I've lived in a big city for years now. Never seen anybody get mugged, or shot, or carjacked, despite doing activist work that often has me visiting poor minority neighborhoods.

The only time I ever really felt uneasy was when I had to walk alone at night through a neighborhood where all the businesses had bars on the windows. Worst thing that happened was a couple of people asking me for money, and they didn't give me any shit when I said I didn't carry cash.

But any time I visit the small town where I grew up there's always someone or another acting like I came back from a fucking warzone lmao

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[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago

My city has serious issues, but I also recognize racist Republican policies that have deliberately hamstrung it while diverting all its generated tax revenue to the suburbs. Dems tend to do slightly more than the bare minimum around here, so it's why I sometimes leave them out on criticism on local politics.