But now we may have reached a point at which radical individualism at the expense of community, and a victim mentality (read: critical race theory) fueled by public unions, have undermined the city's ability to sustain itself. The failure of the Great Society of the '60s may yet find its poster child in Chicago. Your editorial "Murder and Mandates in Chicago" (Dec. 6) reports the murder rate reaching a post-1994 high. Mayor Lori Lightfoot is most famous for allowing organized teams to destroy and loot the once Magnificent Mile. The state's attorney refuses to prosecute certain crimes because of "disparate impact" and "equity" goals. The portion of the population that has economic choices makes plans for their exit from the city—and often from Illinois, leaving behind a higher percentage of voters who are recipients of government benefits. This downward spiral is not sustainable. Chicago needs a return to the core values of personal responsibility and love of one's neighbor. No amount of deficit-financed Build Back Better funds will solve the systemic problems of America's second city.