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Don't bring that here. Invoking Communism, the Nazis, etc. is generally not a good debate tactic, and panning an entire party is especially unwelcome.

Given the fact that CA is nearly bankrupt, this seems to me to be a travesty. It may not be the absolute worst way to spend money (please don't invoke wars), but it shows a pretty flagrant disregard for the fiscal realities of things.

Do you see why people might reasonably be unhappy about this?




My point was that beautiful surroundings matter.

I assumed that comparing the US to the USSR was so ludicrous that my real point would be obvious. But the Internet is not a place for subtleties.


Beautiful surroundings are a fine thing. But I've seen some good schooling done in pretty ugly buildings. In general I suspect the American propensity for applying capital solutions to labor-intensive problems.




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