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72 sats \ 3 replies \ @kepford 29 May \ parent \ on: The Big Apple’s Woes Are Not Just the Result of One Election Politics_And_Law history econ

People don't realize how far we can actually decline.

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83 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 29 May

After a 50% collapse, NYC would pretty much be Europe or Canada

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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 29 May

And that is not even close to the USSR or Venezuela. When people talk about California like its a communist hellscape they just expose their ignorance. I mean, don't get me wrong... its on the wrong path but it's no where near real communist.

To quote an old Ronald Reagan joke.

One Russian communist asked the other Russian, have we reached full communism yet?
He answered, Oh no, it will get much worse.
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66 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 29 May

As someone who often dismisses CA as a commie hellscape, I mean it more in terms of how much the state seeks to interfere with people's daily lives.

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