Yet they keep garnering more votes and winning. I am simply lost for words:
— Liberal Cities are unlivable. San Fran, LA, NYC, Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit, Seattle, Minneapolis. Pharmacies and stores are closing their doors and leaving. Police officers are resigning at record rates. Businesses are exiting. Crime wave, homeless, drugs. It’s awful.
You won't listen so I dont know why you posted this.
America is safer than it has been since 1960's (1965 to be exact). Violent crime is half of what it was in the 90's back when you guys werent worried about anything. Here is the deal. Most of the cities you listed are similarly safer than the 1990's and the post covid bump in crime is tiny compared to where we were. Now, serious question, why do you think those cities are worse off? They arent. In fact most have huge sections that have been "gentrified" aka carved out for the wealthy since the 90's and a bigger problem is affordability not safety. The fact is Fox news and its clones scream that it isnt safe so you believe it is not. Have some pride. Educate yourself on the risks that exist, not what you are conned into believing.
Sure Chicago has a gun crime problem that exists on the south side and central west. It is very localized and a result of easy access to midwestern states with lax gun laws and the spike in Opioid trade. HOWEVER... It is still safer in Chicago than 1974 - 2000. It has issues to address but people like you who think it is burning down are fainting goats.
Of all the cities you listed Baltimore is the only one not to have near half the crime rate of the 90's... its only about 30% lower.
Cities havent changed for the worse. Quite frankly you have.
— Southern Border continues to be a complete disaster. Fentanyl and illegals pouring in and the Biden administration turns a blind eye.
Trump didnt have an answer for Immigration. He had a lot of tough words and a few cruel policies but as you can tell nothing was done. Certainly no standing legislation. Most of his actions were virtue signaling. He barred Muslim nations from sending people here temporarily - famously called them shit hole countries. He suspended "Protected Status" from Haiti, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Sudan, Nepal, and Honduras. Those are places of extreme danger that we offered refuge from. Implemented family separation as a deterrent until he couldnt defend it even to other republicans. But all in all it was simply a campaign around the edges to make asylum seekers suffer. No core improvements were ever done and obviously he didnt build a wall with Mexico's funding.
If republicans were serious about stopping drugs they vote to increase funding for port security. They wont because they dont want to stop the drug trade. They want it bad so they can blame brown skinned asylum seekers when the drugs come through the ports of entry.
— Inflation remains a major issue. In MA, one cannot go grocery shopping for four and spend less than $400 a week. Not to mention the price of fuel, medicine, insurance, and clothing. Savings rates are at an all time low. Credit card debt is at an all time high. Home Equity loans are barely an option due to the interest rate spikes. People are taking 401k money out early to survive.
Inflation is a result of the supply constrictions from the pandemic as we started to see it exactly when the country opened in early 2021. We faired way better than most western countries. This is just "shouting at the rain" by republicans. None of us like inflation but the fact is with a spike in demand and goods not flowing producers and resellers raised prices and raped America. That's capitalism. Profits have been historic. Look at Exxon, Home Depot, you name a company and they got their pound of flesh in profits. Prices have moderated with strong stable leadership over the past two years.
Here is the reality. The CPI is 7% higher than where it would have been without Covid. Wages are also about 7% higher than where they should be so if you look at REAL WAGES we are in the same spot we were in Q4 2019. You make more and you pay more. You are only looking at one side of the equation. Having said that there was no way Trump or Biden could have solved the supply chain issues without taking a few years. We are now seeing a complete return to normal inflation. You'll see gas go up just like always in the summer then back down.
— War in Ukraine continues and we keep funding it when we have major issues locally. China is sitting back and laughing as we fall deeper and deeper into debt and soon they will invade Taiwan.
If your solution to Russian aggression is to watch from the stands then you are in the minority. You are just being ridiculous. In one sentence you say get/stay out of Russian aggression and the next sentence you are baiting that you think we should do something about Chinese aggression with respect to Taiwan. You either love Russians or you are just looking for criticism so you can feel good about yourself. Russia and China aggression are real risks. Now China knows we wont make anything easy for them.
— Women vote against their self interests. Trans athletes are taking sports from biological women. And the left shrugs. Companies like Bud endorse this weird Trans obsession. Drag queens are Reading to children. Gay porn is available in libraries in the teen section. Teachers stating it’s normal to change one’s the gender. What the HELL?!
Athletic associations are free to regulate as they see fit. Government should stay the fuck out of it. I absolutely believe there are competitive fairness issues at play but this isnt a political or government issue. Lobby the governing bodies or start your own league but keep big government out.
Secondly, yes, we shrug at gay and trans issues. Not a big deal. If you dont want to listen to a trans person sell fucking beer, here is a tip... dont watch it. No one is making you or your kids gay by having interaction with gay and the infinitely small trans community. You know what else is weird? Thinking a guy died on a cross and then miraculously got up and walked around for 30 days before magically ascending to heaven. That is some weird shit... no one tries to make those Christian goons feel stupid for what they believe, at least not an organized party movement. And I am a weirdo Christian. So what?
— They cry over gun control but don’t present a solution and were more upset that the killer in TN was misgendered than the fact at SHE killed six people, three of whom were children.
Democrats want to enact strict gun control as a result of children being murdered in schools. The republicans offer zero shits. They offer thoughts and prayers and then protect gun rights. No one is taking guns from people's houses. Through the whole Obama administration the chant was "Obama's coming for my guns". No. It is another scare tactic to pull your strings. The republicans have every single idea to make guns more regulated as a slippery slope argument to banning guns. It's counter productive. At least the Democrats want to do something. The last time I cried was listening to the report about Sandy Hook. Fucking sadest thing I have ever heard. We have not done one thing to avoid another one.
— They applaud the weak non case against Trump not understanding that NYC is spending millions on this charade as violent criminals roam the streets.
Case is a case. He will beat it if it is weak. He has been skirting the financial and tax laws with aggressive moves for years. Trump University is a prime example of his grifting. Looks like he really did misreport this transaction to avoid paying with his own money. Maybe it is a valid point on the level of the charge but the actual charge looks pretty slam dunk with the CFO and lawyer pleading guilty and accusing Trump. Rich people get a very good odd of beating even a guilty charge.
— They support reparations where people who never owned slaves should pay money to people who were never slaves.
This is a red herring. There is no party platform for reparations. I am in favor of free college education to African Americans for the next 20 years as a way to balance centries of injustices that we cant track to people specifically but can broadly point out the devastating affects it has had on the AA community. This is an issue to scare white people who have suddenly become the most fragile race of people.
— Major banks are literally failing under their policies. But they are more focused on DEI than on corporate governance and risk management.
Meh. The fucking real estate nightmare under Bush nearly took a decade to fix. As long as republicans dont eliminate regulations, again, we have a way to minimize the risk. The banks are strong... almost as healthy as they ever have been but it doesnt stop bad investing in a few. Frank-Dodd has kept it from going back to the disaster of the Bush years.
Yet they keep winning in both local and national elections. I am at a loss for words.
People want to make their own decisions and dont want assholes like Desantis, Trump, and you to tell them what they can do. If you dont like abortion dont get one. Republicans have gone absolutely power crazy and are overplaying their hand. They will get bitch slapped.
This country is lost. I feel terrible for my beautiful daughters. I do not see how this doesn’t end in another civil war.
It is because all you do is consume media telling you how bad things are. The economy has been miraculous post covid but since it is not politically benefical to mention that as a conservative your world view is things suck. They dont. Your kids have more opportunity than ever.. did you even see the last jobs report?
Walk me off the ledge please.
You arent on a ledge. You are being told you are on a ledge with your eyes closed... OPEN THEM UP.
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