Great editorial in the Los Angeles Times:
Here’s the thing about Trump and homelessness in L.A.: He’s right
It’s no secret that when President Trump rails against coastal cities for their vast homeless populations, he’s exploiting the urban-rural divide for political purposes. But less obvious, and more painful, is the fact that he’s right.
That’s right: In gleefully shaming the entertainment capital of the world (Los Angeles) and the uber-wealthy heart of the tech empire (San Francisco), Trump knows that despite our vast resources, we urban elites cannot seem to muster the compassion, courage or political will to provide housing for tens of thousand of our fellow citizens.
He knows we’ve grown quite adept at stepping over sleeping human beings on our way to enjoying artisanal small plates and $15 cocktails.
We can rage at Trump’s crude rhetoric all we like, but until we prove we’re better than that, his words will continue to hit a little too close to home.
Nice to see the confused narrowing of their beady little eyes as they realize that they do not "grok" the seriousness of the situation. That they are living in a bubble of their own making. That the rest of the world (the real part) is starting to impinge on their fantasy world.
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