The Fall of San Francisco: What an earthquake couldn't do, progressivism is accomplishing

American Thinker ^ | 11/30/2021 | Monica Showalter

[SeekAndFind]

Leftists in San Francisco are in denial.

The San Francisco Chronicle is constantly putting out reports selectively parsing data to present a picture claiming there's no big crime issue in San Francisco.

At the same time, Soros-financed district attorney Chesa Boudin is telling the press 'not me' as the smash-and-grab lootings of retailers in the city continue with few consequences. “This is not a San Francisco specific problem. It doesn’t have anything to do with local policy,” Boudin told KPIX, as if the problem didn't have a San Francisco pioneering nexus or that all of the affected cities happen to have district attorneys just like him. For people who think there's a problem, see, it's all in their heads. “If it feels that way then we’ve got work to do. We want everyone to feel safe and to be safe in San Francisco, and until everybody is safe and feels safe our work is not done. That’s why I’ve been focused on proactive work.”

Feels? You see, you are only imagining things. Chesa doesn't want you to be safe, he wants you to "feel" safe, never mind what actually happens. Chesa's job as he sees it is to serve as chief therapist, not chief law enforcer, not to relieve criminals of their opportunities, but silly you of your delusions.

Outside all that parsing, San Francisco is starting to look like this:

This is what downtown San Francisco looks like right now.



(🧵1/x) pic.twitter.com/V1nrHs7Iqf — Michelle Tandler (@michelletandler) November 29, 2021

There's more here:

"Crime is down."


Union Square, San Francisco. November 26th, 2021 pic.twitter.com/16VrRkMKK8— Kai Sparnas (@kaisparnas) November 27, 2021

[SeekAndFind]

Stores are being boarded up around the 19th century Union Square shopping area, which are mostly beautiful old buildings, some of which could have actually been seen by famous city residents such as Mark Twain and William T. Sherman. That might include the city’s single Frank Lloyd Wright building just off Union Square on Maiden Lane, which houses a high-end Italian retailer on its bottom floor: You know that both that building owner and the shop itself would want to protect those contents.

Max Mara, Harry Winston, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Hublot, LaCoste, Neiman Marcus, Yves St. Laurent, Fendi, Ferragamo, Gucci ... all boarded up as if at war.

[Tupelo]

I, for one have gave up on American cities. I have been racking my brain trying to think of a city over 250,000 inhabitants that is not being destroyed by leftist policies. There may be one or two out there, but I cannot think of any.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Democrat policies to blame?

[Navy Patriot]

I just want to wish everyone in San Francisco Happy Looting! for the holiday season and beyond.

[karnage]

Leftist policies lead inevitably to the results now seen in San Francisco.

[OrangeHoof]

If nobody is caught, the crime didn’t happen. The Left believes that they can “reduce crime” by decriminalizing crime. Fewer arrests mean more should-be felons out of jail and able to vote the Democrat ticket. Soros doesn’t have to live in Frisco so why should he care?

[Vaduz]

California the evidence of the civilization in decline.

[Zathras]

Prescott AZ

[Tupelo]

Prescott, AZ has 45,000 - 50,000 popultion. That is pretty far short of the 250,000 I was looking for.
One of my instructors in school, many years ago had a sign on his desk that read: R.T.W.D.Q. Then R.Y.W.D.A.
Still holds true today