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Title: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: BBSSchlemiel on March 11, 2019, 12:36:28 PM
I know people who lived in both cities. They said they avoided walking around late at night because they might get beat up and robbed by Democrats. They said the majority of people meandering about and up to to no good during work hours were Democrats. I used to live and work in NYC. Everyday I feared dems. Plus dems being the real racists, I was routinely ridiculed by dems.

Ya’ll were right.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: ratherbebig on March 11, 2019, 12:41:36 PM
unless you're sitting on the sidewalk with a $1 qp with cheese you should be fine
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 11, 2019, 12:42:10 PM
I know people who lived in both cities. They said they avoided walking around late at night because they might get beat up and robbed by Democrats. They said the majority of people meandering about and up to to no good during work hours were Democrats. I used to live and work in NYC. Everyday I feared dems. Plus dems being the real racists, I was routinely ridiculed by dems.

Ya’ll were right.
I think you're trying to be funny.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: BBSSchlemiel on March 11, 2019, 12:45:40 PM
I think you're trying to be funny.

I was told routinely on GB that dems were the people responsible.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 11, 2019, 01:06:07 PM
I was told routinely on GB that dems were the people responsible.
Who do you think is responsible?
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: oldtimer1 on March 11, 2019, 01:57:09 PM
Democrats gain power by promising free stuff paid for by the workers.  Wherever they are in charge chaos follows.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 11, 2019, 02:01:39 PM
Democrats gain power by promising free stuff paid for by the workers.  Wherever they are in charge chaos follows.
Of course, but it seems BBS thinks otherwise.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: BBSSchlemiel on March 11, 2019, 02:02:20 PM
Democrats gain power by promising free stuff paid for by the workers.  Wherever they are in charge chaos follows.

Ya’ll are right. I heard all those gun murders in Chicago were by people who vote democrat. Whenever a co-worker tells me he or she voted Democrat, I try to stay away. I don’t know when they’re gonna flip.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: BBSSchlemiel on March 11, 2019, 02:05:23 PM
Democrats gain power by promising free stuff paid for by the workers.  Wherever they are in charge chaos follows.

You’re right. Every time I get free stuff I feel violent, particularly at Christmas time. Like when my family spoiled me by gifting a sizable amount of money for a payment on my home, I had gone mad!
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 11, 2019, 02:08:41 PM
Ya’ll are right. I heard all those gun murders in Chicago were by people who vote democrat. Whenever a co-worker tells me he or she voted Democrat, I try to stay away. I don’t know when they’re gonna flip.
Are you arguing it's really the dindus?  You'd be right there as well.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: oldtimer1 on March 11, 2019, 02:11:38 PM
Ya’ll are right. I heard all those gun murders in Chicago were by people who vote democrat. Whenever a co-worker tells me he or she voted Democrat, I try to stay away. I don’t know when they’re gonna flip.

Averaged 4000 shootings a year in Chicago for years. Then the Democratic mayor said we have to do something. They played stat games putting the shootings into different categories and achieved an instant reduction. From what is known it's overwhelmingly black shooters and black victims. Liberals are silent. Black lives matters is silent. If one Chicago cop shoots a hoodlum every third year there it's all over the news. Look away at the 4000 yearly shootings. A cop shot one criminal for the first time in a couple of years.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Redux on March 11, 2019, 02:33:10 PM
Democrats ruin everything they touch.
It's the party for losers.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: BBSSchlemiel on March 11, 2019, 02:57:58 PM
Democrats ruin everything they touch.
It's the party for losers.

See my first post. As I said, I’m from a democratic area. When I was there, every time I saw Democrats I feared for my life.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Mike on March 11, 2019, 05:32:47 PM
From what is known it's overwhelmingly black shooters and black victims.

True.  West and Southside only.  Urban blight and generational poverty mixed with drugs and no fathers.  75% of the gun murders in Chicago go unsolved cause ain’t no body talkin’ to no poe-lease

Live here, work here and raise a family here.  38 years.  Most of Chicago is quite peaceful and very diverse.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 12, 2019, 04:46:49 AM
Pretty much every dangerous neighborhood in America is a black neighborhood.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: SuperTed on March 12, 2019, 07:23:35 AM
The funny thing is some of the safest and happiest cities in America (such as those in Vermont) are also controlled by Democrats. I guess it's easier to blame party policy then accept the realities of race/demographics.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 12, 2019, 10:05:30 AM
The funny thing is some of the safest and happiest cities in America (such as those in Vermont) are also controlled by Democrats. I guess it's easier to blame party policy then accept the realities of race/demographics.

True.  Countries like Finland can get away with socialism as well because almost all of their people are smart, productive and moral people.  Using the exact same system in the U.S. would be a disaster.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: SuperTed on March 12, 2019, 10:20:36 AM
True.  Countries like Finland can get away with socialism as well because almost all of their people are smart, productive and moral people.  Using the exact same system in the U.S. would be a disaster.

Whenever anyone gives an example of socialist successes, they always give examples of small countries that are home to a small, homogeneous, high IQ and high trust population. Try that in a country with a large and diverse population and things will turn shitty real quick. 
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 12, 2019, 10:26:09 AM
Whenever anyone gives an example of socialist successes, they always give examples of small countries that are home to a small, homogeneous, high IQ and high trust population. Try that in a country with a large and diverse population and things will turn shitty real quick. 
Yeah, Finland has like 3 million people all from a homogeneous bloodline where people feel like family and a sense of responsibility to the rest of society.  We would just have a bunch of moochers demanding their free stuff and then arguing that they aren't getting as much as someone else.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: LurkerNoMore on March 12, 2019, 10:34:24 AM
In that case, who ruined all these red states?
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 12, 2019, 10:39:39 AM
You do realize the South has the highest %'s of blacks, right?
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Coach is Back! on March 12, 2019, 10:41:53 AM
True.  Countries like Finland can get away with socialism as well because almost all of their people are smart, productive and moral people.  Using the exact same system in the U.S. would be a disaster.

From what I understand those countries are moving to more capitalism because that type of socialist system is getting harder to sustain even though those countries are considered more of a mixed economy.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: LurkerNoMore on March 12, 2019, 10:43:33 AM
You do realize the South has the highest %'s of blacks, right?

You realize the South adhere to conservative Republic values and economics right?
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: residue on March 12, 2019, 10:48:13 AM
progress ruined detroit, you can't build an entire city around manufacturing and expect it to last
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 12, 2019, 10:49:16 AM
From what I understand those countries are moving to more capitalism because that type of socialist system is getting harder to sustain even though those countries are considered more of a mixed economy.
I know Sweden is definitely going for more capitalism and they also have had the most immigration of the Scandinavian countries.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 12, 2019, 10:50:16 AM
You realize the South adhere to conservative Republic values and economics right?
Are you saying the ghettos are better?
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Palumboism on March 12, 2019, 11:10:39 AM
You do realize the South has the highest %'s of blacks, right?

It's amazing how people who have never set foot in the South will pass judgement on the South.  Anyone who's actually been to the South know it has the highest percent of blacks. 
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Thin Lizzy on March 12, 2019, 11:16:07 AM
The funny thing is some of the safest and happiest cities in America (such as those in Vermont) are also controlled by Democrats. I guess it's easier to blame party policy then accept the realities of race/demographics.


This is true. Liberals are annoying but you don’t have to worry about them wacking you over the head from behind.

That said, Vermont has no population growth because of a bad business climate as fostered by Bernie. Whenever someone wants to start a business they go next-door to New Hampshire. Vermont thrives only because it’s absolutely beautiful up there and people tolerate getting raped by the government.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 12, 2019, 11:18:36 AM
It's amazing how people who have never set foot in the South will pass judgement on the South.  Anyone who's actually been to the South know it has the highest percent of blacks. 
I know they think it's all the white people that make it impoverished. ::)
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Kwon on March 12, 2019, 11:25:27 AM
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Coach is Back! on March 12, 2019, 12:58:02 PM
In that case, who ruined all these red states?


Hahaha, leave to the Atheist to come here to try and make a point.....lmao
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Coach is Back! on March 12, 2019, 01:09:17 PM
http://www.elderstatement.com/2019/03/finland-government-collapses-over.html?m=1
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Thin Lizzy on March 12, 2019, 01:19:32 PM
http://www.elderstatement.com/2019/03/finland-government-collapses-over.html?m=1


What liberals don’t understand is that these countries created their wealth during a time of limited government and then the welfare state came in. It’s essentially trust fund kids living off the accomplishments of their great grandparents.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Primemuscle on March 12, 2019, 01:47:00 PM
I know people who lived in both cities. They said they avoided walking around late at night because they might get beat up and robbed by Democrats. They said the majority of people meandering about and up to to no good during work hours were Democrats. I used to live and work in NYC. Everyday I feared dems. Plus dems being the real racists, I was routinely ridiculed by dems.

Ya’ll were right.

Bull.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Primemuscle on March 12, 2019, 01:50:19 PM
Democrats gain power by promising free stuff paid for by the workers.  Wherever they are in charge chaos follows.

Chaos does not follow democrats, he either avoids or berates them.  :D
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Primemuscle on March 12, 2019, 01:55:29 PM
Pretty much every dangerous neighborhood in America is a black neighborhood.

Pretty much every dangerous neighborhood in America is a monetarily impoverished one.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Primemuscle on March 12, 2019, 01:58:04 PM
True.  Countries like Finland can get away with socialism as well because almost all of their people are smart, productive and moral people.  Using the exact same system in the U.S. would be a disaster.

Are you suggesting the bulk of U.S. citizens are not productive or moral?
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Primemuscle on March 12, 2019, 02:03:47 PM
progress ruined detroit, you can't build an entire city around manafictuarting and expect it to last

Particularly when industrialism is on the decline and quickly becoming extinct.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Thin Lizzy on March 12, 2019, 02:16:03 PM
Are you suggesting the bulk of U.S. citizens are not productive or moral?

Certain groups more so than others:


Homicide rates by race. (per 100,000 population):
https://www.acsh.org/news/2017/08/10/african-american-homicide-rate-nearly-quadruple-national-average-11680

20.9 for blacks (non-Hispanic)

4.9 for Hispanics

2.6 for whites (non-Hispanic)
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: SOMEPARTS on March 12, 2019, 03:30:17 PM
Pretty much every dangerous neighborhood in America is a liberal democrat one.

Fixed.


And BTW to entertain your original point - how the hell did they get "impoverished"? You can start with Chicago for example - with 80 years under Dem rule??? You would have to blame the demographic if skating around liberal policies as the reason.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Primemuscle on March 12, 2019, 03:31:31 PM
Certain groups more so than others:


Homicide rates by race. (per 100,000 population):
https://www.acsh.org/news/2017/08/10/african-american-homicide-rate-nearly-quadruple-national-average-11680

20.9 for blacks (non-Hispanic)

4.9 for Hispanics

2.6 for whites (non-Hispanic)

I give you this, homicide is at the top of immoral acts.

I'm pretty sure you know that statistics only tell a partial story and can be misleading. People living in poverty feel disenfranchised from those who don't. In Oregon, 8% of whites live in poverty, 25% of blacks and 14% of Hispanics do.  Income inequities are considered the most accurate assessment of violent crimes. If the highest percentage of violent crimes per capita are committed by black folks and the highest percentage of black people live in poverty, which is the highest contributing factor? Maybe it is a little of both.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Thin Lizzy on March 12, 2019, 04:43:04 PM
I give you this, homicide is at the top of immoral acts.

I'm pretty sure you know that statistics only tell a partial story and can be misleading. People living in poverty feel disenfranchised from those who don't. In Oregon, 8% of whites live in poverty, 25% of blacks and 14% of Hispanics do.  Income inequities are considered the most accurate assessment of violent crimes. If the highest percentage of violent crimes per capita are committed by black folks and the highest percentage of black people live in poverty, which is the highest contributing factor? Maybe it is a little of both.

Could you bend over backwards any farther? There have been many statistics that show that there are very poor white areas that don’t have nearly the type of crime that exists in black inner cities. Moreover, American “Poverty” by world standards means living like a king. There is no real poverty in the United States. The median income per capita in Ethiopia is 1k a year. This so called impoverished group you continually defend has the highest obesity rate in the world.

It is possible that you have no idea what the fuck you’re talking about as a result of living in the whitest part of the country.


Fixed.


And BTW to entertain your original point - how the hell did they get "impoverished"? You can start with Chicago for example - with 80 years under Dem rule??? You would have to blame the demographic if skating around liberal policies as the reason.


They have a million excuses yet can’t even entertain as possibilities the most obvious reasons: failed policies and a failed culture.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: LurkerNoMore on March 12, 2019, 05:27:16 PM
Hahaha, leave to the Atheist to come here to try and make a point.....lmao

HAHAHAHA leave it to the retard to come here and try to offer no substance to refute it with.  "lmao".
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: LurkerNoMore on March 12, 2019, 05:30:51 PM
Are you saying the ghettos are better?

I'm saying red states are worse.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: LurkerNoMore on March 12, 2019, 05:36:52 PM
It's amazing how people who have never set foot in the South will pass judgement on the South.  Anyone who's actually been to the South know it has the highest percent of blacks. 

I was born and raised in Georgia.  Live in South Florida now.

I think I am qualified to pass judgement on the South.  Not that I need to as facts speak for themselves.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Thin Lizzy on March 12, 2019, 06:37:51 PM
I'm saying red states are worse.

The only reason New York isn’t a red state is because of blacks and Hispanics (30% of the pop.) who vote 90% Democratic.

Same holds true for Illinois. That’s why Dems are forever kissing black ass.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: LurkerNoMore on March 12, 2019, 06:53:35 PM
The only reason New York isn’t a red state is because of blacks and Hispanics (30% of the pop.) who vote 90% Democratic.

Same holds true for Illinois. That’s why Dems are forever kissing black ass.


So the blacks and such who make up a significant amount of the population vote 90% Democratic.
The South has the highest percentage of blacks.  As stated above.
Therefore, logic would conclude that the South would be Democratic states.

Yet that isn't the case.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: GigantorX on March 12, 2019, 07:43:56 PM
I know Sweden is definitely going for more capitalism and they also have had the most immigration of the Scandinavian countries.

The Nordic nation's aren't socialist. They actually have very free, open and dynamic market based economies. Which they need to support their collapsing heavy social welfare systems. Sweden tried more of a pure socialist system a couple decades ago....it was a disaster.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Thin Lizzy on March 12, 2019, 10:23:40 PM

So the blacks and such who make up a significant amount of the population vote 90% Democratic.
The South has the highest percentage of blacks.  As stated above.
Therefore, logic would conclude that the South would be Democratic states.

Yet that isn't the case.



https://www.washingtonpost.com/election-results/alabama/

Democrat Doug Jones has won the special election to fill a Senate seat in Alabama, according to exit polls and returns – a shocking upset in a solidly Republican state, in which massive turnout among African American voters helped defeat a candidate enthusiastically backed by President Trump. The Associated Press called the race at 10:23 p.m. Eastern time.



https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/national/the-cities-with-the-highest-murder-rates-in-the-us/collection_0e7dd367-2f62-5822-b849-97f4e9a43e3d.html

#5. Birmingham, Alabama

Murder rate per 100k people: 37.21

Number of reported murders (2015): 79

Population: 212,291


According to the 2010 census:[15]

73.4% Black/African American
22.3% White
0.2% Native American
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: tommywishbone on March 12, 2019, 10:58:33 PM
Go spend a week in Detroit and Chicago. Walk around. Drive around. Go out and mix with the locals.

After one week in either city, if you don't know what ruined those cities... you might want to enroll in Elementary School again. The answer is crystal clear. 

Hint: It ain't the Tigers or the Cubs.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 13, 2019, 02:59:39 AM
Lurker and Prime choose to keep their heads in the sand.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Thin Lizzy on March 13, 2019, 04:35:36 AM
Lurker and Prime choose to keep their heads in the sand.

That’s why arguing is pointless. There’s no evidence you can introduce that will have an effect. They’ll just come up with one lame excuse after another.

The poor poverty stricken “Democrats” with their big screens, IPhones and 35% Bodyfat.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: BBSSchlemiel on March 13, 2019, 05:28:45 AM
That’s why arguing is pointless. There’s no evidence you can introduce that will have an effect. They’ll just come up with one lame excuse after another.

The poor poverty stricken “Democrats” with their big screens, IPhones and 35% Bodyfat.

I was just in a Starbucks with a bunch of hipster progressives who vote democrat! I feared for my life. One of them cracked me over the head with his laptop, another with his male purse!

Just last week I went to Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I went to a fusion restaurant and a riot broke out over a wrong order! It looked like a tornado of man buns, skinny jeans, sandals, tat sleeves, beards, and screen printed T shirts!

Goddamn Democrats and their high paying jobs and ability to pay exorbitant rents ruined Brooklyn! Plus they’re the real racists!
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: residue on March 13, 2019, 06:33:36 AM


https://www.washingtonpost.com/election-results/alabama/

Democrat Doug Jones has won the special election to fill a Senate seat in Alabama, according to exit polls and returns – a shocking upset in a solidly Republican state, in which massive turnout among African American voters helped defeat a candidate enthusiastically backed by President Trump. The Associated Press called the race at 10:23 p.m. Eastern time.



https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/national/the-cities-with-the-highest-murder-rates-in-the-us/collection_0e7dd367-2f62-5822-b849-97f4e9a43e3d.html

#5. Birmingham, Alabama

Murder rate per 100k people: 37.21

Number of reported murders (2015): 79

Population: 212,291


According to the 2010 census:[15]

73.4% Black/African American
22.3% White
0.2% Native American

do you know what the word outlier means?
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: residue on March 13, 2019, 06:34:52 AM
I was just in a Starbucks with a bunch of hipster progressives who vote democrat! I feared for my life. One of them cracked me over the head with his laptop, another with his male purse!

Just last week I went to Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I went to a fusion restaurant and a riot broke out over a wrong order! It looked like a tornado of man buns, skinny jeans, sandals, tat sleeves, beards, and screen printed T shirts!

Goddamn Democrats and their high paying jobs and ability to pay exorbitant rents ruined Brooklyn! Plus they’re the real racists!

surprisingly.. i don't disagree with you
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Thin Lizzy on March 13, 2019, 06:40:58 AM
do you know what the word outlier means?

Yes, and the black vote is not it. They always vote +90% Dem.

And in the so called red states, all of the most crime ridden cities are predominantly black. NO EXCEPTIONS.


https://thehayride.com/2016/01/new-orleans-named-4th-most-dangerous-american-city-now-more-dangerous-than-cities-in-mexico-and-south-africa/


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans

According to the 2010 Census, 343,829 people and 189,896 households lived in New Orleans. Its racial and ethnic makeup was 60.2% African American, 33.0% White,

surprisingly.. i don't disagree with you

If you are familiar with Williamsburg, you know that the hipsters generally hang out in their spots, the blacks in theirs, the Hispanics in theirs. There’s very little intermingling. When there is, it’s usually the smart black guy who works in the Apple store hanging out in a white spot.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Princess L on March 13, 2019, 08:21:49 AM
Mayors of America's 100 Largest Cities
Rank    City                           Mayor          Took office    Term ends Government type
1    New York, New York    Bill de Blasio (D)    2014    2022    Strong mayor
2    Los Angeles, California    Eric Garcetti (D)    2013    2022    Strong mayor
3    Chicago, Illinois    Rahm Emanuel (D)    2011    2019    Strong mayor
4    Houston, Texas    Sylvester Turner (D)    2016    2020    Strong mayor
5    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania    James Kenney (D)    2016    2020    Strong mayor
6    Phoenix, Arizona    Thelda Williams (D)    2018    2019    Council-manager
7    San Antonio, Texas    Ron Nirenberg (I)    2017    2019    Council-manager
8    San Diego, California    Kevin Faulconer (R)    2014    2020    Strong mayor
9    Dallas, Texas    Mike Rawlings (D)    2011    2019    Council-manager
10    San Jose, California    Sam Liccardo (D)    2007    2019    Council-manager
11    Austin, Texas    Stephen Adler (D)    2015    2019    Council-manager
12    Indianapolis, Indiana    Joseph Hogsett (D)    2016    2020    Strong mayor
13    Jacksonville, Florida    Lenny Curry (R)    2015    2019    Strong mayor
14    San Francisco, California    London Breed (I)    2018    2020    Strong mayor
15    Columbus, Ohio    Andrew J. Ginther (D)    2015    2019    Strong mayor
16    Charlotte, North Carolina    Vi Lyles (D)    2017    2019    Council-manager
17    Fort Worth, Texas    Betsy Price (R)    2011    2019    Council-manager
18    Detroit, Michigan    Mike Duggan (D)    2014    2022    Strong mayor
19    El Paso, Texas    Dee Margo (R)    2017    2021    Council-manager
20    Memphis, Tennessee    Jim Strickland (D)    2016    2020    Strong mayor
21    Seattle, Washington    Jenny Durkan (D)    2017    2021    Strong mayor
22    Denver, Colorado    Michael B. Hancock (D)    2011    2019    Strong mayor
23    Boston, Massachusetts    Martin Walsh (D)    2014    2022    Strong mayor
24    Nashville, Tennessee    David Briley    2015    2019    Strong mayor
25    Baltimore, Maryland    Catherine Pugh (D)    2016    2020    Strong mayor
26    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma    David Holt (R)    2018    2022    Council-manager
27    Louisville, Kentucky    Greg Fischer (D)    2010    2022    Strong mayor
28    Portland, Oregon    Ted Wheeler (D)    2017    2021    City commission
29    Las Vegas, Nevada    Carolyn Goodman (I)    2011    2019    Council-manager
30    Milwaukee, Wisconsin    Tom Barrett (D)    2004    2020    Strong mayor
31    Albuquerque, New Mexico    Tim Keller (D)    2017    2021    Strong mayor
32    Tucson, Arizona    Jonathan Rothschild (D)    2011    2019    Council-manager
33    Fresno, California    Lee Brand (R)    2017    2021    Hybrid
34    Sacramento, California    Darrell Steinberg (D)    2016    2020    Council-manager
35    Long Beach, California    Robert Garcia (D)    2014    2022    Council-manager
36    Kansas City, Missouri    Sly James (D)    2011    2019    Council-manager
37    Mesa, Arizona    John Giles (R)    2014    2020    Council-manager
38    Virginia Beach, Virginia    Bob Dyer (I)    2018    2020    Council-manager
39    Atlanta, Georgia    Keisha Bottoms (D)    2018    2021    Strong mayor
40    Colorado Springs, Colorado    John W. Suthers (R)    2015    2019    Strong mayor
41    Omaha, Nebraska    Jean Stothert (R)    2013    2021    Strong mayor
42    Raleigh, North Carolina    Nancy McFarlane (I)    2011    2019    Council-manager
43    Miami, Florida    Francis Suarez (R)    2017    2021    Hybrid
44    Oakland, California    Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf (D)    2015    2019    Hybrid
45    Minneapolis, Minnesota    Jacob Frey (D)    2018    2021    Strong mayor*
46    Tulsa, Oklahoma    G. T. Bynum (R)    2016    2020    Strong mayor
47    Cleveland, Ohio    Frank Jackson (D)    2006    2021    Strong mayor
48    Wichita, Kansas    Jeff Longwell (R)    2015    2019    Council-manager
49    Arlington, Texas    Jeff Williams (R)    2015    2019    Council-manager
50    New Orleans, Louisiana    LaToya Cantrell (D)    2018    2022    Strong mayor
51    Bakersfield, California    Karen Goh (R)    2017    2020    Council-manager
52    Tampa, Florida    Bob Buckhorn (D)    2011    2019    Strong mayor
53    Honolulu, Hawaii    Kirk Caldwell (D)    2013    2021    Strong mayor
54    Aurora, Colorado    Bob LeGare (I)    2018    2019    Council-manager
55    Anaheim, California    Harry Sidhu (R)    2018    2022    Council-manager
56    Santa Ana, California    Miguel Pulido (D)    1994    2020    Council-manager
57    St. Louis, Missouri    Lyda Krewson (D)    2017    2021    Strong mayor
58    Riverside, California    Rusty Bailey (I)    2012    2020    Council-manager
59    Corpus Christi, Texas    Joe McComb (R)    2017    2020    Council-manager
60    Lexington, Kentucky    Linda Gorton (I)    2019    2022    Strong mayor
61    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania    Bill Peduto (D)    2014    2022    Strong mayor
62    Anchorage, Alaska    Ethan Berkowitz (D)    2015    2021    Hybrid
63    Stockton, California    Michael Tubbs (D)    2017    2020    Council-manager
64    Cincinnati, Ohio    John Cranley (D)    2013    2021    Hybrid
65    St. Paul, Minnesota    Melvin Carter III (D)    2018    2022    Strong mayor
66    Toledo, Ohio    Wade Kapszukiewicz (D)    2018    2022    Strong mayor
67    Greensboro, North Carolina    Nancy B. Vaughan (D)    2013    2021    Council-manager
68    Newark, New Jersey    Ras J. Baraka (D)    2014    2022    Strong mayor
69    Plano, Texas    Harry LaRosiliere    2013    2021    Council-manager
70    Henderson, Nevada    Debra March (D)    2017    2021    Council-manager
71    Lincoln, Nebraska    Chris Beutler (D)    2007    2019    Strong mayor
72    Buffalo, New York    Byron Brown (D)    2005    2021    Strong mayor
73    Jersey City, New Jersey    Steven Fulop (D)    2013    2021    Strong mayor
74    Chula Vista, California    Mary Salas (D)    2014    2022    Council-manager
75    Fort Wayne, Indiana    Tom Henry (D)    2008    2020    Strong mayor
76    Orlando, Florida    Buddy Dyer (D)    2003    2020    Strong mayor
77    St. Petersburg, Florida    Rick Kriseman (D)    2014    2022    Strong mayor
78    Chandler, Arizona    Kevin Hartke (I)    2019    2023    Council-manager
79    Laredo, Texas    Pete Saenz (I)    2014    2022    Council-manager
80    Norfolk, Virginia    Kenneth Alexander (D)    2016    2020    Council-manager
81    Durham, North Carolina    Steve Schewel (D)    2017    2019    Council-manager
82    Madison, Wisconsin    Paul Soglin (D)    2011    2019    Strong mayor
83    Lubbock, Texas    Dan Pope (R)    2016    2020    Council-manager
84    Irvine, California    Donald P. Wagner (R)    2016    2020    Council-manager
85    Winston-Salem, North Carolina    Allen Joines (D)    2001    2020    Council-manager
86    Glendale, Arizona    Jerry Weiers (R)    2013    2021    Council-manager
87    Garland, Texas    Lori Barnett Dodson (R)    2018    2019    Council-manager
88    Hialeah, Florida    Carlos Hernandez (R)    2011    2021    Strong mayor
89    Reno, Nevada    Hillary Schieve (I)    2014    2022    Council-manager
90    Chesapeake, Virginia    Alan P. Krasnoff (R)    2008    2020    Council-manager
91    Gilbert, Arizona    Jenn Daniels    2016    2020    Council-manager
92    Baton Rouge, Louisiana    Sharon Weston Broome (D)    2017    2021    Strong mayor
93    Irving, Texas    Rick Stopfer (R)    2017    2020    Council-manager
94    Scottsdale, Arizona    Jim Lane (R)    2009    2021    Council-manager
95    North Las Vegas, Nevada    John J. Lee (D)    2013    2021    Council-manager
96    Fremont, California    Lily Mei (I)    2016    2020                       Council-manager
97    Boise, Idaho    David Bieter (D)    2004    2019                        Strong mayor
99    San Bernardino, California    John Valdivia (I)    2018    2022    Hybrid
99    Birmingham, Alabama    Randall L. Woodfin (D)    2017    2021    Strong mayor
100  Richmond, Virginia    Levar Stoney (D)    2016    2020                Strong mayor

https://ballotpedia.org/List_of_current_mayors_of_the_top_100_cities_in_the_United_States

The following table describes the types of government used by America's largest cities. Each type has a different distribution of power and responsibilities between the mayor and the city council. The types of government are:

    Strong mayor: The city council serves as the city's primary legislative body, and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.
    Council-manager: An elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and to implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.
    City commission: A city council, composed of an elected mayor and a board of elected commissioners, serves as the city's primary legislative and administrative body.
    Hybrid: The city council serves as the city's primary legislative body, and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive. The mayor, however, appoints a city manager to oversee the city's day-to-day operations and to implement city policies.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: LurkerNoMore on March 13, 2019, 09:54:33 AM
Lurker and Prime choose to keep their heads in the sand.

Incorrect.

I am pointing out how strange it is to contribute the decay and low quality of life on a class race that votes predominately Democratic while the state they live in are red states under Republican economics/values.

Yes, Detroit is a shithole and the blaques are mostly to blame.  But what is the excuse for Texas, Wisconsin, Kentucky?
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Thin Lizzy on March 13, 2019, 10:50:12 AM
Incorrect.

I am pointing out how strange it is to contribute the decay and low quality of life on a class race that votes predominately Democratic while the state they live in are red states under Republican economics/values.

Yes, Detroit is a shithole and the blaques are mostly to blame.  But what is the excuse for Texas, Wisconsin, Kentucky?

Many Republicans are almost as clueless economically as Democrats. I’m hearing the shitheads on Fox talking about regulating Google and Facebook. Elizabeth Warren wants to break them up. Not much difference there. Both seem to believe that the Europeans are ahead of us in this regard. If that’s really the case, why is there no European version of Google and Facebook?

What neither understands is that you can’t make laws against one company. They have to be applied to the entire industry. When you do this, you make it harder for a little guys to complete as they have to comply with all these regulations and are at disadvantage to the bigger companies that have the funds to do so. The end result is less competition not more.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 13, 2019, 10:58:54 AM
Incorrect.

I am pointing out how strange it is to contribute the decay and low quality of life on a class race that votes predominately Democratic while the state they live in are red states under Republican economics/values.

Yes, Detroit is a shithole and the blaques are mostly to blame.  But what is the excuse for Texas, Wisconsin, Kentucky?
Texas and Wisconsin are nice places to live EXCEPT for inner cities like Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, El Paso and Milwaukee.  Who do you think runs those cities?  The worst area of Kentucky for crime is Louisville.  Who do you think populates Louisville?  Eastern Kentucky is very poor but violent crime is rare and this helps prove violent crime is NOT influenced by poverty debunking the belief that black neighborhoods are dangerous because of poverty.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Kwon on March 13, 2019, 11:00:19 AM
Huffman arrested.

Weapons drawn, Guns out, no Quarter Pounder to be seen!

https://kprcradio.iheart.com/featured/walton-and-johnson/content/2019-03-12-actress-felicity-huffman-arrested-by-fbi-agents-with-guns-drawn/ (https://kprcradio.iheart.com/featured/walton-and-johnson/content/2019-03-12-actress-felicity-huffman-arrested-by-fbi-agents-with-guns-drawn/)
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Primemuscle on March 13, 2019, 11:37:30 AM
Could you bend over backwards any farther? There have been many statistics that show that there are very poor white areas that don’t have nearly the type of crime that exists in black inner cities. Moreover, American “Poverty” by world standards means living like a king. There is no real poverty in the United States. The median income per capita in Ethiopia is 1k a year. This so called impoverished group you continually defend has the highest obesity rate in the world.

It is possible that you have no idea what the fuck you’re talking about as a result of living in the whitest part of the country.


They have a million excuses yet can’t even entertain as possibilities the most obvious reasons: failed policies and a failed culture.

Guess you missed the part where I said, " Income inequities are considered the most accurate assessment of violent crimes."

"Inequality predicts homicide rates “better than any other variable”, says Martin Daly, professor emeritus of psychology and neuroscience at McMaster University in Ontario and author of Killing the Competition: Economic Inequality and Homicide.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/08/income-inequality-murder-homicide-rates
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Primemuscle on March 13, 2019, 11:44:13 AM
That’s why arguing is pointless. There’s no evidence you can introduce that will have an effect. They’ll just come up with one lame excuse after another.

The poor poverty stricken “Democrats” with their big screens, IPhones and 35% Bodyfat.

It seems you may have this backwards.

Midterms: Poorest states have Republican legislatures, and richest have Democratic ones


https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2018/10/21/midterms-poorest-states-have-republican-legislatures/1694273002/
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Thin Lizzy on March 13, 2019, 12:42:45 PM
Guess you missed the part where I said, " Income inequities are considered the most accurate assessment of violent crimes."

"Inequality predicts homicide rates “better than any other variable”, says Martin Daly, professor emeritus of psychology and neuroscience at McMaster University in Ontario and author of Killing the Competition: Economic Inequality and Homicide.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/08/income-inequality-murder-homicide-rates

No, You do not want to accept the reality that the reason for the inequality is that the people are shit. How come Asians aren’t always bitching about income inequality?

The worst people have the lowest incomes. It’s as simple as that.



https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/analysis_and_planning/year-end-2017-enforcement-report.pdf


The race/ethnicity of known Robbery suspects is primarily Black (67.0%). Hispanic suspects account for an additional (26.5%) of the suspect population. White suspects account for (4.4%) of all Robbery suspects while Asian /Pacific Islanders accounted for (2.0%) of known Robbery suspects.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 13, 2019, 12:47:57 PM
I love how all of the t.v. commercials for security systems show white people as the perps you need to be protected from. ::)
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Kwon on March 13, 2019, 02:49:14 PM
I love how all of the t.v. commercials for security systems show white people as the perps you need to be protected from. ::)

Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: JustPlaneJane on March 13, 2019, 05:05:53 PM
Guess you missed the part where I said, " Income inequities are considered the most accurate assessment of violent crimes."

"Inequality predicts homicide rates “better than any other variable”, says Martin Daly, professor emeritus of psychology and neuroscience at McMaster University in Ontario and author of Killing the Competition: Economic Inequality and Homicide.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/08/income-inequality-murder-homicide-rates

How was laziness, no parental guidance, and lack of education factored into the equation for the Dindus?
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Thin Lizzy on March 14, 2019, 04:46:01 AM
How was laziness, no parental guidance, and lack of education factored into the equation for the Dindus?

It’s not. The only reason for the inequality is THE WHITE MAN.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 14, 2019, 05:01:42 AM
Yes, without the white man Earth would be a Garden of Eden with the technology of Wakanda and peace & harmony everywhere.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: BBSSchlemiel on March 14, 2019, 05:07:07 AM
Ya know how some excuse dindus for their behavior (eg, poverty, fatherlessness, lack of guidance)? I will wonder if they would accept those excuses for harm to their kids or own loved ones.

Junior: “Dad, I just got beat up by three kids and they stole my money while I was walking home from school!”

Cuckdad: “Son, were they dindus?”

Junior: “Yes.”

Cuckdad: “Oh, it’s OK, son. Let’s excuse them for your broken eye socket, let alone the chance you could’ve died! They’e poor.”
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Thin Lizzy on March 14, 2019, 07:22:57 AM
Texas and Wisconsin are nice places to live EXCEPT for inner cities like Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, El Paso and Milwaukee.  Who do you think runs those cities?  The worst area of Kentucky for crime is Louisville.  Who do you think populates Louisville?  Eastern Kentucky is very poor but violent crime is rare and this helps prove violent crime is NOT influenced by poverty debunking the belief that black neighborhoods are dangerous because of poverty.

Milwaukee Demographic History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee


                                2010.        2000.       1990.        1980
White (Non-Hispanic)   37.0%   45.5%   60.8%   71.4%

Black or African American   40.0%   36.9%   30.2%   22.9%

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)   17.3%   12.0%   6.3%   4.2%

Asian   3.5%    2.9%   1.8%     0.7%
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Palumboism on March 14, 2019, 11:03:12 AM
Mayors of America's 100 Largest Cities
Rank    City                           Mayor          Took office    Term ends Government type

7    San Antonio, Texas    Ron Nirenberg (I)    2017    2019    Council-manager


San Antonio is also the only city with a AAA credit rating.  I think the Council manager type of government influenced that.

Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Primemuscle on March 14, 2019, 12:25:47 PM
I love how all of the t.v. commercials for security systems show white people as the perps you need to be protected from. ::)

Maybe it is that the majority of crimes are committed by white people because whites are the overwhelming preponderance of people living in the U.S.

As of July 2016, White Americans are the racial majority. African Americans are the largest racial minority, comprising an estimated 12.7% of the population. Hispanic and Latino Americans are the largest ethnic minority, comprising an estimated 17.8% of the population.[8] The White, non-Hispanic or Latino population make up 61.3% of the nation's total, with the total White population (including White Hispanics and Latinos) being 76.9%.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Humble Narcissist on March 14, 2019, 12:42:34 PM
Maybe it is that the majority of crimes are committed by white people because whites are the overwhelming preponderance of people living in the U.S.

As of July 2016, White Americans are the racial majority. African Americans are the largest racial minority, comprising an estimated 12.7% of the population. Hispanic and Latino Americans are the largest ethnic minority, comprising an estimated 17.8% of the population.[8] The White, non-Hispanic or Latino population make up 61.3% of the nation's total, with the total White population (including White Hispanics and Latinos) being 76.9%.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States
But 13% of the population commits over 60% of home invasions and burglaries.
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Princess L on March 14, 2019, 01:11:04 PM
Incorrect.

  But what is the excuse for Texas, Wisconsin, Kentucky?

Milwaukee Demographic History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee


                                2010.        2000.       1990.        1980
White (Non-Hispanic)   37.0%   45.5%   60.8%   71.4%

Black or African American   40.0%   36.9%   30.2%   22.9%

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)   17.3%   12.0%   6.3%   4.2%

Asian   3.5%    2.9%   1.8%     0.7%


Milwaukee has been in a downward spiral since the 60s.  There's always been shitty areas, but now 98% of the entire city is a shithole

                                   Mayors
 Frank Zeidler    Socialist            April 20, 1948    April 18, 1960    
 Henry Maier    Democrat    April 18, 1960    April 15, 1988    
 John Norquist    Democrat    April 15, 1988    January 1, 2004    Resigned to head the Congress for the New Urbanism
 Marvin Pratt    Democrat    January 1, 2004 April 15, 2004    Interim mayor
 Tom Barrett    Democrat    April 15, 2004    present    


The 25 Most Dangerous Cities in the United States

Rank   City   State   Violent Crime Rate (Per 100,000 People)
1   St. Louis   Missouri   1,817.10
2   Detroit   Michigan   1,759.60
3   Memphis   Tennessee   1,740.10
4   Milwaukee Wisconsin   1,596.10
5   Baltimore   Maryland   1,535.90
6   Oakland   California   1,442.50
7   Kansas City   Missouri   1,417.30
8   Stockton   California   1,352.00
9   Cleveland*   Ohio   1,334.30
10   Indianapolis   Indiana   1,288.00
11   Washington   District Of Columbia   1,202.60
12   Toledo   Ohio   1,128.90
13   Atlanta   Georgia   1,119.60
14   Buffalo   New York   1,118.60
15   NashvilleMetropolitan   Tennessee   1,101.00
16   Newark*   New Jersey   1,077.70
17   Anchorage   Alaska   1,070.90
18   Minneapolis   Minnesota   1,062.90
19   Philadelphia   Pennsylvania   1,029.00
20   Miami   Florida   1,021.30
21   Wichita   Kansas   984.8
22   Houston   Texas   966.7
23   Albuquerque   New Mexico   965.8
24   New Orleans   Louisiana   949.6
25   Orlando   Florida   940.6

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/most-dangerous-cities-in-the-united-states.html

Welcome 2020 DNC  ::)  Uber & Lyft drivers should take the scenic route from the airport to the convention center.  :D
Title: Re: Democrats ruined Chicago and Detroit
Post by: Primemuscle on March 15, 2019, 11:31:56 AM
But 13% of the population commits over 60% of home invasions and burglaries.

This may or may not be an accurate statistic. It is still a small number of people. Somewhere around 80% of violent crimes are committed by folks between the ages of 16 and 19. Males commit 88% of violent crimes.

Interestingly, About 80% of the victims of violent crimes are blacks and males.