Kill Off the Old City so New Cities Can Be Born – Tablet

"The pandemic clearly accelerated this process, impacting dense transit oriented urban centers...The lockdowns, and the ensuing riots over the murder of George Floyd, generated a devastating rise in crime and lawlessness in London, Paris, Washington, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Chicago, further accelerating flight from dense urban areas. In some parts of Chicago and Philadelphia, young men now have a greater chance of being killed by firearms than the American soldiers who served during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq."
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Zephyr Window
2 years ago

The killing in major urban cities is being done by who?
As in Chicago most of those cities cited the answer is POC, out of control POC. Chicago at 96% POC responsible, all, ALL, other races combined 4%. Again, the problem is who?

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