Anonymous wrote:DuPont circle has always been sketchy/dangerous. Lots of muggings. I used to hang out there a lot 20 years ago and it got really unsettling after dark really fast. Even during the day, crossing the circle with all the homeless/mentally ill people...not the greatest. A lot nicer than adams Morgan used to be but that is not saying much. I am really sad about kramerbooks closing.

I lived a block from Dupont Circle 20 years ago and would definitely not say the neighborhood was sketchy or dangerous.

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Anonymous wrote:I do. If there is a Republican on the Council or Mayoral Ticket, or an indeoendent I know is central (not fringey) I vote for them hands down. Pur city needs a more balanced approach to these kinds of issues.

Why do you think no democratic candidate wants to make the city clean? I believe most of people who complained on this board are democrats.

There is no competition against Rs so DC candidates need only win primaries. The easiest path to winning a primary is rallying your base on social media and not implementing any serious changes that may fail and make you look bad. Even making the city clean puts a DC candidate at risk of civil liberty complaints and activists on social media raging against them.

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Anonymous wrote:I do. If there is a Republican on the Council or Mayoral Ticket, or an indeoendent I know is central (not fringey) I vote for them hands down. Pur city needs a more balanced approach to these kinds of issues.

Why do you think no democratic candidate wants to make the city clean? I believe most of people who complained on this board are democrats.

There are no republicans in elected office in DC. None. Zero. All the problems this city has- every single one -is brought to you by dems. But we just haven’t elected the “right” dems?

Sounds laughably familiar to what defenders of communism used to say when asked about failed socialist countries. “Communism works! It’s just that we didn’t have the right people in charge!”


What’s the definition of insanity, again? Oh yeah- doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome”. That’s DC politics. Voting for dems over and over, and expecting the NEXT time to be different.


Yup.

Anonymous wrote:I do. If there is a Republican on the Council or Mayoral Ticket, or an indeoendent I know is central (not fringey) I vote for them hands down. Pur city needs a more balanced approach to these kinds of issues.

Why do you think no democratic candidate wants to make the city clean? I believe most of people who complained on this board are democrats.

I do. If there is a Republican on the Council or Mayoral Ticket, or an indeoendent I know is central (not fringey) I vote for them hands down. Pur city needs a more balanced approach to these kinds of issues.

Does anyone on this thread associate their vote with what’s going on? Curious

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Anonymous wrote:DuPont circle has always been sketchy/dangerous. Lots of muggings. I used to hang out there a lot 20 years ago and it got really unsettling after dark really fast. Even during the day, crossing the circle with all the homeless/mentally ill people...not the greatest. A lot nicer than adams Morgan used to be but that is not saying much. I am really sad about kramerbooks closing.

I agree that 20 years ago it was so-so, but 10 years ago it was very nice, incredibly safe, and basically not run over with tents on the sidewalk. It has changed and I’m shocked the community isn’t fighting for it.

Wow. I only lived in dc from 2010-2012 but the idea of DuPont circle being sketchy is laughable to me. It was clean and busy and full of young professionals then

Our mayor is a pathetic excuse for leadership.

And nobody calls her out because if you do, you must be racist.

And so DC continues to fall apart. But don’t say anything! Don’t want to offend anybody!

This WaPo article reminded me of this thread.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/14/cities-rebuild-remember-that-people-dont-just-fear-crime-they-fear-disorder/

"On a recent reporting trip to New York City to ask bankers, policy analysts and real estate brokers about the city’s economic future, I kept hearing that crime was a major risk [...] This was surprising. Crime had plummeted to a fraction of its former rate since I’d left for college in 1990, and gradually, it had stopped being a topic of conversation. Now, suddenly I heard that crime might tilt the city toward something like the urban crisis of the 1970s, when crime exacerbated already-severe out-migration.

"When I probed, I found that they talked less about violent crime than disorder. Homeless encampments were flourishing, panhandling had become more aggressive, and minor crimes like public urination or open drug use were not just more visible, but making the papers. The summer had brought looting and riots close to home as well. Moreover, many of them saw this as a result of the city’s deliberate decision to ignore the “quality of life” offenses that broken windows had emphasized."

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Anonymous wrote:Who said anyone wants piles of crap in public? Exactly no one. Where we disagree is what to do about it.

At least one person is in favor of shooting people and dumping their body outside of town.

I'd prefer to create public bathrooms. And pay to keep them clean.

I believe they are commenting on the rich white people declaring that public encampments and s*strewn alleys are ok but not actually putting forward proposals to put out public bathrooms or clean the encampments.

Who will clean the area? Black or brown people?
Is the government provides free service, should the homeless be expected to clean after themselves?

Maybe! It's amazing what you can do when you treat people like human beings not walking trash.

There's a guy who doesn't have stable housing who regularly cleans a nearby park from litter.

City should pay those who clean up the area.

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Anonymous wrote:Who said anyone wants piles of crap in public? Exactly no one. Where we disagree is what to do about it.

At least one person is in favor of shooting people and dumping their body outside of town.

I'd prefer to create public bathrooms. And pay to keep them clean.

I believe they are commenting on the rich white people declaring that public encampments and s*strewn alleys are ok but not actually putting forward proposals to put out public bathrooms or clean the encampments.

Who will clean the area? Black or brown people?
Is the government provides free service, should the homeless be expected to clean after themselves?

Maybe! It's amazing what you can do when you treat people like human beings not walking trash.

There's a guy who doesn't have stable housing who regularly cleans a nearby park from litter.

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Anonymous wrote:Y'all keep insisting you're not pearl clutchers. Newsflash: yes, you are.

Because I don’t want to walk my 3 year old to school past sh*t-laden alleyways and a couple that is obviously nodding out on opioids? Okay. You can have dupont then because I’m leaving.

None of what you're describing is going to hurt your precious little snowflake. Check your privilege.

Did you know that even poor, black locals don’t want to live like that either?

God, right?? Where do liberals get the idea that Black people are ok with this???

Right. Crime, public drug use, indifferent policing, and other social pathologies tend to disproportionately negatively impact lower income people. Who are disproportionately non-white.

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Anonymous wrote:Who said anyone wants piles of crap in public? Exactly no one. Where we disagree is what to do about it.

At least one person is in favor of shooting people and dumping their body outside of town.

I'd prefer to create public bathrooms. And pay to keep them clean.

I believe they are commenting on the rich white people declaring that public encampments and s*strewn alleys are ok but not actually putting forward proposals to put out public bathrooms or clean the encampments.

Who will clean the area? Black or brown people?
Is the government provides free service, should the homeless be expected to clean after themselves?

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Anonymous wrote:Who said anyone wants piles of crap in public? Exactly no one. Where we disagree is what to do about it.

At least one person is in favor of shooting people and dumping their body outside of town.

I'd prefer to create public bathrooms. And pay to keep them clean.

I believe they are commenting on the rich white people declaring that public encampments and s*strewn alleys are ok but not actually putting forward proposals to put out public bathrooms or clean the encampments.

Who is actually saying that? I've only heard that as a straw man from the "get tough on homeless bums" types.

Anonymous wrote:Who said anyone wants piles of crap in public? Exactly no one. Where we disagree is what to do about it.

At least one person is in favor of shooting people and dumping their body outside of town.

I'd prefer to create public bathrooms. And pay to keep them clean.

I believe they are commenting on the rich white people declaring that public encampments and s*strewn alleys are ok but not actually putting forward proposals to put out public bathrooms or clean the encampments.