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Originally Posted by cmac2012
I drove cab in Oakland for a while in '95 and it is a rough scene. However, most urban areas have a zone that is similar. Seattle has a reputation as a civilized liberal city but it has some seriously rough neighborhoods in the Central District and Rainier Valley. Seems like most all cities whose team wins a sports championship has mayhem visited upon it by its youth in "celebration."
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But cmac I'm talking about a region that I view as highly dysfunctional that is much more than Oakland. The divisiveness from Vallejo through Richmond then Oakland and into SF and the Daly city area.
The absolutely insane salary of many city and county employees. The political insanity of people wanting to live in a fantasy land while not maintaining the infra-structure, actually eroding it. It's like watching a mass of lemmings running full speed towards the cliff.
It's much more than the crime,. It's a de-civilization that is occurring.
Civilization is derived from the word meaning, 'relating to citizens' the SF Bay area, even the sophisticates in Marin are strongly discourage the formation of strong citizens and encourage the formation of almost child-like fantasies and feelings of entitlement.
Just my view. It's unfortunate that I may be correct.