I'm all for optimism, but Washington state without blue counties in Puget Sound? California without blue San Francisco / Bay area and Los Angeles / Orange County? Oregon with blue farmland and a red Portland? Texas with a red Austin?
No, it won't. My state has been known as "the Soviet of Washington" for generations. The state legislature, governor, and supreme court are manifestly NOT illegals or Antifa. Effectively, we have one-party rule. The 2004 gubernatorial election was the first conspicuous election steal, and not because of those you cite. They are not good to have, but they are not fundamentally the problem.
They do support them however and the drug addicts openly seen in the streets are a reflection of their policies, how did the mail in voting gain traction early on?
I recall another user who lived there saying it was once a great place to live, but it got ruined eventually.
The other user is correct. I have been living in the vicinity since the 1960s. A wonderful place, safe to walk around. But the rot began in the 1990s, when you could walk down to the County courthouse and notice drug deals going down in the alley behind the courthouse. Now, it is simply not safe to walk around downtown. Too much Living Dead to trip over...or excrement to sidestep. I haven't been there in a long while, but it is my policy to go armed if I do.
It does not matter what the illegals or Antifa support; they are vastly overwhelmed by Democrat voters (and Democrat voting corruption) and the debris of the Homeless Industrial Complex. Of course the drug addicts are a reflection of their policies. They are a continual subject of criticism by the local conservative talk shows, but the people of Seattle are apparent lunatics (see the recent mayoral election). It is more credible to suppose that the voting here has been heavily dominated by the university student population and their post-graduation continued residence in the area. (And the dying out of generations of sane, home-building citizens and families.) Urban chic is the rule of the day. Don't you wonder why coffee has turned into a boutique fashion item? And where this all started from? Ordering a cup of coffee in Seattle has become more complex than describing your desired haircut.
I do not mean to be pessimistic, as I hope "the Golden Age" will trickle down to profoundly blue areas like Puget Sound. But I am realistic. The problem is far more than the easily-seen crust. When single-party (Democrat) rule prevails, the policy becomes driven by delusional thinking and a complete inability to recognize and grapple with reality. For some reason, Republican opposition has been faint-hearted and lackluster. Not much civic support. Easier to ignore what is happening, so long as it is not in Your neighborhood. But some neighborhoods get rude awakenings. Too bad, too late!
But thanks for the interest, fren. It's no fun for old-timers to see what has happened (and happening) to a once wonderful city.
I'm all for optimism, but Washington state without blue counties in Puget Sound? California without blue San Francisco / Bay area and Los Angeles / Orange County? Oregon with blue farmland and a red Portland? Texas with a red Austin?
Nice, but incredible.
Not impossible, just getting rid of the illegals and exterminating Antifa over there will solve that issue.
No, it won't. My state has been known as "the Soviet of Washington" for generations. The state legislature, governor, and supreme court are manifestly NOT illegals or Antifa. Effectively, we have one-party rule. The 2004 gubernatorial election was the first conspicuous election steal, and not because of those you cite. They are not good to have, but they are not fundamentally the problem.
They do support them however and the drug addicts openly seen in the streets are a reflection of their policies, how did the mail in voting gain traction early on?
I recall another user who lived there saying it was once a great place to live, but it got ruined eventually.
The other user is correct. I have been living in the vicinity since the 1960s. A wonderful place, safe to walk around. But the rot began in the 1990s, when you could walk down to the County courthouse and notice drug deals going down in the alley behind the courthouse. Now, it is simply not safe to walk around downtown. Too much Living Dead to trip over...or excrement to sidestep. I haven't been there in a long while, but it is my policy to go armed if I do.
It does not matter what the illegals or Antifa support; they are vastly overwhelmed by Democrat voters (and Democrat voting corruption) and the debris of the Homeless Industrial Complex. Of course the drug addicts are a reflection of their policies. They are a continual subject of criticism by the local conservative talk shows, but the people of Seattle are apparent lunatics (see the recent mayoral election). It is more credible to suppose that the voting here has been heavily dominated by the university student population and their post-graduation continued residence in the area. (And the dying out of generations of sane, home-building citizens and families.) Urban chic is the rule of the day. Don't you wonder why coffee has turned into a boutique fashion item? And where this all started from? Ordering a cup of coffee in Seattle has become more complex than describing your desired haircut.
I do not mean to be pessimistic, as I hope "the Golden Age" will trickle down to profoundly blue areas like Puget Sound. But I am realistic. The problem is far more than the easily-seen crust. When single-party (Democrat) rule prevails, the policy becomes driven by delusional thinking and a complete inability to recognize and grapple with reality. For some reason, Republican opposition has been faint-hearted and lackluster. Not much civic support. Easier to ignore what is happening, so long as it is not in Your neighborhood. But some neighborhoods get rude awakenings. Too bad, too late!
But thanks for the interest, fren. It's no fun for old-timers to see what has happened (and happening) to a once wonderful city.