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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SF is not very dangerous compared to many other American cities. It’s just that Fox News and other right wing outlets whip up republicans into a frenzy about it.  Cities in red states like New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis, Louisville, Jackson MS, Gary, and Cincinnati all have much higher murder rates.  Yet it does not fit the narrative so Fox News talks about SF, even though it is wildly prosperous.

SF has its problems, but the right blows it waaay out of proportion. [/quote]

There are a few major differences between SF and the cities you mention:

1.  SF previously didn’t have a major crime or as an extreme of a homeless problem as it does now.  Things have gotten much worse.  Have things gotten that much worse in St Louis?  They likely were already bad to begin with.

2.  The other cities you mention have large AA populations compared to SF.  New Orleans has always had a large portion of its population below the poverty line and struggled with crime.  SF has a minuscule AA population  which almost always result in a lower crime rate.

3.  SF for many years has been a prized American city with a large amount of tourism.  Do you really put St Louis in the same category in terms of what it has to offer?

I will admit that fox focused heavily on SF, but most likely because it’s such an easy story line that gets to its viewers.  [/quote]

What would you rather they focus on?

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