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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:58:47 +0000
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On 10/11/2024 02:09, rbowman wrote:
> On Sat, 9 Nov 2024 21:07:17 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>>>> You don't have to go to Nairobi to be in an informal war zone.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Very much true!
>> Only as far as Hollywood and downtown LA.
> 
> Actually, Hollywood and downtown LA are relatively safe. 'LA' encompasses
> many neighborhoods and you'd better know where you are. I used to ride the
> Santa Ana bike trail. At the time it only went from the Yorba Regional
> Park down to Newport Beach.
> 
> https://www.traillink.com/trail/santa-ana-river-trail/
> 
> You passed horse stables, the Nixon library on Yorba Lina, the Anaheim
> Stadium. and eventually made it to one of the wealthiest areas in the US
> at Newport Beach. You also rode through Santa Ana.
> 
> https://crimegrade.org/violent-crime-santa-ana-ca/
> 
> No horses, only gang graffiti.  I never had a problem but then I wasn't
> engaging the locals and indulging in pop psychology.
> 
> That was in the 90s. More recently
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF7hWzqdPDk

Ah the brave new world of Liberal Socialism.

You might be interested to do a tour through Soweto... The johannesburg 
township

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM37n4hm3wU

Far less walls and razor wire than the affluent suburbs.

I'd far rather be there than the homeless parts of LA

But its not all great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3whmxtk_-bs

That's what happens when a caring sharing communist government takes over


> 
> You want third world squalor? We got it! I think the video and the
> embarrassment led to closing down the trail for a few months and
> bulldozing everything into garbage trucks. The people didn't evaporate so
> they must have moved to some area not so photogenic.
> 
> 
> 
> 

-- 
Labour - a bunch of rich people convincing poor people to vote for rich 
people by telling poor people that "other" rich people are the reason 
they are poor.

Peter Thompson