Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On Sat, 9 Nov 2024 21:07:17 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

You don't have to go to Nairobi to be in an informal war zone.
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Very much true!

Only as far as Hollywood and downtown LA.

Actually, Hollywood and downtown LA are relatively safe. 'LA' encompasses
many neighborhoods and you'd better know where you are. I used to ride the
Santa Ana bike trail. At the time it only went from the Yorba Regional
Park down to Newport Beach.

https://www.traillink.com/trail/santa-ana-river-trail/

You passed horse stables, the Nixon library on Yorba Lina, the Anaheim
Stadium. and eventually made it to one of the wealthiest areas in the US
at Newport Beach. You also rode through Santa Ana.

https://crimegrade.org/violent-crime-santa-ana-ca/

No horses, only gang graffiti.  I never had a problem but then I wasn't
engaging the locals and indulging in pop psychology.

That was in the 90s. More recently

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF7hWzqdPDk

You want third world squalor? We got it! I think the video and the
embarrassment led to closing down the trail for a few months and
bulldozing everything into garbage trucks. The people didn't evaporate so
they must have moved to some area not so photogenic.