Posted on 06/29/2024 7:28:52 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Mark Twain said: “There are lies, damned lies and statistics.” Nowhere is this truer than with the statistics the Biden/Garland Department of Justice inflicts on us. Were we to believe what Joe Biden said during the recent debate, the Trump years represented an all-time high of violent crime, but under his enlightened leadership, violent crime has dramatically declined. The FBI/DOJ, and of course the Democrat/socialist/communist (D/s/c) media all say the same.
They’re also telling us we have the best economy ever, inflation isn’t bad at all and the border is secure. As Twain said: statistics. The idea crime is under control is a particularly hard sell in blue state cities, where residents have learned to trust reality rather than political pronouncements, though they still tend to vote for the politicians that lie to them.
A primary source of government crime statistics is the FBI Uniform Crime Report. Unfortunately, the FBI is a politicized, weaponized arm of the D/s/c Party, and while its current stats would seem to suggest crime rates have dramatically dropped thanks to Joe Biden, they’re not telling you the whole truth. This graph from agentmax tells more of the whole story:
The implication is that while crime isn’t getting any worse, it not only remains quite high relative to the developed world, it’s probably not going to get any better than it already is, given present trends, demographics, and the deteriorating internal situation. That’s a different discussion altogether, but my point is that the history of crime in America for the last 50 years has been one of “violent” versus “more violent.”
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The election of so many Soros-funded District Attorneys has induced a climate in which it is no longer worth reporting less significant crimes. Hence, it is my opinion that current levels of criminal events are wildly understated.
Always true for everything.
Biden told no lies....He doesn’t remember the truth...therefore he told no lies.
I think it’s better to believe the exact opposite of what government or politicians are telling you. All they do is lie and project their criminal acts on others. It’s just like the names they give legislation. The Affordable Care Act is a good example. It’s not affordable and they don’t care.
Mark Twain himself attributed the quote to British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli in his autobiography.
Point taken, but the content by the author of the article merits a fitting comment:
Disraeli said it..
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