States controlled by the Democratic Party have been driving the middle class away with bad policies for years. But now that the consequences of these bad choices are being compounded by President Joe Biden, the harm caused by the Democrats' far-Left drift is becoming ever more apparent. In some cases, it literally makes Democratic officeholders cry.
Massachusetts's sanctuary laws this week forced Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA) to close a community recreation center to house migrants released into the country by Biden. “I get emotional guys, OK,” Healey said, choking back tears, “because I am committed to this. Little kids need to be able to breathe clean air. They need to be able to access swimming pools. They need lifeguards there who can teach them how to swim, and they need to have activities." Through June, the Melnea Cass Recreational Complex in Roxbury, Massachusetts, will house immigrants who have been sleeping at Boston Logan International Airport. Healey will give immigrants, who illegally crossed the border, free legal assistance, healthcare, food, and jobs. Children born in Massachusetts get nothing.
Gov. Tina Kotek (D-OR) declared a state of emergency to address a health and safety crises unfolding in downtown Portland because of Oregon's decision to decriminalize drugs. There were 280 overdose deaths in 2019, before the state's legalization efforts. In 2022, there were 956.
"We've had three years of this law that has not delivered on the promise that voters thought they were getting," Washington County District Attorney Kevin Barton told reporters. Kotek’s emergency declaration does not include any measures to get tough on drug users. Instead, she is creating a “command center” to increase outreach to addicts, informing them of treatment, housing, and recovery services available to them.
South of Oregon, in California, Oakland lost another restaurant this week when a Denny’s that had been there for more than 50 years closed citing the “safety and well-being” of employees and customers as the reason for leaving. This comes after In-N-Out Burger closed a location nearby for the same reason. Violent crime rose 21% in Oakland last year, and robberies were up almost 40%.
“It’s pure fear,” St. Benedict Catholic Church pastor Jayson Landeza told reporters. “You’re always walking around with your head alert. Something as basic as emptying my garbage — the 40 steps it takes to walk from my rectory to the bin, I’m fearful for my life.”
People shouldn’t have to tolerate their community centers being closed to house migrants and their downtowns filled with dead and near-dead drug addicts or fear for their lives when they take out the trash. In fact, many people don't, which is why Democratic states such as California, Massachusetts, and Oregon are losing residents to Republican-controlled states. But not everyone has the means to escape Democratic governance, and we are all suffering under Biden’s refusal to enforce federal immigration laws.
Each of these problems shares a common factor. It is that Democrats think they can manage harmful behavior with generous services rather than deterrent punitive measures. In every case, leniency is enabling and encouraging more bad behavior. Until voters elect better leaders, expect more people to flee Democratic states, and life for all of us will get worse until there is a new occupant in the White House.
I thought this was an interesting read. Some folks will never learn (at least not until it's too late.)
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I thought this was an interesting read. Some folks will never learn (at least not until it's too late.)
blue state BS from a fake DC non a newspaper was a shopper rag now rightwing BS not even printed daily the other DC paper they love was the loonie moonie paper nut run
blue state BS from a fake DC non a newspaper was a shopper rag now rightwing BS not even printed daily the other DC paper they love was the loonie moonie paper nut run
The article explains these three cases as outcomes of "Democratic governance," but that's a loaded phrase. Democrats aren't indistinguishable from one another. Some Democrats are more "fill in the blank" and others are less. Crime of the kind that has driven two franchise casual dining locations from Oakland is affected by many factors beyond the Democratic or Republican party affiliations of mayors, city councilmen, and state-level officials and legislators.
The article is "thin gruel" of the kind that was commonly served to the unfortunate denizens of the Soviet Union's "Gulag Archipelago."
May Seshat, the Egyptian Goddess of Writing, look with favor upon my hopes of a rewarding afterlife.
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The article explains these three cases as outcomes of "Democratic governance," but that's a loaded phrase. Democrats aren't indistinguishable from one another. Some Democrats are more "fill in the blank" and others are less. Crime of the kind that has driven two franchise casual dining locations from Oakland is affected by many factors beyond the Democratic or Republican party affiliations of mayors, city councilmen, and state-level officials and legislators.
The article is "thin gruel" of the kind that was commonly served to the unfortunate denizens of the Soviet Union's "Gulag Archipelago."
May Seshat, the Egyptian "Goddess of Writing," look with favor upon my hopes of a rewarding afterlife.
I suppose one gets out of the article what one wants. May be simply a factor of perspective. My interpretation is not about sll Dems in general but more about Dem leadership and the sheeple that will follow. No, that doesn't include all Dems but enough to pass policies. Policies that are proving to not be effective.
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I will say... the blue state meltdown certainly helps the red states... since everyone brings their money and wealth into the red states.
Unfortunately, all of those "blue states" used to be red states... and they were all wildly successful when they were red states, but become cess-pools in their conversion to blue states.
When exactly was this? Were all the red states blue back then or were there just no blue states at all?
California is probably the best example... it was wildly Republican for a very, very long time... especially during the time when California was known as the epicenter of technology or as a paradise. It's largely been Democrat now for the last two governors, and it's kind of become a **** -hole. New York is somewhat of an example... thought it largely flip-flopped a lot over the past 40 years.
You see it much more at the city-level too. New York City is a perfect example. It goes through waves. You have a Republican governor, the city is cleaned up, wildly successful, and everything is great. Over time, that success leads to people being complacent (and forgetting what the city was like before), so they elect a Democrat... and then the city goes down hill. Crime goes up, people flee the city, and businesses leave. Then eventually, they elect a Republican again, and things change and improve... only then for them to elect a Democrat, and the place goes to hell again. Look at the history of New York city and this is exactly what you'll see. It's essentially happened twice in the past 40 years. It's almost like a 20 year cycle...
Busing immigrants to blue states was the smartest move in years.
But issues like crime are not dependent on "Democrat" policies. Crime is up everywhere.
I don't know who you're responding to... but Democrat policies ARE soft on crime. Are you debating this? If so, I think it's your responsibility to try to prove to me that the increase in crime in Democrat cities has nothing to do with Democrat policies. Go for it...
Every time I start thinking Phoenix has gotten too big for its britches, all I have to do is spend a few days in Shakey and when I get home, this place is beautiful again. You can tell, as soon as you cross the river, SoCal is one big slum, it has been that way for decades. For a kid who grew up in Florida, even the California beaches are a disappointment.
Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]: I don't know who you're responding to... but Democrat policies ARE soft on crime. Are you debating this? If so, I think it's your responsibility to try to prove to me that the increase in crime in Democrat cities has nothing to do with Democrat policies. Go for it...
depends on the crime
cheat on taxes the Gop makes you the FEARLESS LEADER
THE Gop SURE IS SOFT ON RUMP CRIMES AND ON TREASON BY HIS MINIONS [1-6]
you know crimes we care about against our nation
but not shoplifters or other minor crimes the rumpers get their panties bunched up about
if you lot get the rump crimes stopped and the minions treason punished maybe we can look at shoplifters
I don't know who you're responding to... but Democrat policies ARE soft on crime. Are you debating this? If so, I think it's your responsibility to try to prove to me that the increase in crime in Democrat cities has nothing to do with Democrat policies. Go for it...
Yep, compare the guys who beat up the cop on NYC to the guys who toured the capitol on J6. Which ones are in prison?
Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]: I don't know who you're responding to... but Democrat policies ARE soft on crime. Are you debating this? If so, I think it's your responsibility to try to prove to me that the increase in crime in Democrat cities has nothing to do with Democrat policies. Go for it...
Crime is not just going up in cities controlled by Democrats.. Violent crime went up in rural areas last year, increasing from 11.1 to 15.4 victimizations per 1,000 persons aged 12 and older. Also in suburban areas, the rate jumped from 16.5 to 23.9. https://www.newsnationnow.c...%2012%20and%20older.
Crime has also been going up in major cities controlled by Republicans like Dallas, Fort Worth, Jacksonville, Oklahoma City, and Fresno.
The people who actually believed in "defunding the police" were crazy, but crime has gone up a lot in areas where the police were not "de-funded".
Yep, compare the guys who beat up the cop on NYC to the guys who toured the capitol on J6. Which ones are in prison?
locally cops shoot people quite regularly
the capital police did report a lot of injury How many Police were assaulted on jan 6? Approximately 140 police officers were assaulted Jan. 6 at the Capitol, including about 80 from the U.S. Capitol Police and about 60 from the Metropolitan Police Department.
District of Columbia | 30 Months Since the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol justice.gov https://www.justice.gov › usao-dc › 30-months-jan-6-atta. but only one person shot
Crime is not just going up in cities controlled by Democrats.. Violent crime went up in rural areas last year, increasing from 11.1 to 15.4 victimizations per 1,000 persons aged 12 and older. Also in suburban areas, the rate jumped from 16.5 to 23.9. https://www.newsnationnow.c...%2012%20and %20older.
Crime has also been going up in major cities controlled by Republicans like Dallas, Fort Worth, Jacksonville, Oklahoma City, and Fresno.
The people who actually believed in "defunding the police" were crazy, but crime has gone up a lot in areas where the police were not "de-funded".
Crime has gone up overall in the nation but, it should be noted that crimes are more likely to be reported in Red States and rural areas. The numbers that interest me most is in homicides and car jackings and those numbers are definitely higher in the Blue Shaded or Dem led cities. In cities with high crime rates, many crimes never get reported. Yes, defunding was a pretty stupid idea and some Dems are starting to realize it.
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Originally posted by BingB:Crime is not just going up in cities controlled by Democrats.. Violent crime went up in rural areas last year, increasing from 11.1 to 15.4 victimizations per 1,000 persons aged 12 and older. Also in suburban areas, the rate jumped from 16.5 to 23.9. https://www.newsnationnow.c...%2012%20and %20older.
Crime has also been going up in major cities controlled by Republicans like Dallas, Fort Worth, Jacksonville, Oklahoma City, and Fresno.
The people who actually believed in "defunding the police" were crazy, but crime has gone up a lot in areas where the police were not "de-funded".
Your link talks about in general, but does not apply anything specifically to Republicans or Democrats.
Something interesting that I noticed... and partly why I wanted YOU to do the research. When you search for articles refencing crime as a comparison from Republican and Democrat states... the interesting thing is that all the articles seem to gloss over crime, and attempt to change the narrative that they're not all Democrat by focusing exclusively on gun violence. It's as if this is perhaps literally the only kind of crime that exists. In a way, it's actually acknowledging that crime in every other area is worse in Democrat states... but that wouldn't be obvious to anyone since none of these articles talk about it. But for things like car thefts, mail theft, robberies, break-ins, retail theft... these are all exceptionally higher in Democrat states, and when you search for these stats individually, you see this. Take for example, car thefts...
... Democrat states as a whole are much worse... especially California and New Mexico... just horrid. Also Alaska of course, but that's because a lot of criminals flee to Alaska (it's almost like, if you can't flee to Mexico after comitting a crime, you go to Alaska). But every other statistic... mail fraud, break-ins, etc.... significantly higher in Democrat-led states (and Alaska) than anywhere else.
Another thing that I discovered... almost all of these articles that immediately change the subject to gun violence, are all referencing the exact same survey. It's a survey that looks at gun violence from as far back as the year 2000 through 2020. Basically, it looks at the last 20 years in all of these states. Of course, you don't need me to tell you how things have changed in the past 20 years. 20 years ago, Florida was still a Democrat state, for the most part. We had just elected our third Republican governor in over 125 years. I'm sure you saw the TV Show Miami Vice... well, South Florida was very much like Miami Vice, with all the drugs and crime, so is it fair to compare... for the benefit of showing who's worse... Democrats or Republicans... the last 20 years of Florida? Or should we compare only the last 10 years?
And then I discovered another thing. The "gun violence" they talk about includes everything from suicides, to a person mishandling a gun, to a perpetrator being shot and killed for committing a crime. Like for example... someone breaking into a house, and getting shot. In my opinion, this should not count. I only consider a gun death part of a crime when it's the victim who's killed, and not the perpetrator. I also think an accidental shooting (a kid accidentally shooting himself), or a person committing suicide, as an unreasonable inclusion into "gun violence" statistics. Because when we talk about gun violence... we're all really talking about someone doing a car-jacking, a home invasion, or a commercial robbery with a deadly weapon.
Side note, Jacksonville is a Democrat city. The mayor is a Democrat. It's ALMOST Republican... it's been trending Republican the last few years (it actually had a Republican mayor last term), but it's at that stage where it teeters back and forth. I expect there to be a Republican mayor next election, and it'll probably be Republican from here on out. Tampa is the same way. it's technically Democrat (has been almost forever), but it's slowly becoming Republican. The city commission for the first time in forever, now has more Republicans. It's only a matter of time before Republican is totally red. We now have 800k more registered Republicans than Democrats in the state of Florida.
... and then there is the topic no one wants to talk about. Illegal immigration.
"Almost half of all of the criminals prosecuted in federal courts in 2018 were aliens, charged with crimes ranging from drug trafficking to murder to kidnapping."
Pretty sure open borders is a Biden / Democrat policy. You don't have to like it, you don't have to even like the language I've used... you can even argue whether or not you even consider his policies open-borders. But "catch and release," is effectively... OPEN BORDERS.
So yes... Democrat policies have led to increased crime.
And then I discovered another thing. The "gun violence" they talk about includes everything from suicides, to a person mishandling a gun, to a perpetrator being shot and killed for committing a crime. Like for example... someone breaking into a house, and getting shot. In my opinion, this should not count. I only consider a gun death part of a crime when it's the victim who's killed, and not the perpetrator. I also think an accidental shooting (a kid accidentally shooting himself), or a person committing suicide, as an unreasonable inclusion into "gun violence" statistics. Because when we talk about gun violence... we're all really talking about someone doing a car-jacking, a home invasion, or a commercial robbery with a deadly weapon.
This has always been a "pet peeve" of mine, the gross distortion of gun statistics. In addition to the things that you listed are "school shootings". Any discharge of a gun withing a certain, large perimeter of any kind of school is included. A guy could shoot a rabid dog a mile from an A/C repair school, and we will be told that our children are in danger.
Also, Arizona and Texas have a high rate of auto theft as a direct result of border policy. If a car is stolen here, there is a very good chance that it will be in Mexico by the end of the day. It happened to me.
I would be more interested in crime in areas compared to voting tendencies in that area. For example, Missouri is reactively crime free, as long as you exclude Saint Louis and Kansas City from the counting, both areas that are Democrat strongholds and have been for a long time. The rest of the State is Republican. Both cities are crime ridden crap holes that make our quiet State look bad. We've tried giving them to Kansas and Illinois, but they aren't falling for that one.
I would bet that as you get away from the Democrat areas of California, that crime also drops significantly and will reflect voting habits of the specific area.
There is a couple of phenomena we run into driving over the road. Two things, the more Democrat an area is, the worst the drivers are. And the more "progressive" bumper stickers a vehicle has on it, the more likely it is to cut you off or do stupid things. The only conclusion I can come to (and I might be wrong) is that the more progressive a person becomes, the less they care about other people or the effects their actions have on others. This creates a sort of snowball effect where everyone stops being decent unless the police or news is watching.
On a semi-related note. I'd be curious as to the political makeup of prisoners. I would bet that most aren't registered with either party, but just curious about their leanings. I did a quick search on it but can only find very biased sites that ignore the totals and just try to play in the numbers to get their own biased views confirmed.
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I would be more interested in crime in areas compared to voting tendencies in that area. For example, Missouri is reactively crime free, as long as you exclude Saint Louis and Kansas City from the counting, both areas that are Democrat strongholds and have been for a long time. The rest of the State is Republican. Both cities are crime ridden crap holes that make our quiet State look bad. We've tried giving them to Kansas and Illinois, but they aren't falling for that one.
I would bet that as you get away from the Democrat areas of California, that crime also drops significantly and will reflect voting habits of the specific area.
There is a couple of phenomena we run into driving over the road. Two things, the more Democrat an area is, the worst the drivers are. And the more "progressive" bumper stickers a vehicle has on it, the more likely it is to cut you off or do stupid things. The only conclusion I can come to (and I might be wrong) is that the more progressive a person becomes, the less they care about other people or the effects their actions have on others. This creates a sort of snowball effect where everyone stops being decent unless the police or news is watching.
On a semi-related note. I'd be curious as to the political makeup of prisoners. I would bet that most aren't registered with either party, but just curious about their leanings. I did a quick search on it but can only find very biased sites that ignore the totals and just try to play in the numbers to get their own biased views confirmed.
Some interesting points and good questions. I believe that the redder the area, the less crimes are committed but, those crimes are more likely to be reported but, I've got other things I need to be doing this morning.
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I would be more interested in crime in areas compared to voting tendencies in that area. For example, Missouri is reactively crime free, as long as you exclude Saint Louis and Kansas City from the counting, both areas that are Democrat strongholds and have been for a long time. The rest of the State is Republican. Both cities are crime ridden crap holes that make our quiet State look bad. We've tried giving them to Kansas and Illinois, but they aren't falling for that one.
I would bet that as you get away from the Democrat areas of California, that crime also drops significantly and will reflect voting habits of the specific area.
There is a couple of phenomena we run into driving over the road. Two things, the more Democrat an area is, the worst the drivers are. And the more "progressive" bumper stickers a vehicle has on it, the more likely it is to cut you off or do stupid things. The only conclusion I can come to (and I might be wrong) is that the more progressive a person becomes, the less they care about other people or the effects their actions have on others. This creates a sort of snowball effect where everyone stops being decent unless the police or news is watching.
On a semi-related note. I'd be curious as to the political makeup of prisoners. I would bet that most aren't registered with either party, but just curious about their leanings. I did a quick search on it but can only find very biased sites that ignore the totals and just try to play in the numbers to get their own biased views confirmed.
You're not wrong. I actually feel a little bit bad saying this, because honestly, it stings... I know it does. But it is fact... criminals are almost overwhelmingly Democrat-leaning.
One of the better surveys that's been conducted that can irrefutably determine this, is cataloging felons who register to vote, after they've served their time. This is in states where a felon is allowed to register to vote afterwards (some states don't allow felons to ever vote again). In almost every single state where this is allowed, the felons register as Democrats... at an almost 5:1 ratio.
I love going to PolitiFact. It's a wildly Democrat-leaning "fact-checker" website. The hilarious thing about them is that they'll intentionally misrepresent a claim. They basically take some information that someone said... then say it's MOSTLY FALSE or COMPLETELY FALSE... and then proceed to basically prove themselves wrong. They'll usually lay out the facts that are totally opposite from their MOSTLY FALSE claim, but they use some nuance to say it's false. Like, someone will say... "All Democrats are bad people." And then they'll say, "MOSTLY FALSE ... only 99% of Democrats are bad people." It's hilarious. So here's one example...
"...about one-third of felons released from prison registered to vote after their release. Of those, about 62 percent registered as Democrats and 9 percent registered as Republicans, with 26 percent registering as independents or with other parties."
The old argument is "white collar" crimes are Republican. But that's no longer true now either. Nearly every single corporate CEO or investor that's been arrested that's made national news have all been Democrats. Bernie Madoff, Carrie Tolstedt, Sam Bankman, Jeffrey Epstein... you name it.
The only crime you typically see in Republican areas... and specifically, we're talking about very rural and poor areas (which are stereotypically Republican, but are actually pretty split), are drug-related crimes. Like heroine, meth, etc., related crimes...
But yes... you're completely right, and to be honest with you... every one of us know this. The Democrat party has been the most chaotic party in the history of this country. It's certainly the oldest... but the Republican party has always (for the most part) stood for the same things. The Democrat party swings wildly over the years, reinventing itself (and destroying itself) over the years. They go back and forth from being "the working man's party," to "the party of big business" to "the party of victims." They've done this repeatedly over the past 200+ years. Right now, they're a mix of "the party of big business" and "the party of victims."
All of this is so odd to me, because many of the people on here are old enough to have been protestors during the 1960s... fighting against the government, fighting against war, and fighting against big corporations. The Democrat party is the exact opposite today of what it was in the 1970s. - They are VERY pro-Ukraine war... they want that war to continue until every last bad guy is dead. They also want us to fund "palestine," and they like the bombing of groups in Syria, Iraq, and other places. - They are not only NOT anti-Government... they are 100% pro-government. Nearly every Democrat is BEGGING to give up their rights to someone, anyone from Government who asks. They want to feel the warm embrace of government control in their lives. - Corporations... where can I start? They LOOOVE the pharmaceutical companies... I mean, ADORE THEM... when just 4 years ago, drug companies were the most hated companies in the world. They LOVE Facebook, Google, and all the other massive conglomerate companies... they LOVE these organizations. They would only love them more if they became part of the government.
The only thing I can figure... Democrats are literally insane, and the people who support them are either insane themselves, or well-intentioned and well-meaning people who have a distorted view of what's actually going on ... or, they still believe this fallastic view of a utopia is achievable, if we just keep trying to do the same thing. It really does pain me to say this because, quite honestly... I hate being an ******* . I really do... I know some people here genuinely think I enjoy being an ******* ... but I don't. I just get so fed up with looking at how insane everything has gotten that I have to speak my mind.
Anyway, yes... there's dozens and dozens of studies that show the overwhelming vast majority of people who commit crimes are Democrat-leaning. To the point that a majority of known-criminals that are registered to vote, are registered Democrat. The question remains... does the party itself attract criminals? Or... has the party become what it is because so many of them are criminals?
Anyway, I truly am sorry to everyone for saying this... but whatever. We just need to all collectively do better, and the Democrat "leadership" needs to stop intentionally creating and catering to a victim mentality.
nut con's produce cartoons as loonie ideals is a con thing
I try to post numbers or facts
like the rump doubled the debts
for the cult members to hate
lying is a con thing you do it very well
Yes, the Congress spent (veto proof majority) the money on 'COVID relief?' and DJT signed the bills. More Democrats voted for the spending than Republicans, as both houses of Congress were controlled by the Democrats.
Stating these FACTS, simply to keep your BS talking point somewhere near reality.
Your link talks about in general, but does not apply anything specifically to Republicans or Democrats. .
That is the point. There is not difference.
Big cities have higher crime rates. Does not matter if they are controlled by Democrats or Republicans. Same for rural areas. Crime rate is lower no matter which party is in control. So crime rate does not have to do with political party control.
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Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
So yes... Democrat policies have led to increased crime.
No they don't. You just don't know the difference between "correlation" and "causation". That fact that cities have higher crime rate has nothing to do with the fact that Democrats are in control of most big cities. This is proven by the fact that big cities that are controlled by Republicans also have much higher crime rates.
From the link... "Migrants accused in beating of New York City police officers still at large.'
The only way they'll ever catch them is ifwhen they screw up and get caught doing something else.
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Originally posted by ray b: you admit your propaganda is from the evil fox empire
BUSTED
YOU are incapable of discussing anything in an adult manner, without hurling insults, or babbling in complete gibberish. I get a headache, just trying to read most of your posts.
As I've said before, I'm amazed that you are still here.
Isn't it amazing that they know everything about every American citizen that was anywhere near the capitol on J6 (except the guy who planted the pipe bomb) and some are still in jail awaiting that speedy trial, while these punks were let go the same day?
YOU are incapable of discussing anything in an adult manner, without hurling insults, or babbling in complete gibberish. I get a headache, just trying to read most of your posts.
As I've said before, I'm amazed that you are still here.
Piss off.
Precisely why so few read his posts. I have upon occasion read the shorter ones, sometimes they make some kind of sense. Well, sometimes may be being overly gracious,. once in a while maybe.
Isn't it amazing that they know everything about every American citizen that was anywhere near the capitol on J6 (except the guy who planted the pipe bomb) and some are still in jail awaiting that speedy trial, while these punks were let go the same day?
It is amazing what some people will believe.
Multiple January 6 defendants skipped on bail and still have not been found.
Big cities have higher crime rates. Does not matter if they are controlled by Democrats or Republicans. Same for rural areas. Crime rate is lower no matter which party is in control. So crime rate does not have to do with political party control.
No they don't. You just don't know the difference between "correlation" and "causation". That fact that cities have higher crime rate has nothing to do with the fact that Democrats are in control of most big cities. This is proven by the fact that big cities that are controlled by Republicans also have much higher crime rates.
So... again, I ask you to look at all the links I posted above... to which you are basically responding to but not quoting. I don't like saying this... I mean that. I really genuinely feel bad about this. The reality is, the vast majority of people with mental illness are Democrats. The vast majority of people who commit crimes are also Democrats. These are facts that are clearly laid out above. I don't enjoy that this is the case... and I don't know, or really care whether the Democrat party attracts mental illness and crime, or if it causes it. That's not for me to decide. Either way... it doesn't change the facts... and if we're smart, we should try to figure out WHY this is the way it is.
I realize this might feel offensive... but I'm sorry. I am not who I am because something defines me. I define me. If the party I vote for was made up of all the criminals and psychopaths... I'd very much reconsider why and what I was supporting. Which happened anyway because I used to be a Democrat... before they were all crooks and crazies.
