The areas that do need more police presence aren’t getting enough because Donny is the one that needs to feel safer in an area that’s already safe. His paranoia strikes deep.
Stephen, first of all, thanks for taking us down memory lane with your review of the history of the DC Home Rule Act. I for one needed that refresher. And as you observe,
“The Roe v. Wade ruling was also in 1973 — people can mistakenly assume certain rights have always existed.”
Yes they can, and do, perhaps because said rights were established before their lifetime, so thus has it always been. (In that regard, I’d like to point out that it was 105 years ago yesterday when women were finally “given” the right to vote. Rest assured, The Regime is working to get rid of that, too.)
“When you actually talk to residents in high-crime neighborhoods, they consistently state that they want more proactive policing to reduce crime that doesn’t treat law-abiding people like inmates in an open-air prison. Unfortunately, liberals can go in the opposite extreme. If you ignore that a problem exists, people will assume that only Republicans are interested in solving it.”
THIS. Not listening to the people who are telling you what their community needs is kneejerk “solidarity with our Black brothers and sisters” without bothering to listen to what your Black brothers and sisters have to say. It’s herd mentality, and it makes liberals look as clueless and unthinking as a common MAGAt. It’s a result of the elitist liberal arrogance that produces such counter-productive battle cries as “Defund the Police” and ACAB (“All Cops Are Bad”). The current bullsh*t in our nation’s capital is a consequence of that particular chosen blind spot.
Stephen, this article is one of your very best. Thank you once again for saying what needs to be heard.
I mean, that wasn't Clinton or Schumer's point, the point was that these assholes talk a big game like they're super tough but they want to make it that cities are super super oooh scary. It doesn't mean that zero crime happens and it never did.
But the data show that the crime is down. That doesn't mean it doesn't happen; it means it's much less so. I mean I grew up in the worst neighborhood in my city and got to know about the crime happening in it. And thankfully nothing happened to me except a man presumably high on crack demanding my half-consumed McDonalds drink.
Are we or aren't we reality-based? What exactly is the message here? Should we concede to the premise of their argument, "yes, all cities are crime-ridden hellholes, especially ones with Black people. Be afraid, be very afraid and we're going to bust up the criminals." Then of course in hindsight 10 years later Dems get to get the chop for things ala the Discourse™ about the Crime Bill used to help sink Hillary Clinton.
Because I recall people plying us for outrage bait saying Democrats always have focus-tested statements that are never clear and shooting from the hip. This kind of criticism is exactly WHY Democrats have to make sure they have both command of the facts as well as people's perceptions or "what they wish to be true."
The areas that do need more police presence aren’t getting enough because Donny is the one that needs to feel safer in an area that’s already safe. His paranoia strikes deep.
"People only claim an American city is a “war zone” when they want to justify waging war against that city and its people."
I can't count the number of times Portland OR has been burned to the ground...
It was also the first appearance of non-identified agents arresting and shoving protestors into unmarked vans.
Stephen, first of all, thanks for taking us down memory lane with your review of the history of the DC Home Rule Act. I for one needed that refresher. And as you observe,
“The Roe v. Wade ruling was also in 1973 — people can mistakenly assume certain rights have always existed.”
Yes they can, and do, perhaps because said rights were established before their lifetime, so thus has it always been. (In that regard, I’d like to point out that it was 105 years ago yesterday when women were finally “given” the right to vote. Rest assured, The Regime is working to get rid of that, too.)
“When you actually talk to residents in high-crime neighborhoods, they consistently state that they want more proactive policing to reduce crime that doesn’t treat law-abiding people like inmates in an open-air prison. Unfortunately, liberals can go in the opposite extreme. If you ignore that a problem exists, people will assume that only Republicans are interested in solving it.”
THIS. Not listening to the people who are telling you what their community needs is kneejerk “solidarity with our Black brothers and sisters” without bothering to listen to what your Black brothers and sisters have to say. It’s herd mentality, and it makes liberals look as clueless and unthinking as a common MAGAt. It’s a result of the elitist liberal arrogance that produces such counter-productive battle cries as “Defund the Police” and ACAB (“All Cops Are Bad”). The current bullsh*t in our nation’s capital is a consequence of that particular chosen blind spot.
Stephen, this article is one of your very best. Thank you once again for saying what needs to be heard.
Thanks!
I mean, that wasn't Clinton or Schumer's point, the point was that these assholes talk a big game like they're super tough but they want to make it that cities are super super oooh scary. It doesn't mean that zero crime happens and it never did.
But the data show that the crime is down. That doesn't mean it doesn't happen; it means it's much less so. I mean I grew up in the worst neighborhood in my city and got to know about the crime happening in it. And thankfully nothing happened to me except a man presumably high on crack demanding my half-consumed McDonalds drink.
Are we or aren't we reality-based? What exactly is the message here? Should we concede to the premise of their argument, "yes, all cities are crime-ridden hellholes, especially ones with Black people. Be afraid, be very afraid and we're going to bust up the criminals." Then of course in hindsight 10 years later Dems get to get the chop for things ala the Discourse™ about the Crime Bill used to help sink Hillary Clinton.
Because I recall people plying us for outrage bait saying Democrats always have focus-tested statements that are never clear and shooting from the hip. This kind of criticism is exactly WHY Democrats have to make sure they have both command of the facts as well as people's perceptions or "what they wish to be true."
Clinton and Schumer are the worst people to ever downplay crime in cities. They are both literally limousine liberals.
"They are the trees rooting for the wooden axe handle, because they believe he's one of them."