[–] phoenix883 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
When I was your age, I was hard left and protesting against the ebil nadsees. Then came the endless waves of immigrants, then I went to see the world and that every single country, city, quarter or street corner where some groups of people lived were dangerous. No matter where I went, no matter how poor or rich the area was, safety was only determined by the absolute number of THESE people within walking distance.
(Example: I just came back from a night walk through a very poor capital city of a very poor southeast asian country. Midnight here. No one bothered me walking down the street except incessantly offering their taxi service and their merchandise. A young couple was taking money from the ATM, stupidly flashed their cash around with dozens of young men sitting around and selling small stuff. No one bothered them. No one bothered the scantily clad hot blonde girl of that pair.)
Poverty and lack of education aren't primary predictors of criminality. Race is.
And then the bad ones came to all cities in my home country. And all streets where they lived became as dangerous as the most dangerous countries where they came from.
Now I know I was wrong earlier.
[–] Phantom42 ago
I've observed exactly this by "watching the world" and listening to many testimonies similar to yours.
A good chunk of Asia and her people seem good enough. Poor in some nations, but they still have honor on some level.
Then you turn your eyes West.... Despicable.
What did I do to be born in this era? I must've really pissed God off!