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Democrat party and what it stands for...   The Serious You: How Current Events Affect You

Started 7/9/22 by WALTER784; 118908 views.
Msg 930 of 1081 to WALTER784WALTER784 
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Dee (DLAINEDEE)

From: Dee (DLAINEDEE)

Sep-5

What better way to depopulate the youth.  Guaranteed they will be sterile, and many will commit suicide.

These adults pushing this are evil demonic psychopaths.

 
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Msg 931 of 1081 to WALTER784WALTER784 
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From: Showtalk

Sep-6

That is just what I said would happen. Once it affects their children Democrat parents won't accept government interference either.

 
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Msg 932 of 1081 to Showtalkshowtalk 
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WALTER784
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From: WALTER784

Sep-8

'San Francisco is dying': Before and after video shows the mass exodus of huge brands like Crate & Barrel, CVS and Office Depot from the crime-ridden city caught in a 'doom loop'

The clip made up of Google screen grabs shows just how large of an exodus there has been in the city
Big brand names have been frequently leaving the city due to a drop in footfall and widespread crime
An employee at a Target location said earlier this year it was being robbed as often as 'every ten minutes.'

By JOE HUTCHISON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 18:15 BST, 13 August 2023 | UPDATED: 22:40 BST, 13 August 2023

Before and after pictures have laid bare the mass exodus of huge brands from the city of San Francisco. 
 
The video, made up of Google Maps screen grabs, shows large chain stores like Target and CVS before and after they moved out of the city. 
 
Hordes of brand names including the likes of Whole Food and Nordstrom have recently moved out of the California city amid widespread crime and plummeting footfall. 
 
The city has also struggled for years with rampant fentanyl use and fatal overdoses, and is on pace for its deadliest year yet. 
 
In the first five months of 2023, preliminary reports show there were 346 overdose deaths in the city - an increase of more than 40 percent from the same period in 2022.
 
Economists have warned the city is spiraling into an 'urban doom loop' - a vicious circle of interconnected trends and forces that send cities into economic and social ruin.
 
This CVS pharmacy has been left vacant after the company decided to pull its stores in the city
 
Big box retailer Office Depot also closed this location, leaving just one remaining open in the city
 
In the video, derelict shopfronts are shown for CBS, Target, Office Depot and Walgreens. 
 
The Office Depot store pictured in the clip closed down in April of this year, while the Crate & Barrel store that was pictured closed in February of last year.
 
High theft has proved a problem in the area recently, with a Walgreens in the city center resolving to chaining their freezers to stop shoplifters.  
 
Over the past few months, dozens of retailers announced they would be vacating the downtown area of the city.
 
Retail stalwart Old Navy announced they would be shuttering their flagship store in the area last month, becoming the latest chain to exit the city.
 
It comes after retail giant Nordstrom announced they would be closing all of their locations in the city.
 
The company said that due to the 'changing dynamics' of San Francisco it would be shuttering all remaining stores in the next few months.
 
In April, Whole Foods announced it was closing all their locations, with Anthropologie and Office Depot having also made the same decisions.
 
These stores joined the growing list of stores that have abandoned the coastal city, including H&M, Marshall's, Gap and Banana Republic.
 
Whole Foods had opened a new 'flagship' location at Trinity Place in the city's Tenderloin District in March of last year.
 
Shoplifting has become so bad in San Francisco that some stores are now padlocking shut their freezers and tying metal chains to ensure the doors remain closed overnight
 
A map reveals the major businesses which have left, or plan to leave, San Francisco in recent months
 
The company had hoped to revitalize footfall after two years of COVID-19 restrictions severely impacted business in the area.
 
A year on and the organic food giant declared they would be closing their store 'for the time being' over safety concerns.
 
A disturbing recent report showed 95 retailers in downtown San Francisco have closed since the start of the COVID pandemic, a decline of more than 50 percent.
 
Out of 203 retailers open in 2019 in the city's Union Square area, just 107 are still operating, a drop of 47 percent in just a few pand
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WALTER784
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From: WALTER784

Sep-8

Some Parts of America Are Already on the Verge of Being Ungovernable as Rampant Lawlessness Spreads Like Wildfire

BY MICHAEL SNYDER
August 14, 2023

In order for a civilized society to function, most people have to willingly follow the rules of that society.  If that happens, law enforcement authorities can deal with the few that choose to be lawless.  For generations, that is how things worked in America.
 
There was a high standard of morality among the general population, and so the police were able to successfully handle the few bad apples that insisted on breaking the law.  But now everything has changed.  As a result of decades of extreme moral decay, lawlessness is rampant and there are vast multitudes of young people that openly flaunt the rules of our society.  In fact, there are already some areas of the country that are literally on the verge of being ungovernable.
 
A perfect example of what I am talking about happened in southern California on Saturday.
 
Dozens of lawless young thieves systematically looted the Nordstrom store at the Westfield Topanga mall, and they were able to get away with tens of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise…
 
Shoppers at the Westfield Topanga mall in Canoga Park were in for quite a shock when dozens of thieves ransacked the Nordstrom inside the mall on Saturday, Aug. 12, smashing displays and stealing an estimated $60,000- $100,000 worth of merchandise, authorities said.
 
The Los Angeles Police Department responded to the mall at around 4 p.m. after hearing reports that between 20 and 50 people ran through the Nordstrom grabbing merchandise, leaving some on the ground and taking armfuls with them.
 
When I was growing up, this sort of thing simply did not happen.
 
But now we are seeing mobs of looters go haywire all over the nation on a regular basis.
 
This heist was obviously well coordinated, and not one of the thieves even showed a shred of remorse.
 
Apparently these young people are not exactly languishing in poverty, because a BMW and a Lexus were among the getaway vehicles that they used…
 
After grabbing between $60,000 and $100,000 worth of goods, the crew fled in several cars including a BMW and a Lexus, cops said.
 
At least one guard was doused with bear spray — which causes violent eye and respiratory irritation in humans. The guard was treated by paramedics.
 
How are we supposed to respond to this?
 
As I stated earlier, we are seeing robberies of this nature so often now.
 
Several days earlier, dozens of  young people looted the Yves Saint Laurent store in Glendale…
 
Earlier this week a high-end designer store in Glendale, California was looted by dozens of people in another flash mob burglary on Tuesday.
 
At least 30 suspects “flooded” the Yves Saint Laurent store in The Americana at Brand Tuesday afternoon and stole clothing and other merchandise before fleeing on foot and leaving the location in numerous vehicles, said police in a statement.
 
The total loss is estimated to be approximately $300,000.
 
Some people attempt to downplay the severity of these crimes by saying that these big corporate retailers can afford the losses they are experiencing.
 
No, they can’t.
 
Overall, U.S. retailers will lose more than 100 billion dollars due to theft this year alone.
 
This has become a major national crisis, and as J. Lee Grady has aptly pointed out, we truly have become “the land of the free-for-all”…
 
You’ve probably seen the videos of thieves filling trash bags with stolen merchandise from CVS or walking out of Home Depot or Wal-Mart with armloads of tools, laptops, detergent and athletic shoes they didn’t pay for. We used to call this shoplifting, and it was a crime. Today, it’s known as “inventory shrinkage”—and it costs retailers billions of dollars in losses. But many soft-on-crime politicians are treating criminals like victims and allowing the crime wave to grow.
 
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Msg 934 of 1081 to WALTER784WALTER784 
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From: Showtalk

Sep-8

The city isn’t dying, it’s thriving. Prices are still up and people still want to live there. What isn’t working are liberal policies that artificially keep prices up for the elites who own all the properties and want to keep rents high.  There are more rental properties than homes to buy which keeps demand up.  The city won’t allow commercial spaces to be turned into new housing so there are vacant and boarded up buildings.  Property owners run for city council and win so they can set policies that work for themselves.  But there is still a lot of financial activity and the city is not going anywhere.

 
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From: WALTER784

Sep-8

'SURPRISE!': Tammy Bruce says Democrats 'don't know what to do'

FWIW

 
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Sep-8

Lefties Losing It: Tennis crowd turns on ‘climate crazies’ shouting about fossil fuels

FWIW

 
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Msg 937 of 1081 to WALTER784WALTER784 
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From: Showtalk

Sep-8

Apparently a historical movie about 1700 Denmark is only correct if it reflects society today rather than in the 1700s.   So much craziness.

 
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Msg 938 of 1081 to WALTER784WALTER784 
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From: Showtalk

Sep-8

They don’t think things through and can’t anticipate what could happen. No concept of natural consequences. They are ruining lives and their own states, while trying to destroy red states. She’s right they’ve lost touch with the common people.

 
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WALTER784
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From: WALTER784

Sep-8

Showtalk said...

They don’t think things through and can’t anticipate what could happen. No concept of natural consequences. They are ruining lives and their own states, while trying to destroy red states. She’s right they’ve lost touch with the common people.

Just to pick up the keywords:

Don't think

Can't anticipate

No concept

Ruining lives & states (their own blue states and red states)

Lost touch.

So then, how do you describe somebody who doesn't think and cannot anticipate anything without any concept who runs around ruining everything because they've lost touch with reality?

FWIW

 
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