Yesterday Ted Cruz retweeted a Twitter thread from a Democrat in San Francisco who appears to be waking up to the destruction of her city by progressives, which we call socialists. Cruz commented that it’s a powerful thread and one that’s very much worth reading, so I figured we’d start with that this morning.
This is a powerful thread.
Very worth reading 👇 https://t.co/Bg10FkNln0
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 26, 2021
The thread is too long to post in its entirety, but I’ll post the good parts.
Here is what confuses me about San Francisco.
We have the most liberal, left-wing government & population in the country.
We have a $13B budget.
And we have 8,000 people sleeping in the rain this week.
Can someone please explain this to me?
— Michelle Tandler ⚖️ (@michelletandler) December 26, 2021
What do progressives stand for, exactly?
I thought it was about making things more fair.
About standing up for the little guy.
About human rights, equality (equity?), compassion.
San Francisco (to me) looks like the least compassionate city on the planet.
— Michelle Tandler ⚖️ (@michelletandler) December 26, 2021
The slums of Mumbai look cleaner than the streets of downtown SF.
This isn't just the Tenderloin – it's SOMA, parts of the Mission, Dogpatch…
We have thousands of people wandering around – looking like they are on the brink of death.
This is why ppl use the term Zombie.
— Michelle Tandler ⚖️ (@michelletandler) December 26, 2021
I've been a registered democrat for 18 years.
I grew up in a Progressive family and went to a Progressive school, and have mostly Progressive friends.
Yet what I see in SF – if this what Progressive stands for – I want the opposite.
— Michelle Tandler ⚖️ (@michelletandler) December 26, 2021
The words used here: "harm reduction", "housing first", "criminal justice", "social justice", "equity" — they don't align with what I'm seeing at all.
Our strategy might as well be called "harm increased", "housing last", "victim injustice", "social injustice", "unfairness".
— Michelle Tandler ⚖️ (@michelletandler) December 26, 2021
Yesterday I went for a drive in the rain.
This is what is happening in San Francisco right now.
I am sorry to force readers of this thread to bear witness to this, but I think it's important to acknowledge what we are all ignoring. pic.twitter.com/Fv0vnRGMCU
— Michelle Tandler ⚖️ (@michelletandler) December 26, 2021
Where is our $13B going, exactly?
How do we only have 3,000 shelter beds when 8,000 are unsheltered in the streets?
How is this an American city? pic.twitter.com/25kGjbNdz4
— Michelle Tandler ⚖️ (@michelletandler) December 26, 2021
I'm starting to develop a seriously dark view of the Progressive politicians in charge of our town.
They have absolute power – act like a regime, and talk often of how "broken" the system is.
Are the homeless their foot soldiers? Mascots? Mercenaries?
— Michelle Tandler ⚖️ (@michelletandler) December 26, 2021
You have to wonder, with the funds we have as a city, state & nation – is this situation… on purpose?
We saw what SF was capable of when pandemic hit. We had testing sites up in days. Hotels converted into shelter. Funds flowing.
Yet here we are…
Is this nefarious?
— Michelle Tandler ⚖️ (@michelletandler) December 26, 2021
Progressives tend to blame Republicans for almost everything.
Yet here we are – not a Republican in sight – and I think we may be the most deranged city on the planet.
Nowhere is there such inequality. I have never seen destitution at this scale. https://t.co/SjvnGNJdkq
— Michelle Tandler ⚖️ (@michelletandler) December 26, 2021
Her point is golden. There is not a Republican in sight in Nancy Pelosi’s city and yet it appears to her to be one of the most destitute. She wonders how can this happen in America, how can this be?
There’s a lot more in the thread so feel free to click the last tweet and keep reading…