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While out with my daughter, a

Orion — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 01:10:00 +0000

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I would say that, generally, Seattle is just a city that needs to look at itself. Its brand of progressive rested on the assumption that social problems happened elsewhere and it was a unique utopia that had the right to lecture everyone else. That maybe made sense when someone like George W. Bush was president, although its problems were just hidden better. It stopped making any sense after that and the city has become an extremely backward and regressive place that attracts the country's rejects. If some variation occurs, that shows that the city is finally beginning to self-reflect.

just in case either of those

artappraiser — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 09:55:18 +0000

In reply to Excellent finds.

just in case either of those was not clear enough, this lays it out real simply as the main job responsible for your concerns

A Republican has won the election for Seattle city attorney against a self-described police abolitionist opponent.

Another loss for progressives in addition to the Buffalo Mayor's race and the Minneapolis Defund the Police vote.https://t.co/ug2iyuqE3F
— Ryan Matsumoto (@ryanmatsumoto1) November 5, 2021

Now that's not to say that a more reasonable Democrat might have won, but that's the choice that was given.

Developing countries have

Orion — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 07:33:46 +0000

In reply to It's heartbreaking how much

Developing countries have communities, family culture, fewer drugs, tradition and communicated expectations for young people, and a controlled media. Also developing countries tend to be a lot older and don't subscribe to bizarre ideas that try to deny human nature.

People here also are prone to childish utopian ideas that keep them from embracing practical solutions. They'd really rather be right about something than do the right thing.

It's heartbreaking how much

artappraiser — Sat, 06 Nov 2021 23:54:30 +0000

In reply to Seattle's Journey In To Hell

It's heartbreaking how much violence America allows when we know much of the world doesn't deal with this as much as we do https://t.co/YIs5WxEXox
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) November 6, 2021

And I mean when I say it's allowed. The government could put an end to a lot of this, but it chooses not to. There are developing countries that have less violence than America so it's not a resource question.
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) November 6, 2021

The problem in SF is

Orion — Sat, 06 Nov 2021 21:12:29 +0000

In reply to Meanwhile in SF, many are

The problem in SF is different from in Seattle. There's a darkness in Seattle that the Bay Area doesn't have. That's just my opinion, tho.

However, SF is pretty damn extreme. I saw a young woman with a knife prominently displayed on her side navigate through multiple street people with her eyes jetting from side to side. Nearly everyone in the city seemed to have a knife on them. Again, that sort of displays that they're somewhat self-aware.

If you talk to San Franciscans about it, they will admit the city has big problems. In Seattle, they will deny. In the minds of Seattleites, they're living in some sort of liberal Vatican. Ironically, the Vatican also had serious problems that everyone denied for years.

Excellent finds.

Orion — Sat, 06 Nov 2021 21:05:39 +0000

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Excellent finds.

One thing is that once Seattle repudiates progressivism, it might never go back. Progressivism in the world means a lot of things but in Seattle it means denialism - pretending social problems don't exist in order to seem more righteous than those dealing with them. It's an out of control city that literally just throws everything problematic out on the street.

Meanwhile in SF, many are

artappraiser — Sat, 06 Nov 2021 21:03:58 +0000

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Meanwhile in SF, many are still grappling with how to deal with criminality:

This would be seen as a very odd question in Bogota, Bangalore, or Beijing. WEIRD cultures are, well, weird. https://t.co/jWFcVImArB
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) November 6, 2021

Baizuo are the differentiating factor.
It's pathological and even "white" Mexicans, Brazilians, and Colombians are immune.
— Naninizhoni (@naninizhoni) November 6, 2021

yet a quick glance at google

artappraiser — Sat, 06 Nov 2021 07:49:27 +0000

In reply to Seattle's Journey In To Hell

yet a quick glance at google news on the Nov.2 elections there sound like voters have finally started trying to take the situation in the other direction. Both from two days ago

The Seattle Times

Progressives on the ropes? 5 takeaways from Seattle’s election night returns

.Are Seattle progressives on the ropes? How did a Democrat become a Republican to get support from Democrats? Here are five takeaways from...

The Times article above even uses the wording "progressive fright night"

K5:

Is Seattle seeing a sharp shift in its politics?

Bruce Harrell is the mayor-elect, with a nearly 30-point gap between him and challenger and current City Council President Lorena Gonzalez.