As midterms approach, the conflict and its consequences loom large as campaign issues
    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      6 days ago

      Yeah, indeed. All kinds of crime have been trending down for decades.

      I remember telling a guy this back in the mid 00s. He was in disbelief. I told him that he really needs to turn off his TV, most especially Faux and local “news”. It’s ruining his brain.

      • Zak@lemmy.world
        3·
        6 days ago

        I’ve heard from more than one person that they mistrust the FBI stats that say crime is low. None offered a data source saying otherwise.

        Another source with different methodology does exist: the National Crime Victimization Survey. It also says crime is low.

      • jtrek@startrek.website
        1·
        7 days ago

        A friend of mine’s dad lives in a nice suburb of DC. He heard on the “news” that “there was a drug deal” in the city, so he went and bought a gun “to protect his daughter”. He didn’t take any classes on gun safety, and I would be surprised if he stored it safely.

        This is the level many people operate at. Emotional flailing.

    • cheese_greater@lemmy.world
      11·
      7 days ago

      Two things can be true, also immigration is weaponized against citizen workers for le benefit of billionaires and corporations. This is a fact

      People shouldnt hate on immigrants, they should be asking their politicians to stop letting businesses have their hand in the cookie jar getting close to free slave labor making everyones work/labor devalued