Detroit was once known as the “Paris of the West.” So was San Francisco. Cincinnati, too, claimed the moniker. At the turn of the 20th century, the United States had no shortage of jewels in its crown. Today, these cities bear little resemblance to the Paris of popular imagination, though they bear a similar enough resemblance to Paris as it now stands. A crisis of leadership threatens not just the United States, but the entire Western world.
Turn your attention to the Los Angeles riots – or protests, depending on your publication – which have engulfed the city in the preceding week and a half. The message from belligerent Angelinos is clear: “We will not rest until we are permitted to disobey federal laws we don’t like.” The window for coasting on the civilizational gains of ancestral betters is rapidly closing. The fight between local leadership and the federal government will decide whether America is a nation at all, or a loose assemblage of economic parts. (RELATED: Democrats Dug Their J6 Grave, Now Trump Can Bury Them)
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