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Originally Posted by Capsicum
It's sort of like saying the Raptors' victory is more about the Warriors' injuries than the Raptors themselves doing well  . |
Well, it's kinda both, in both cases. The Raptors are great, but probably wouldn't be champions if the Warriors were healthy. Toronto is super successful, but obviously wouldn't be as successful if the U.S. had the same immigration rules as Canada or if Montreal were English speaking.
Toronto isn't exactly a model of public policy or good government. They had Rob Ford. Detroit has a fantastic mayor, but isn't exactly booming. NYC has a terrible mayor and city council but is quite healthy. DC had Marion Barry and is very successful. SF is governed by crazies but booming. There are macro trends bigger than whether or not the mayor is a hack.