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I've noticed an interesting vibe I pick up on this site, and in the media. When discussing the crime, rioting, and violence in inner cities like Chicago, St. Louis, Portland, Seattle, etcetera, it seems like conservatives tend to emphasize how bad the crime has been while liberals tend to downplay it. Women are typically more concerned about crime than men are, regardless of political affiliation. But even among men, I'm seeing this divide where men on the left are fine with living in a dangerous inner city neighborhood and don't think it's that dangerous while men on the right avoid the inner city at all costs and are scared of inner city crime. I see that conservative men are more concerned with crime and therefore are more likely to buy a gun to protect themselves and others.
I see this divide where conservatives will say that crime (and the culture of poverty that creates it) is the single biggest issue holding back the inner city while liberals argue that it is racism and income inequality.
I don’t know, maybe people who are concerned don’t like seeing their neighborhoods changing for the worse, afraid for their children’s safety and education, no longer feeling safe walking down the street, seeing businesses closing up and moving out because they don’t feel safe and afraid of being robbed and shot. The police is called to hard on crime or depending on the area racist, city officials either ignore them or only do lip service to make them look good, so they would get votes, but actually ignore them.
I don’t know, maybe people who are concerned don’t like seeing their neighborhoods changing for the worse, afraid for their children’s safety and education, no longer feeling safe walking down the street, seeing businesses closing up and moving out because they don’t feel safe and afraid of being robbed and shot. The police is called to hard on crime or depending on the area racist, city officials either ignore them or only do lip service to make them look good, so they would get votes, but actually ignore them.
This is very true, and a huge reason behind the decay and depopulation of inner cities in the Rust Belt, and I'm afraid, soon to be, inner cities across the nation. That's what conservatives keep trying to tell us, and they're talking reality.
But tell leftists that crime is scaring scores of people away from the inner cities, and they'll downplay it. It really does seem that leftists are less scared of crime than conservatives. No wonder why conservatives buy more guns, because they're justifiably more scared of crime.
I live within the city limits, and while there's a certain amount of petty crime, it's nothing that I worry too much about. My neighborhood is solid, and my community is full of people who care. My parents, however, live in the suburbs and listen to a lot of conservative media--talking to them, you'd think that crossing the border into the city is akin to being in a war zone where it's not safe to walk after dark. There is a lot of thinly-veiled racism in the depiction of the city from this media. To them, City = Black People = Crime
I live within the city limits, and while there's a certain amount of petty crime, it's nothing that I worry too much about. My neighborhood is solid, and my community is full of people who care. My parents, however, live in the suburbs and listen to a lot of conservative media--talking to them, you'd think that crossing the border into the city is akin to being in a war zone where it's not safe to walk after dark. There is a lot of thinly-veiled racism in the depiction of the city from this media. To them, City = Black People = Crime
I know someone who lived close to the inner city and use to hear gunshots every night, a young girl around 13 was shot and killed on her front porch while doing her homework, I’ve been in that area and it is scary having to walk around homeless sleeping on the sidewalks. Where Ilive I always have to keep my car locked and alarmed set. By the way it’s majority white, so it’s not about being black.
Are Democrats/Left wingers less scared of crime than Republicans/right wingers?
There are none as fearful as Trump apologists. They are afraid of their own shadow.
Just last night Trump was talking about men is dark shadows, and a plane full of looters going to some mysterious destination, and the eyes of the FOX viewers were like saucers.
I've noticed an interesting vibe I pick up on this site, and in the media. When discussing the crime, rioting, and violence in inner cities like Chicago, St. Louis, Portland, Seattle, etcetera, it seems like conservatives tend to emphasize how bad the crime has been while liberals tend to downplay it. Women are typically more concerned about crime than men are, regardless of political affiliation. But even among men, I'm seeing this divide where men on the left are fine with living in a dangerous inner city neighborhood and don't think it's that dangerous while men on the right avoid the inner city at all costs and are scared of inner city crime. I see that conservative men are more concerned with crime and therefore are more likely to buy a gun to protect themselves and others.
I see this divide where conservatives will say that crime (and the culture of poverty that creates it) is the single biggest issue holding back the inner city while liberals argue that it is racism and income inequality.
Does anyone else see this trend?
absolutely. Why else do you think that Republicans are always on about having guns to protect them from crime, when they live in low crime suburbs and rural areas? Meanwhile, people who live in cities have less tolerance for guns even though most crimes are centered there?
To answer the question: no, they just pretend to be less scared of crime on the internet. This story from Chicago gives a perfect example: "Amber" says that she doesn't care about the looting in her neighborhood. In fact, she even "supports" it. She also plans to move fifty miles away from it.
There are none as fearful as Trump apologists. They are afraid of their own shadow.
Just last night Trump was talking about men is dark shadows, and a plane full of looters going to some mysterious destination, and the eyes of the FOX viewers were like saucers.
So where do you live in Florida, exactly? Some place that has a very low crime rate, I'll bet every penny that I have.
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