Posted on 07/25/2020 10:20:59 AM PDT by RightGeek
We are city people: we have seen it all—literally, all—our entire lives.
...
That’s why, when DC’s Mayor Bowser spray painted “Black Lives Matter” in front of my tea spot, I knew I was done.
...
Following Bowser’s grand gesture, the litany of grievances against the city which I had been unconsciously accumulating for years began to pour out. Why do I accept that it’s dangerous to ride public transportation after hours? Why do I accept that if I go to the ATM on Barrack’s Row, I will have a homeless guy pounding on the door waiting for me to come out? Why do I tolerate my car windows smashed, again and again, only to have both cops and friends say, “well, you must have left something on the seat”—as if it’s acceptable to commit a crime if the reward is valuable? Why do I tolerate streets full of urine and stinking of marijuana? Why do I put up with having to stick my fingers into my dog’s throat to unchoke chicken bones someone discarded on the sidewalk? Why do I have to wait until an hour after the local school is dismissed to avoid problems with teen gangs? And take note: I have yet to even talk about the big crime events like murder or rape.
A man can only tolerate a homeless guy defecating outside his window for so long. The shuttered restaurants, the burnt out stores, the mask-shaming and sloganeering calls for “diversity” or “justice” are all just exhausting, not to mention intellectually vapid and morally bankrupt. I’m going a step further: not only will I not be conscripted into your cause, but I will no longer even financially support it with the one thing I control—my wallet.
(Excerpt) Read more at humanevents.com ...
HA! I just read this. Great piece. I’m from NYC too, and what he says is true. One of the real pleasures of city life is not having to know or care what anyone is doing, or thinking. You deal with people as you find them, then you move along. But all these attempts at coercing people to feel a certain way, or think a certain way, are going to backfire, BIG TIME.
I hope this fellow learns to love the non-city as much as I have. Feeling very grateful the Lord led me to where I am today.
The guy is a seriously slow learner—lucky thing he figured it out before it cost him his life.
Real Estate sales outside NYC are painting the same picture, the New Yorkers are fleeing and buying up homes in the Jersey ‘Burbs or even in NEPA, just to get away from Cuomo and DeBozo
Not really, you could have lived in Queens your entire life and never be a victim of a crime.
People have
But that isn’t the case anymore
It seems like a lot of big cities are doing everything they can to cause “white flight”. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, the liberals openly despise white men. It’s as if the left is pushing for segregation only the segment they want for minorities is big cities.
“A man can only tolerate a homeless guy defecating outside his window for so long”
Yeah I’m thinking once is once too many. Last time I was in the dc area in 2005 I noticed an absence of street signs. I thought that was very peculiar. Anybody else been in that area and make that observation?
The Chinese CCP is pretty flush with cash. Maybe they will take advantage of the fire sale prices and snatch up some prime property.
So he probably sold his condo to a gay couple and now they’ll pay Muriel’s taxes and all the rest of it
Democrats , Slumlords of Cities
Is it prime property anymore?
Is it only White people who are leaving the city environment? Maybe the POC’s have a higher tolerance for lousy living conditions.
The big cities are destroying themselves. Will those fleeing them accept the suburban or rural life, or will they try to convert their new homes to be like the big cities they fled?
Excellent article.
You've got to be pretty desperate if you flee to New Jersey. That's like the survivors of Hiroshima fleeing to Nagasaki.
The Mayor of DC should be a Cabinet member not an Elected Dufus
Bookmark
Cinna the Poet and his boyfriend no doubt.
TRUTH!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.