It’s cathartic to see politicians like AOC stammer before an angry mob, but don’t overlook the play. The self-inflicted migrant crisis is being treated like a natural disaster, which means federal aid, bigger budgets, more bureaucrats & regulations, and an expanded client base (aka a new electorate).
The democratic mechanisms New Yorkers still have access to are inadequate here; they cannot reverse the process. In other words, their votes are useless. This mess is here to stay.
What comes next will happen very fast. “Worker permits” will be the ‘responsible,’ ‘bipartisan’ solution that brings big business to the table, local officials will be bought off with relief funds, the non-profit/NGO blob will swell, and rank-and-file voters will be bludgeoned with the rhetoric of revolutionary compassion as they watch their quality of life deteriorate and any political leverage disappear.
This is the growth model.
The democratic mechanisms New Yorkers still have access to are inadequate here; they cannot reverse the process. In other words, their votes are useless. This mess is here to stay.
What comes next will happen very fast. “Worker permits” will be the ‘responsible,’ ‘bipartisan’ solution that brings big business to the table, local officials will be bought off with relief funds, the non-profit/NGO blob will swell, and rank-and-file voters will be bludgeoned with the rhetoric of revolutionary compassion as they watch their quality of life deteriorate and any political leverage disappear.
This is the growth model.
https://twitter.com/theinsiderpaper/status/1702709336118530315
If you find yourself perplexed by the cavalier attitude above, you have to remember that these people don’t fear voters; they don’t derive their power from the ‘consent of the governed.’
Many such cases.
Many such cases.
Take a good look at California and New York. That’s the future.
If you still have democratic mechanisms that function, if your consent actually matters… it’s time to get off the couch and get to work.
Once it’s gone…
If you still have democratic mechanisms that function, if your consent actually matters… it’s time to get off the couch and get to work.
Once it’s gone…
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