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Denver – Rocky Mountain High to Rocky Mountain Hellhole
American Thinker ^ | 7 Feb, 2023 | Brian C. Joondeph

Posted on 02/07/2023 4:50:25 AM PST by MtnClimber

Seven years ago, Business Insider published, “14 reasons why Denver is the best place to live in America.” They recommended everyone consider Denver as “your next hometown” citing a strong job market, low unemployment, great restaurants, and practical perks such as a low crime rate and good schools. That was then. How is Denver doing now as “trendy and desirable”?

In answering that question, the Glendale Cherry Creek Chronicle published, “Denver becoming America’s crime capital.” That’s quite the turnaround in less than a decade, especially when we think of New York City, Baltimore, or Philadelphia as America’s crime capitals.

In 1963, an unknown singer named Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr was urged to change his name if he wanted to pursue a musical recording career. “He took his stage name from the beautiful capital city of his favorite state, Colorado. Later in life, Denver and his family settled in Aspen, Colorado and his love for the Rocky Mountains inspired many of his songs.”

The rest is history. What would John Denver think of his namesake now? Would he still, “See it rainin’ fire in the sky, the shadow from the starlight softer than a lullaby”? Probably not. Now it’s raining crime, drugs, homelessness, illegal immigrants, and many other big city urban blights.

The Chronicle, noted above reports, “Crime in the Mile High City is now worse than New York City or Chicago, and growing increasingly dangerous as the new year begins.” This includes violent crime, where on a scale of 1 to 100, Denver outranks NYC by 2.5 points, and property crime where Denver surpasses Chicago by 4.5 points. Bet you haven’t heard that on the news.

“Auto theft is now an epidemic in Denver and the second highest in the nation”, according to Denver Police Department data.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: autotheft; cartheft; col9rado; colorado; crime; democrats; denver; druglegalization; drugs; highcrimerate; homeless; homelesseverywhere; homelessness; illegalimmigration; illegals; leftism; legalizedmarijuana; marijuana; shitholes; smellslikefreedom; terribleschools; wboopie
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To: mikey_hates_everything

I spent many weekend nights cruising colfax in my piece of crap 1976 Plymouth Fury in the mid 80s in that area. Fun times!


21 posted on 02/07/2023 5:30:52 AM PST by RandallFlagg ("Okay. As long as the paperwork is clean, you boys can do what you like out there." -Fifi)
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To: MtnClimber

This is the democrats plan: To destroy each city and make them drug havens and crime ridden hellholes to punish Americans for being American. To destroy children, make THEM hate America by indoctrinating them in school and to create a cesspool of children to rape and traffic.


22 posted on 02/07/2023 5:34:55 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: MtnClimber

Democrat run, Democrat ruined.
And since “they” keep proposing legal injection sites, they’re trying to duplicate Vancouver (which since I’ve been there, is proof that there are real and scary walking zombies.) Denver is close to Vancouver south.
Democrats, they could ruin a pot of gold, and in the case of Denver, they have.


23 posted on 02/07/2023 5:38:49 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: mikey_hates_everything

Nor would I. I e actually go to church at 20th and wadsworth - it’s OK on a Sunday morning but would t want to go there at other times


24 posted on 02/07/2023 5:40:49 AM PST by Mom MD ( )
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To: mountainlion

and same day voter registration will keep it that way


25 posted on 02/07/2023 5:41:37 AM PST by Mom MD ( )
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To: MtnClimber

One word explains Denver. And all of Colorado.

Two words actually.

Legal marijuana.


26 posted on 02/07/2023 5:54:28 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Donald Trump is a setting sun. Ron DeSantis is a rising star.)
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To: GingisK
I have been in a permanent state of withdrawal since Casa Bonita closed. If it reopens, I will make a trip to Denver to excessively indulge myself on enchiladas and guacamole. However, if there's no gorilla the deals off.

Trivia…. The Tulsa Casa Bonita had a choochoo train that circled the restaurant interior. The OKC had nuthin but the good texmex.

27 posted on 02/07/2023 5:55:03 AM PST by Hootowl99
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To: Mom MD

“John Denver would still love it. He was a screaming lib. and his “rocky mountain high” - legalized marijuana - has accelerated the decline”


The song had nothing to do with drugs but John Denver witnessing the Perseids meteor shower for the first time.

I do agree that the legalized drugs in Colorado are bad for society.


28 posted on 02/07/2023 5:56:15 AM PST by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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To: MtnClimber

And the PSTUPID people elected an OPENLY GAY GOVERNOR !
You reap what you sow.


29 posted on 02/07/2023 6:16:13 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: MtnClimber

Henry Deutschendorf... never really cared for the strumming minstrel.

Never really really cared for Lightfoot either, much after 1973 or so but Lightfoot had Red Shea, Paul Wideman and later John Stockfish backing him up and those three made that Lightfoot sound.


30 posted on 02/07/2023 6:24:29 AM PST by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: BBB333
The song had nothing to do with drugs but John Denver

Well, he does say, at the end, that "Everybody's high".

But, that could be "high on life". I think many people conflate this with 'Poems,Prayers, and Promises", where... everyone passes the pipe around. :-)

Rocky Mountain High is a truly wonderful song.

31 posted on 02/07/2023 6:33:00 AM PST by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!it)
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To: Clutch Martin

I used to dig going there in the month of May when the SF Giants would be visiting. Stay at a hotel down town and watch an afternoon game the day after a night game and eat at Hooters. The prices have gone up and Hooters is gone. As BJ would say time to move on. Boulder might be better now that Deion Sanders is now the football coach.


32 posted on 02/07/2023 6:39:36 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Responsibility2nd

I read an article written by a sports writer who went to a college football game in Colorado. He noticed that most of the college kids were high on marijuana and smelled like they had not bathed in weeks.


33 posted on 02/07/2023 6:44:38 AM PST by Texas resident (Who is running our country?)
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To: MtnClimber

Get Out Of Denver - Bob Seger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcEAfZX6SJw


34 posted on 02/07/2023 6:45:38 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Texas resident

I had a Colorado resident tell me recently that most small towns in Colorado have no grocery stores, no Walmarts, no libraries, and not much else. They may have a bank and a Subway inside the gas station. They certainly have lots of dollar stores, bars, liquor stores and tattoo shops. But one thing they most certainly have is at least three or four marijuana shops.


35 posted on 02/07/2023 6:54:33 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Donald Trump is a setting sun. Ron DeSantis is a rising star.)
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To: MtnClimber

The destruction of Denver: 100% weed and witches.

Last time I was there I was afraid to walk the streets of downtown. Buncha lowlifes wearing black hassled me many times. It is Antifa land.

Too dangerous for me.


36 posted on 02/07/2023 6:56:08 AM PST by FlyingEagle
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To: SomeCallMeTim
But, that could be "high on life"

Riiiiight.

37 posted on 02/07/2023 6:57:08 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: MtnClimber

Get outta Denver, baby, go-go-go!


38 posted on 02/07/2023 7:29:46 AM PST by Ignatz (Winner of a prestigious 1960 Y-chromosome award!)
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To: Ann Archy

You can thank Gyorgy Schwartz for the disastrous state of Colorado (pun intended).


39 posted on 02/07/2023 7:40:57 AM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as. )
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To: Responsibility2nd

You are correct.

I am a true “native Coloradoan” growing up in Trinidad (just across the New Mexico border on I25). We still own a ranch outside of Trinidad.

When marijuana was legalized, Trinidad saw an incredible increase in sales tax dollars and a rise in the vagabonds who moved in.

Now, with New Mexico also legalizing weed, there is no incentive to stop and purchase the dope and the gummies.

Tax dollars are vaporized, but the small town has become a classic $hithole.


40 posted on 02/07/2023 7:48:44 AM PST by Man from Oz
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