Blue State Blues: South Africa, a Cautionary Tale About America's 'Woke' Future

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : That is why crime is out of control; why the country cannot stop illegal immigration across its northern border from the rest of Africa; and why the national government failed to develop new reservoirs for water storage, even as Cape Town's population grew, meaning that the city nearly ran out of water during a drought a few years ago.
49% : But solar and wind energy cannot make up the difference, and the state has tripled its oil imports over the last 20 years, almost 60% of which come from foreign sources.
43% : But we could follow South Africa down a path of decline if we repeat its three major mistakes: one, an obsession with race, which insists that reverse discrimination is the only answer; two, an obsession with redistribution over growth; and three, a refusal to prioritize the fundamental responsibilities of government - such as security and basic services -- over utopian ideological goals.

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