 
     |
| Blue-state meltdown (Page 1/11) |
|
blackrams
|
FEB 04, 05:53 PM
|
|
Blue-state meltdown
https://www.msn.com/en-us/n...1c7faddeba5a3c&ei=29
| quote | States controlled by the Democratic Party have been driving the middle class away with bad policies for years. But now that the consequences of these bad choices are being compounded by President Joe Biden, the harm caused by the Democrats' far-Left drift is becoming ever more apparent. In some cases, it literally makes Democratic officeholders cry.
Massachusetts's sanctuary laws this week forced Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA) to close a community recreation center to house migrants released into the country by Biden. “I get emotional guys, OK,” Healey said, choking back tears, “because I am committed to this. Little kids need to be able to breathe clean air. They need to be able to access swimming pools. They need lifeguards there who can teach them how to swim, and they need to have activities."
Through June, the Melnea Cass Recreational Complex in Roxbury, Massachusetts, will house immigrants who have been sleeping at Boston Logan International Airport. Healey will give immigrants, who illegally crossed the border, free legal assistance, healthcare, food, and jobs. Children born in Massachusetts get nothing.
Gov. Tina Kotek (D-OR) declared a state of emergency to address a health and safety crises unfolding in downtown Portland because of Oregon's decision to decriminalize drugs. There were 280 overdose deaths in 2019, before the state's legalization efforts. In 2022, there were 956.
"We've had three years of this law that has not delivered on the promise that voters thought they were getting," Washington County District Attorney Kevin Barton told reporters. Kotek’s emergency declaration does not include any measures to get tough on drug users. Instead, she is creating a “command center” to increase outreach to addicts, informing them of treatment, housing, and recovery services available to them.
South of Oregon, in California, Oakland lost another restaurant this week when a Denny’s that had been there for more than 50 years closed citing the “safety and well-being” of employees and customers as the reason for leaving. This comes after In-N-Out Burger closed a location nearby for the same reason. Violent crime rose 21% in Oakland last year, and robberies were up almost 40%.
“It’s pure fear,” St. Benedict Catholic Church pastor Jayson Landeza told reporters. “You’re always walking around with your head alert. Something as basic as emptying my garbage — the 40 steps it takes to walk from my rectory to the bin, I’m fearful for my life.”
People shouldn’t have to tolerate their community centers being closed to house migrants and their downtowns filled with dead and near-dead drug addicts or fear for their lives when they take out the trash. In fact, many people don't, which is why Democratic states such as California, Massachusetts, and Oregon are losing residents to Republican-controlled states. But not everyone has the means to escape Democratic governance, and we are all suffering under Biden’s refusal to enforce federal immigration laws.
Each of these problems shares a common factor. It is that Democrats think they can manage harmful behavior with generous services rather than deterrent punitive measures. In every case, leniency is enabling and encouraging more bad behavior. Until voters elect better leaders, expect more people to flee Democratic states, and life for all of us will get worse until there is a new occupant in the White House. |
|
I thought this was an interesting read. Some folks will never learn (at least not until it's too late.)
------------------
Rams
Learning most of life's lessons the hard way. . 
You are only young once but, you can be immature indefinitely.
|
|
|
ray b
|
FEB 04, 06:11 PM
|
|
blue state BS from a fake DC non a newspaper was a shopper rag now rightwing BS not even printed daily
the other DC paper they love was the loonie moonie paper nut run
|
|
|
blackrams
|
FEB 04, 08:23 PM
|
|
| quote | Originally posted by ray b:
blue state BS from a fake DC non a newspaper was a shopper rag now rightwing BS not even printed daily
the other DC paper they love was the loonie moonie paper nut run |
|
Believe what you will, doesn't matter to me.
Rams
|
|
|
|
rinselberg
|
FEB 04, 10:59 PM
|
|
The article explains these three cases as outcomes of "Democratic governance," but that's a loaded phrase. Democrats aren't indistinguishable from one another. Some Democrats are more "fill in the blank" and others are less. Crime of the kind that has driven two franchise casual dining locations from Oakland is affected by many factors beyond the Democratic or Republican party affiliations of mayors, city councilmen, and state-level officials and legislators.
The article is "thin gruel" of the kind that was commonly served to the unfortunate denizens of the Soviet Union's "Gulag Archipelago."
May Seshat, the Egyptian Goddess of Writing, look with favor upon my hopes of a rewarding afterlife.[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 02-06-2024).]
|
|
|
|
blackrams
|
FEB 05, 07:01 AM
|
|
| quote | Originally posted by rinselberg:
The article explains these three cases as outcomes of "Democratic governance," but that's a loaded phrase. Democrats aren't indistinguishable from one another. Some Democrats are more "fill in the blank" and others are less. Crime of the kind that has driven two franchise casual dining locations from Oakland is affected by many factors beyond the Democratic or Republican party affiliations of mayors, city councilmen, and state-level officials and legislators.
The article is "thin gruel" of the kind that was commonly served to the unfortunate denizens of the Soviet Union's "Gulag Archipelago."
May Seshat, the Egyptian "Goddess of Writing," look with favor upon my hopes of a rewarding afterlife.
|
|
I suppose one gets out of the article what one wants. May be simply a factor of perspective. My interpretation is not about sll Dems in general but more about Dem leadership and the sheeple that will follow. No, that doesn't include all Dems but enough to pass policies. Policies that are proving to not be effective.
------------------
Rams
Learning most of life's lessons the hard way. .
You are only young once but, you can be immature indefinitely.[This message has been edited by blackrams (edited 02-05-2024).]
|
|
|
|
82-T/A [At Work]
|
FEB 05, 08:02 AM
|
|
I will say... the blue state meltdown certainly helps the red states... since everyone brings their money and wealth into the red states.
Unfortunately, all of those "blue states" used to be red states... and they were all wildly successful when they were red states, but become cess-pools in their conversion to blue states.
|
|
|
|
BingB
|
FEB 05, 08:56 AM
|
|
| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
Unfortunately, all of those "blue states" used to be red states... and they were all wildly successful when they were red states, |
|
When exactly was this? Were all the red states blue back then or were there just no blue states at all?
|
|
|
|
BingB
|
FEB 05, 08:59 AM
|
|
Busing immigrants to blue states was the smartest move in years.
But issues like crime are not dependent on "Democrat" policies. Crime is up everywhere.
|
|
|
|
82-T/A [At Work]
|
FEB 05, 12:09 PM
|
|
| quote | Originally posted by BingB:
When exactly was this? Were all the red states blue back then or were there just no blue states at all?
|
|
California is probably the best example... it was wildly Republican for a very, very long time... especially during the time when California was known as the epicenter of technology or as a paradise. It's largely been Democrat now for the last two governors, and it's kind of become a **** -hole. New York is somewhat of an example... thought it largely flip-flopped a lot over the past 40 years.
You see it much more at the city-level too. New York City is a perfect example. It goes through waves. You have a Republican governor, the city is cleaned up, wildly successful, and everything is great. Over time, that success leads to people being complacent (and forgetting what the city was like before), so they elect a Democrat... and then the city goes down hill. Crime goes up, people flee the city, and businesses leave. Then eventually, they elect a Republican again, and things change and improve... only then for them to elect a Democrat, and the place goes to hell again. Look at the history of New York city and this is exactly what you'll see. It's essentially happened twice in the past 40 years. It's almost like a 20 year cycle...
|
|
|
|
82-T/A [At Work]
|
FEB 05, 12:10 PM
|
|
| quote | Originally posted by BingB:
Busing immigrants to blue states was the smartest move in years.
But issues like crime are not dependent on "Democrat" policies. Crime is up everywhere. |
|
I don't know who you're responding to... but Democrat policies ARE soft on crime. Are you debating this? If so, I think it's your responsibility to try to prove to me that the increase in crime in Democrat cities has nothing to do with Democrat policies. Go for it...
|
|
|
|