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The primary measure of success in the last two generations in the United States has been an ability to combine plausible incompetence and graft, while remaining
by the_optimist 5y ago
The primary measure of success in the last two generations in the United States has been an ability to combine plausible incompetence and graft, while remaining protected under a banner of nouveau political theory. Los Angeles has a tremendous pool of talent in this regard, perhaps some of the best in the world. Areas which are very obviously less afflicted include areas of 'Los Angeles County' outside of --and quite distinct from--the very broken "City of Los Angeles," and adjacent counties, such as Orange, Ventura, and Kern, all of which are wildly superior in the physical realization of governance.
- linksnapzz 5y agoIn the same way that Silicon Valley was enabled by Cold War defense spending, perhaps the entertainment industry created the LA Charitable Griftocracy.
- mistrial9 5y agoI have seen events unfold at the School Board level which stretch the imagination -- a combination of poker face, herd mentality, deniability and secrets keeping, and unending, years long funding cycles. BUT "the primary measure of success in the last two generations" is just snark, since there has been lots of success in other ways. The problems here are bad though, since some kind of natural selection has resulted in people and processess that are very hard to get rid of, even while flatly and objectively failing in plain view.
- kjkjadksj 5y agoWildly superior in the physical realization of governance? Please. The reason why you don’t see homeless in these places is their policy is to use their police to force these people into LA. Go to venice and note how the tents stop immediately at the border with santa monica, and no its not because everyone who sets up in santa monica gets put into a shelter.
- buzzert 5y agoBe careful trying to spin this as a negative thing. A lot of people would actually be quite happy with their police force moving homeless people out of their town, regardless of where they end up.