I've lived in a big city for years now. Never seen anybody get mugged, or shot, or carjacked, despite doing activist work that often has me visiting poor minority neighborhoods.

The only time I ever really felt uneasy was when I had to walk alone at night through a neighborhood where all the businesses had bars on the windows. Worst thing that happened was a couple of people asking me for money, and they didn't give me any shit when I said I didn't carry cash.

But any time I visit the small town where I grew up there's always someone or another acting like I came back from a fucking warzone lmao

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[–] Nagarjuna@hexbear.net 52 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I live in a city. Today a dude tried to smash my window in and called me a f[slur].

In 2022, a homeless dude stole my bag from my on Burnside.

In 2020, multiple comrades got fucked up by the PPB.

In 2016(?) a comrade of mine was stabbed on the lightrail.

In 2015, a comrade was run over by a fascist (rip Lewis)

In 2014 a comrade had their house ransacked by the pigs during a "wellness check."

Cities can be violent places. That said, I live in thr suburbs now and desperately miss Portland. Lake Oswego can suck my fucking asshole. I'll take rest of it any day.

And you know what? It's more dangerous here. Everyone's sedentary because they can't walk anywhere. Everyone's an alcoholic because they're alone and miserable. Everyone's broke because they have to pay for a car. This shit kills people.

[–] mazdak@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago

I feel the same way. I’ve experienced violence living in various cities, but I’d still take it over the suburban shithole I live in now. Anyway the point is not really that conservatives are wrong that cities can be violent (obviously they exaggerate the danger a lot, but still). It’s that they live in such fear. They are cowards, bullies and fantasists.

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