I am a little younger than you. I grew up in the 80s watched NY turn around in the 90s ans raised my children in the city in the aughts. Then I watched it all fall apart in a few years when every policy that worked was reversed by DiBlasio. I remember a Democratic friend of mine telling me in 2013 when I warned him what would happen if a radical Marxist was elected mayor that nothing would happen. Crime would not rise. Disorder would not return. He is a brilliant lawyer. Extremely smart guy. But he lacked the imagine to see reality. I believe that the true radicals are a distinct minority in all these left run cities. I think that while most of the citizens are Democrats they want their city to not be a lunatic asylum. I think many got complacent. I think quite a few are too young to remember the days of Dinkins and 2000 murders a year. I'm starting to think that all these things have to happen over and over again. I thought we had found the answer when Giuliani became mayor. And actually we had. Bug we reverted back because the majority went to sleep and a tiny minority elected a genuine Marxist with insane ideas. I truly believe this trend will reverse and these loons will lose their offices. I'll be damned if I can figure out how we are going to stop it from reversing all over again. It seems the lessons can never be fully absorbed.
I am a little younger than you. I grew up in the 80s watched NY turn around in the 90s ans raised my children in the city in the aughts. Then I watched it all fall apart in a few years when every policy that worked was reversed by DiBlasio. I remember a Democratic friend of mine telling me in 2013 when I warned him what would happen if a radical Marxist was elected mayor that nothing would happen. Crime would not rise. Disorder would not return. He is a brilliant lawyer. Extremely smart guy. But he lacked the imagine to see reality. I believe that the true radicals are a distinct minority in all these left run cities. I think that while most of the citizens are Democrats they want their city to not be a lunatic asylum. I think many got complacent. I think quite a few are too young to remember the days of Dinkins and 2000 murders a year. I'm starting to think that all these things have to happen over and over again. I thought we had found the answer when Giuliani became mayor. And actually we had. Bug we reverted back because the majority went to sleep and a tiny minority elected a genuine Marxist with insane ideas. I truly believe this trend will reverse and these loons will lose their offices. I'll be damned if I can figure out how we are going to stop it from reversing all over again. It seems the lessons can never be fully absorbed.
Making their mark? More like, "Oooh, that's going to leave a mark..."
They're making their mark............................on your hide.