(10-11-2025, 01:08 PM)putnam6 Wrote: So, unless it's a Portland Chicago LA etc. a deep blue city the notion of it being too authoritarian could backfire
Yes. I am a logical realist.
I personally would prefer a "controlled city". I'm not going to say "bring in the military" -- then turn around and complain there's too much government control.
You can't have it both ways. The women of Iraq complained after the ouster of Saddam -- that they were safer under Saddam.
The big problem -- as always -- is "Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely".
How would you maintain a reasonable level of control?
