We have always had vulnerable and poor and inequality in this country yes and likewise we have always had terrible transformations when the conditions of inequality and injustice become concentrated, embedded, and persist and are left unattended. That is what is happening now.JoeMemphis wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 8:06 am We have always had inequality, vulnerable and poor in this country. Getting rid of those things is a worthy goal. However, I’m not sure that is just a government issue but also a societal/cultural issue as well. That being said, we are never going totally eliminate inequality or poverty. We can try.
Crime and the lack of respect for law and order is a governmental issue. Government officials choosing on their own which laws to enforce is not the answer. It breeds contempt for the law and once respect for law is gone it is much more difficult to get back. But we get what we vote for. So as long as the electorate tolerates officials that pick and choose what laws to enforce, we will have to live with the consequences.
The laws are being made to protect and preserve those conditions instead of alleviating them and the worsening conditions that are the natural result are drawing contempt and fear and calls for more injustice and inequality.