Anonymous
03/30/2023 17:57
Subject: Why people try to paint DC in a bad light by highlighting every bad things they can find?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Lots of people who moved to the suburbs want to make sure they retroactively justify their decision.
Are you suggesting they are commiting crimes in the city?
No, I am saying that, having decided to leave DC, they have to exaggerate everything that is wrong with DC (and lord knows, its not perfect) to continually justify that decision in their minds.
I know that people in the burbs are going to read this and get all defensive about it, but its plain as day here on DCUM.
Are you suggesting I have to minimize that my house on Capital Hill was broken in twice? One time by the crazy person with an axe? Or that my car window was smashed in the middle of the winter to steal some pennies from the cup holder? So if I tell this story to someone, I will be exaggerating everything? I don't need to justify my decision to move to NoVa. But I also should not be precluded to state the facts without being accused of exaggerating. DC is a SH to raise the family. It is just a matter of time until one becomes a victim of crime. Yes, I lived in big cities, and London and Paris are not much better these days.
But, but, but... someone will be quick to tell you this is what makes city living so wonderfully "vibrant." In fact, the asphalt beneath your feet is literally trembling from all the gun shots and ATVs. Urban living at its finest!
Anonymous
03/27/2023 18:06
Subject: Why people try to paint DC in a bad light by highlighting every bad things they can find?
Senate staffer stabbed on H street over the weekend. According to the police report, the attacker hid in waiting for the random victim. Attack at 5:18 PM, so it’s not safe in daylight anymore.
Anonymous
03/26/2023 18:11
Subject: Why people try to paint DC in a bad light by highlighting every bad things they can find?
Its a failure of parents, teachers, policy makers and law enforcement.
Anonymous
03/26/2023 18:09
Subject: Why people try to paint DC in a bad light by highlighting every bad things they can find?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is this a conscious republican or foreign campaign to make national capital look bad?
You caught us. It's part of the vast right-wing conspiracy.
DC is 100% democrat-run. The White House is in Biden’s hands, and for most of the last 2 years, democrats controlled BOTH houses of congress.
Republicans are obviously, solely to blame for all of DC’s problems, going back decades.
We secretly undermine their policies during the Thursday planning meetings, fellow Illuminati.
The criminals are secret proud boys and other republican plants
Well, statistics say most criminals are young blacks who tend to favor democrats. No?
Anonymous
03/26/2023 15:07
Subject: Why people try to paint DC in a bad light by highlighting every bad things they can find?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is this a conscious republican or foreign campaign to make national capital look bad?
You caught us. It's part of the vast right-wing conspiracy.
DC is 100% democrat-run. The White House is in Biden’s hands, and for most of the last 2 years, democrats controlled BOTH houses of congress.
Republicans are obviously, solely to blame for all of DC’s problems, going back decades.
We secretly undermine their policies during the Thursday planning meetings, fellow Illuminati.
The criminals are secret proud boys and other republican plants[/quote
Dunno, the kid who robbed me at gunpoint in City Center was a black kid. All he got from me was about 20 bucks and a kick in the balls. That stopped him enough that the security guard held him until a cop arrived. I got my money back and wouldn't press charges because it wasn't worth my time.
Anonymous
03/26/2023 11:56
Subject: Why people try to paint DC in a bad light by highlighting every bad things they can find?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Lots of people who moved to the suburbs want to make sure they retroactively justify their decision.
Are you suggesting they are commiting crimes in the city?
No, I am saying that, having decided to leave DC, they have to exaggerate everything that is wrong with DC (and lord knows, its not perfect) to continually justify that decision in their minds.
I know that people in the burbs are going to read this and get all defensive about it, but its plain as day here on DCUM.
Are you suggesting I have to minimize that my house on Capital Hill was broken in twice? One time by the crazy person with an axe? Or that my car window was smashed in the middle of the winter to steal some pennies from the cup holder? So if I tell this story to someone, I will be exaggerating everything? I don't need to justify my decision to move to NoVa. But I also should not be precluded to state the facts without being accused of exaggerating. DC is a SH to raise the family. It is just a matter of time until one becomes a victim of crime. Yes, I lived in big cities, and London and Paris are not much better these days.
You were supposed to embrace that as part of city life.
We've lived in USA big cities and even car free. For the 1st time in my life I feel completely walloped. Why? The Amtrack station situation and having to adjust which days and stations are OK for getting on-off metro [DC, MD,VA]
Breakins etc are to be expected in a Capital Hill and existed forever in urban areas. Go back 50 years and they happened in DC, NYC, Phila etc in walk ups or townhouses or row homes.
Anonymous
03/25/2023 18:50
Subject: Why people try to paint DC in a bad light by highlighting every bad things they can find?
I am more upset at that criminals than those noticing the crime.
Anonymous
03/25/2023 13:28
Subject: Why people try to paint DC in a bad light by highlighting every bad things they can find?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is this a conscious republican or foreign campaign to make national capital look bad?
You caught us. It's part of the vast right-wing conspiracy.
DC is 100% democrat-run. The White House is in Biden’s hands, and for most of the last 2 years, democrats controlled BOTH houses of congress.
Republicans are obviously, solely to blame for all of DC’s problems, going back decades.
We secretly undermine their policies during the Thursday planning meetings, fellow Illuminati.
The criminals are secret proud boys and other republican plants
Anonymous
03/25/2023 08:03
Subject: Why people try to paint DC in a bad light by highlighting every bad things they can find?
Can DC keep its finest citizens to themselves? The burb has its own problems. Additional criminals from DC make us feel less safe.