Chapter 414: I Don’t Care What Floods Abound After I Die
Generally speaking, Seattle in the United States is a pretty good city. The pace of the city is not fast, the economy is relatively developed, and the environment, climate, and security are generally good. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many Chinese women going there to give birth as shown in the movie "North City Loves Seattle".
But that's the 'original' part. Seattle is a completely different place now.
Things have been turbulent in the US lately. Ever since the Black Lives Matter movement began, Seattle has been plagued by protests. Coupled with clashes between supporters of two presidential candidates, the situation has become chaotic. Some thugs have taken advantage of this to openly smash, loot, and vandalize businesses and supermarkets, earning them the nickname "zero-dollar shopping."
This situation has occurred in many cities in the United States.
Logically speaking, this matter should be dealt with severely, it is a crime!
But no! They can't do that.
If they do so, it would be "politically incorrect", so politicians everywhere turn a blind eye to such things in order to win over voters for their own positions, and even rack their brains to come up with some new tricks.
For example, California made some incredible news: they overwhelmingly passed a bill sponsored by Democratic Assemblywoman Ms. Weber of San Diego. The bill mandates that the government compensate Black people for the physical and mental harm they suffered from over a century of slavery and discrimination. Then, right off the bat, they demanded $14 trillion from the White House: $370,000 for every Black person, man, woman, or child! That's $14 trillion! China's GDP in 2018 wasn't even that much!
Although the specific implementation details are still unknown, the bill was indeed passed! And it was passed with an absolutely overwhelming vote: the total vote was 33:3, and only three California legislators dared to oppose it!
There's nothing we can do about it. They have African American supporters behind them, and their political system relies on the number of votes. Now that the number of black people there has skyrocketed, there's power in numbers, and even the most difficult bills can be passed through the human wave tactic!
People say: In America, black people are worse off than anyone else. They are homeless, unemployed, killed indiscriminately, more susceptible to diseases, and have no guarantee of education... In short, it's just one word: miserable!
What to do now that it's so bad? Pay them! 370,000 yuan per person! That's even faster than making money from demolition!
It is not yet known how this will be implemented in the future, but California has already begun allocating funds to support black people, such as directly distributing relief funds, reducing tuition fees, providing housing assistance and job training, among other measures.
This is a huge deal! Fourteen trillion dollars! It would be strange if the White House paid for it!
However, the subsequent development is still very exciting. Anyway, Xiao Peng has taken his stool and sat down, ready to be a happy spectator.
Seattle isn't as generous as California, which has raised $14 trillion! But they're going even further: City Councilwoman Lisa Herbold, a white woman, and Anita Khandelwal, the Indian-American director of the King County Public Defence Department, have jointly introduced a bill, billed as a "poverty alleviation policy," that states: if robbery suspects committed crimes to meet basic survival needs, as long as they can prove the money they obtained was used for living expenses—food, housing, childcare, clothes, and so on—their actions are not criminal.
In addition, they cut police funding by more than 50%, which directly led to the Seattle Police Department reducing its police force by half and directly disbanding the Seattle East Police Department. They also significantly reduced police training and the number of police calls, and stopped investigating most cases.
In other words: Crime is going nowhere in Seattle right now.
In just a few months, Seattle's crime rate has skyrocketed by 525%! The police station and government here have become a mere decoration, basically comparable to Night City in the Polish CD Projekt Red's new game "Cyberpunk 2077".
Nowadays, many people there just show their guns after eating or shopping, and automatically complete the whole process of "zero-yuan shopping".
Lisa Herbold, who proposed this bill, now has an extremely high approval rating in Seattle, especially among criminals. Who doesn't like such a city councilor?
But just like in this world, there really is karma. Lisa Herbold herself was robbed a few days ago. Luckily for her, the thief seemed like a novice. He broke through Herbold's window, got in, and didn't steal much. Upon discovering Lisa Herbold was actually home, he quickly fled, causing no significant damage.
However, the irony is that Lisa Herbold did not let the robber go as she should have done when promoting the "legalization of robbery". Instead, she called the police immediately and asked them to arrest the criminal and conduct a criminal investigation, saying that he had violated the law and should be punished.
When she saw others being robbed, she strongly supported the suspect, but when she was robbed herself, she became like this. Wow, her double standards are really well done.
But the Seattle Police Department is almost wiped out by you great congressmen. Who will help you investigate the case? Regarding her robbery, the Seattle police can only applaud and welcome it. To help you solve the case? Wait!
This is the typical case of reaping what one sows.
But this does not mean that they are stupid. On the contrary, it is a reflection of their intelligence.
For politicians in most Western countries, only by having high support can they reach a high position. And reaching a high position means a lot of money!
They do all this just for their own future. There are countless politicians like Lisa Herbold and Anita Khandelwal in the West. They just need to win support and rise to high positions. As for who will clean up the mess afterwards, that is not their business! Who cares about the flood after I die?
Well... to be honest, Xiao Peng wished the entire United States was filled with politicians like him; the world would be a better place that way. But Xiao Peng was a human being first! Did he really have to deal with idiots like this?
hehe!
After driving Douglas and the others away, Xiao Peng knew this matter would not end! Since they had set their sights on these soil samples, Douglas and the others came this time, but who could come next time?
It would be really no fun if the ones who came were those assassins from the CIA!
It seems that Marseille is really not a place to stay. Originally, Xiao Peng was not interested in going to Algeria, but now he began to seriously consider this option.
After all, it is a country that does not even open tourist visas today. The whole of North Africa has been thrown into chaos by the Americans, and various countries have started "color revolutions". Only Algeria has not been greatly affected!
What 'freedom'? Screw it!
The most important thing in this world is safety! Without safety, everything is useless!
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