They misspelled his name but that's okay. I agree with their point.
Posted on 09/20/2009 6:38:13 PM PDT by Saije
The holiday review website Zoover has released a list of the world's most dangerous destinations with the harbor city of Durban at the top.
The South African city of Durban is first on the list for being notorious for lack of personal safety.
Durban is followed by Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, which is known for its criminal activity and corruption.
"At first glance it appears to be a beautiful city but in reality it's polluted and we were robbed at gunpoint of our money, sunglasses and sports shoes in the Ipanema suburb," said traveler Jeroen van den Bos.
The third place goes to the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, described by many tourists as a crime-plagued city, which displays a large discrepancy between the wealthy and poor.
Playa El Agua beach on Venezuela's Margarita Island is fourth for its dangerous environment and armed robbers.
The Venezuelan capital of Caracas ends the list as a center of criminal activities, which are in most cases the result of poverty.
(Excerpt) Read more at presstv.ir ...
Dick Durban? Yep. Toxic destination, he. ;)
Or Camden.
Or the Chocolate City
Hmmmmm...either hispanic or black majority cities ...Now don’t call me the R word ...I am not ...The % of these ethnic groups who commit crime is high ...even in the USA .
From what I’ve read, I’m not surprised that a South African city is on this list. However, I thought Johannesburg would be on that list instead of Durban.
“From what I’ve read, I’m not surprised that a South African city is on this list...”
Or Rio. I’ve heard a lot of bad things about Rio. Which is too bad because it’s supposed to be really a pretty place, the beaches anyway.
You’re not a racist.
You stated a simple fact that can be validated by looking at the ethnic make-up of those cities.
Unfortunately, there are many in the black and/or hispanic community who choose to ignore the on-going rot in their communities and instead blame “whitey” or “the man” for their troubles.
Don’t blame the criminals, have got to eat too. No jobs, the economies are in the dumps, they can run around with AK 47’s but they can’t plow a field, plant crops, go to school to learn a trade, or build a washing machine. So what is left to do to keep up with the Jones, other than turn to crime. Its a lot easier to rob than work a regular job for a living. If things keep going as they have here, we will experience the same thing. Yes I realize it is already here in some instances. It will only get worse. We need to clean house here, and the Senate too.
My wife has led several medical mercy trips to Kenya. Most of the country is perfectly safe, and she loves it there. But Nairobi--aka "Nairobbery"--you have to be extra cautious, particularly in the Kibera slums.
Most people regardless of race move out of such areas if they have the means.
Back in the late ‘80s when I was a travel agent, a young couple who had bought South American airpass tickets from me, reported they had been robbed twice about 4 hours apart in the beach area of Rio. They were not injured, but were threatened with broken bottles.
I certainly couldn’t recommend Rio as a destination after that.
They misspelled his name but that's okay. I agree with their point.
I would’ve loved to see Rio... in the 1950s and ‘60s.
Somebody very close to me (nudge nudge wink wink) is a native of the "Ciudade Maravilhosa" (and is multiracial, FWIW) and informs me that, in contrast to NYC, it is impossible to walk the streets of the city center at night, for fear of getting rolled by the wolfpacks.
The north side of the city is essentially one big ghetto, but, even worse, the wealthier neighborhoods in the southern part of the city often have favelas immediately adjacent to them, necessitating extensive security in the form of gates, burgler bars, etc., to say nothing of private security companies.
The cops are underpaid, understaffed, and prone to corruption. Thanks to the most left-wing judiciary in the western hemisphere (to say nothing of overcrowded prisons), making arrests is often a futile tasks, and muggers are routinely let go within a day after being caught. As far as the citizenry itself is concerned, they are scared sh-tless in terms of getting involved in preventing crimes, so even if there are folks in the vicinity of your mugging/assault, they will more likely run like hell rather than help you out.
Nevertheless, it has beautiful beaches, great nightlife, lovely ladies, and a largely friendly, hard-working populace. I will be going at the turn of the year with my significant other, and have been in enough "danger centers" to know what to do to stay out of trouble.
My GF's mother and father were part of the great migration from northern Brazil to the south, settling in Rio as children in the 1950s. Per "mai," Brazil in general was very safe during the military government from 64-85, with crime only increasing in the 1980s as the regime relaxed and cocaine became a big business down there. The issue is not so much the lack of authoritarianism so much as the radical backlash that occurred in the judiciary once civilian rule was restored. From 1985 on, leftists who sought to reverse every vestige of military rule took over the judiciary (many law students having been anti-military activists). What you now have in much of Brazil (not just Rio) is the reversal of extremes: military tribunals were replaced by an ACLU-esque judiciary. Brazil is a young country demographically, however, and I think that the new generations will hopefully swing the pendulum back to the center once they start sitting on the bench and in the legislature. Of course, the right-wing parties in Brazil are notoriously incompetent and have little presence in the major population centers, so that is another factor to consider.
"the right-wing parties in Brazil are notoriously incompetent and have little presence in the major population centers"
Sounds like our GOP.
Her sister is married and living in Texas. ;)
The two largest political parties in Brazil are the PT (Workers Party) and the PDSB, with the Democrats following close behind. The PT thinks of itself as a left-populist party with a strong blue collar base of support, while the PDSB are center-left, with large support from "urban professionals." Lula's shift to the center has caused an identity crisis for the PDSB, however.
The Democrats main problem is that they are seen as the heirs of the ruling ARENA party that ruled during the dictatorship. As mentioned earlier, however, the main problem is incompetance at all levels, and an inability to grow the parties base of support away from the rural regions.
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