Does it seem like more and more people are angrier in San Diego lately (rent, assessor)

[hitman619]

Ive personally notice an uptick of really angry, emotionally disturbed people over the last 6 months.
What are your Thoughts?

[oddstray]

Originally Posted by hitman619

Ive personally notice an uptick of really angry, emotionally disturbed people over the last 6 months.
What are your Thoughts?

I think it starts at the top. A person of 'authority' who regularly models behavior like this is not good for anyone.

[homesickgirl]

Originally Posted by oddstray

I think it starts at the top. A person of 'authority' who regularly models behavior like this is not good for anyone.

Agreed - I've noticed a bit of this EVERYWHERE.

[StealthRabbit]

You think you see a lot of angry and emotionally disturbed in CA... head to Colorado, Oregon, TX, or Montana where thousands of lifelong residents have been displaced by the inflow of CA equities forcing them from their homes. (= increased taxes).

and these angry folks are ARMED and with a passion. (i.e. no more homes / farms that had been in the family for generations)

Happened to our Colorado ranch in the 1970's, and my WA farm in the 1990s (property taxes increased from $800 / yr to $14,400 / yr)

Tax assessor (ex CA resident) has the 'sound' advice... "sell it to a Californian", but I (we) built our home brick by brick, nail by nail to LIVE in... not to sell. Where to go? the Western USA has all been Californicated.

Would have been so simple... CA equity stay in CA, everyone would have been very well off and CA would be a wealthy (thus happy) state!

Take cover.

[RosieSD]

Originally Posted by hitman619

Ive personally notice an uptick of really angry, emotionally disturbed people over the last 6 months.
What are your Thoughts?

I don't think this is confined to San Diego. Just read any of the forums here on City Data.

Like you, I have also noticed it locally though; it's like any little thing tips people over the edge in a major way.

My personal opinion is that Oddstray hit the nail on the head in the post above.

But, maybe it's just all of the UFOs zapping us with lasers and starting wildfires that are filling people with so much anger and hatred.

[NYSD1995]

it's nationwide. The inequality of our economy is driving a lot of it. I also agree that a leader who freely lashes out at anyone he disagrees with, sets a tone that it's ok for everyone to do. But mostly I think it's economic. Most people are working harder just to stay where they are.

[malcorub16]

^^ This is where I've noticed angry people, on social media usually talking about politics.

In the real world, I haven't noticed any particular uptick in anger, not on the road, not at work and not out shopping.

[GSR13]

It goes both ways. The liberal faction is increasingly disturbed by sensing there's something seriously wrong with their world view while simultaneously being in denial of it.

The conservative faction is tired of being a silent majority and is expressing their dismay at the decline of our country.

And then you have middle of the road folks tired of being rent and mortgage-squeezed by unempathetic Chinese parasites buying homes in all cash from ill-gotten income.

[SEAandATL]

Originally Posted by GSR13

It goes both ways. The liberal faction is increasingly disturbed by sensing there's something seriously wrong with their world view while simultaneously being in denial of it.

The conservative faction is tired of being a silent majority and is expressing their dismay at the decline of our country.

And then you have middle of the road folks tired of being rent and mortgage-squeezed by unempathetic Chinese parasites buying homes in all cash from ill-gotten income.

And that is why not just in San Diego but everywhere in America there are so many angry people, because of mainly two groups of people with polar opposite ideologies who just don't get along.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Getting popcorn This one is all over the road.