the porch drinking beer, smoking crack and pot, and making more babies?
You need cash, you get a gun, run with a gang, sell dope and work hookers. You charge other criminals in your area tribute for the privilege of working your turf, force legal businesses to pay protection and reap the benefits. They see the workers riding the bus or subway to their jobs and compare it to the gangsters who sleep in, drive high-end SUVs and luxury cars, wear the nicest gear, and have all the hot ladies around them. Hard to argue with that imagery. All they have to do to get it is to lower themselves to that level and it too can be theirs. Problem is, along the way, people both innocent and guilty tend to die.
Couple that with the fact that in the cities with the highest crime rates, there's also a high level of government corruption too. If the "Man" can do it, why can't we? seems to be the mantra. Once that disease starts, it infects the entire system from the top down. Payoffs, favors, and other means get used to keep the crime syndicates in power. Oh sure, now and then someone gets caught and the authorities have to do something to keep it from looking like they're powerless. But that doesn't slow the offenders down much. They run their operations from the inside, using the safety of their status and the physical protection offered by incarceration to keep things rolling.
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