Really amazing how all this could happen without engendering ANY political pushback https://niccolo.substack.com/p/the-dushanbe-interviews-christopher …pic.twitter.com/IABdCNSyRl
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There was some grassroots pushback among middle-class residents—but they were quickly shut down by the major institutional players, including progressive political activists, the local media, and the homelessness services industry.
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In your research, were you able to figure out who benefits from this?
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There’s also a hollowing-out effect. In California, the people most under pressure and likely to leave were moderate (even Republican
) middle class families. But when they leave, the population becomes even more concentrated leftist.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Is the Republican party diverting any resources to the Pacific Northwest? I feel like they could take advantage of a lot of this- but I feel like the major metros out there don't even have a R-party machine
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There’s a “homelessness services industry”??
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