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I despise cities and crowds, but did go frequently to both NYC and SF. Until about 7 yeas ago for NYC and 10 for SF. Both were great places to walk around and eat great food. SF was was also the gateway to some amazing beauty - the Pacific Coast Highway and the Avenue of the Giants, to name just two. Never again.

Liberalism destroys all things it touches. BLM and illegals are just the latest proxy destroyer’s.

I do feel bad for the poor who are trying to make something of themselves and their families and feel stuck there.

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06-23-23: The poor will not return the favor; you just got sucker-punched. Add this to the NYC-is-dead theme: Broadway theaters have completed their transformation into 1917 Russian Communist proselytizing Kremlins in charge of savagely censoring and punishing playwrights and actors who do not toe the party line. They lost us as customers. Ain't never going back. Also see: “New York City is dead forever,” By James Altucher, NYP August 17, 2020 --- https://nypost.com/2020/08/17/nyc-is-dead-forever-heres-why-james-altucher/ --- Author, comedy club owner and former hedge-fund manager James Altucher self-published this essay on Thursday, Aug. 13 [2020], under the title, “NYC is dead forever. Here’s why.” [End]

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Nice article. Thanks.

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All the whiners screamed and yelled in 2020 when this was published. Guess what?

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06-23-23: I should add that the article was quite remarkable in that its prose is ALIVE; its impact was spontaneous (and it was wired around the country pronto). Anytime anything like that appears in the NY Post, it's an automatic eyeball magnet (impossible to ignore) because 90% of their articles are written by calcified thinkers whose prose ("this worked yesterday, do it again today, cash paycheck") slings the reader into a coma by the third paragraph (silver lining: unlikely to get that far). Another example of "alive" was a recent NY Post sports article about a PGA golfer who has been banging on the door for 20 years to get his card and stay on the tour: "Journeyman took Uber-interesting path to 1st major," Mark Cannizzaro. Unfortunately, Berry Henson didn't make the U.S. Open cut.

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One of the great mysteries of history has been what happened to the great cities of each civilization. Some of these civilizations left beautiful imprints in their decaying ruins. We have wondered aloud what happened to these gleaming beacons of man's accomplishments. Now we know. There are among us a group of humans who are an infestation that kills its host. These are the utopians, they believe in a fantasyland where no one needs work but can live off the fat of someone else's land and toil. They believe that they are entitled to drain the blood from the beasts who labor around them. And until those beasts are drained of every drop they continue to feast. In the end they will destroy themselves but in the meantime the rest of humanity must suffer through their neverending whining for the perfect world.

They are neither intelligent nor compassionate but they profess to be examples of both. They are the scum but would like you to think they are the creme de la creme. They are the worthless John Kerrys and the Greta Thunbergs who have nothing to offer except a constant whine. They create nothing but hot air in an already overheated room.

Is there a cure for their insufferable moaning? I don't have an answer, the best advice I can give is to ignore these ignorant trolls who contribute nothing and pay attention to men who build and understand the value of labor.

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They are masters of projection. When Obama said "you didn't build that" he was talking about himself and his contemporaries. They know they are useless parasites which explains their hatred for DJT. He became a billionaire by actually building things, employing thousands of people and paying 10's of millions of dollars in taxes

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History does repeat itself.

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"A Democrat jury convicted a cop in Minneapolis of murder when a drug addict died of an overdose in police custody." Yep, Jorge got caught with counterfeit cash and ate his drug supply to avoid further charges. I live 40 miles from MPLS and I haven't set foot in the city since. A once great city.

Democrats run our cities. They are pro-crime and pro shut down leading to the destruction of our social ethos in these cesspools.

I was working in MPLS in 2020 and the saddest story I saw only once on TV after the riot... An elderly american woman of african descent said from 'George Floyd Square'(paraphrased): "They burned my Target, the burned my local grocery store... I have no car... How do I buy the things I need?"

I am sure democrats laugh at these Americans. Disgusting.

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Everything you wanted of a big city: world-class theater, museums, symphony & chamber orchestra, hot dogs to haute cuisine, safe parks and walking trails, neighbourhoods with character, good schools, and good corporate citizens; and nothing you didn't: violent crime, illegal immigration, rampant drug ab/use, et al. All of it gone, literally overnight.

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Apt description. Man-baby-mayor Jacob Frey was twerking on the streets yesterday... I am literally aghast at why sensible people vote for this 'man'.

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I know, right? I even pretended to like Prairie Home Companion so I could fit in.

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That's quite a feat - my experience is that is a lot more difficult in Minneapolis and/or St. Paul proper - the elitists there are able recognize their own, and they didn't necessarily accept Keillor as one of them, despite his shameless sucking up to them.

They tended to look down their noses at anyone from beyond Anoka.

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Target tried bribing BLM. Didn't work. And as you may have heard, their recent corporate insanity has eclipsed their 2020 madness.

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There were several corporations that tried to bribe BLM, it doesnt work. They always want more, what ever it is they are given, it is never never enough. 10 min later, they go where is the rest of it.

Tough love at that point is the only way. Unfortuately, I have family like that. You help because they hit hard times, but then it changes. They dont appreciate what is given, then start demanding stuff. Nope. Im done.

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Agreed 100%.

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How did we avoid meeting? I lived with my cousin on Pillsbury, then in Wayzata, then in Hopkins. I had a cloaking device, she wouldn't let me date. Called herself loco parentis. (I think that means insanity is contagious--you get if from your kids.)

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I lived in Loring Park, then on Lake Harriet in Linden Hills...

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Perhaps we have met... I grew up in Roseville and went active duty Army(1988), my parents moved 40 miles from there and that is where I restarted civilian life. My company is based in MPLS, but is building the business far outside of there now which is too bad, but the city council doesn't care about losing hundreds of millions of tax dollars at a minimum.

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Where are we going to go?

I am a 75 year old widow.

What has happened to our country. We have abandoned our Judeo Christian roots. Look at the evil that has been allowed to run this country!

I always wanted to be an attorney but at my age . Maybe I need to rethink what can I do to wake up people to the insanity of what we seem to be living in. I suggest to every person who hates our country, go live in Russia for a year . Then come back here . You will have your eyes opened.

Helen

God is still alive . He is not a video game.

He is king!!

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The cult like insanity you speak of can be explained: The Lord gave them over to a reprobate mind. Most of these people cannot be helped.

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Yes, cult behavior indeed. I agree they can no longer be helped...as a doctor with 40 years practice, it has never been so bad with this behavior of destruction. I do not blame God for this I blame the weakness of their mind and influence of evil. It is a slippery slide and many people like the excitement of being bad instead of good...it is sad, sad, sad ...

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Truth. Patience and endurance are the watch words.

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Hi Helen, I too am a widow - at 77 it is unreal to realize my grandchildren and great grands will never know the joy of a respectful civilization. I am a psychiatrist and believe me the insanity of today is surreal. I am not religious but agree we need to respect God, family and others. Love your comment on 'God is not a video game!!' Neither is l life. Be Well -Doc

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Hi Terry. You are so right.

I am not religious either. I had to grt out of teaching school last year. They only hired me as a para. I am now in real estate school. I have no idea where this will lead but I can’t go back to work in an indoctrination station depot.

May God use us both. May God use our words here to maybe cause someone to think. I have taught a total of 26 or 27 years. This new math is insanity.

I refuse to bow my knee to Baal.

Helen

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Mr. Surber, you forgot the best (worst??) part of BLM. One of the founders, I believe it was Patrice Cuellar's decided to start investing in real estate over in Hollywood. Even the media was questioning her motives and 90% of their funding was cut, probably by George Soros. When she tried to save face and sell, all told, three properties, the last I heard was she couldn't even get 50% back on her "Investment." As Clint Eastwood would say: "How very white of her."

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Same thing would happen with Reparations. Within 3 months 45% would be dead of Overdose, 50% would be flat broke but have a nice Cadillac and 5% will move to suburbs never to be seen again.

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I quite agree and have said as much a few times here on Mr. Surber's site. As far as nice cars go, one of my older brothers gave me some rather sage advice long ago. "They may have nice cars, but they don't maintain them because they can't afford to."

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Someone finally had to recap this and place the blame where it belongs.

Thanks, Mr. Surber!

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When I'm not angry (remember my nickname Mad Dog) I like to use the word responsibility.

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Last time I visited ‘Frisco’ (that always pissed them off) was around 2000 in Dot Com days. Room taxes were about $300 on a $500 room. Switched to visiting John Wayne airport in Orange County. Loved Pelican Hill, Newport Beach, Ritz, Montage and the great restaurants….

Was giving blood in Dallas last week and the phlebotomist was a young black guy from CA….was telling me they destroyed it. Too expensive to live there, couldn’t earn enough.

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Three years ago, a young couple with two kids bought the house next door to us. They came from San Diego. When I asked why they had left, they said, “Crime and taxes.”

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I'd be interested to know if you were able to gain a sense of whether he'll vote here in Texas as he did in CA (assuming he voted Democrat, and that's a pretty good bet) - a serious problem with refugees with the means to flee.

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As a third option in the poll, how about…Seeing it in the Rearview Mirror!

You are never going to solve this BS until you can use the proper verbiage to describe it. St. Scott Adams blew his career doing just that. Listen to the entirety of what he said and understand what he meant. Still not convinced? Get a cup of coffee and spend half an hour on Twitter!

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Look at who the Democrats hold up as heroes and exemplars - Communists, Palestinian terrorists, urban criminals, illegal aliens from dysfunctional countries, sexual fringe groups.

Do any of those groups know how to run anything other than run it into the ground? How many prosperous Communist countries are there? Zero. How many thriving economies led by terrorists? Zero. Which Third World hellscape has a great economy and vibrant culture, safe streets, good schools, and respect for life? None. The point is - you become the thing you emulate. Which is why the streets in blue cities are full of George Floyds. Which is why these idiots destroy everything they touch. Which is why they import trouble and failure into this once great country. But remember one other thing- the GOP nationally lets them do it.

We’re gonna have to fix this ourselves. It’s not gonna be pretty.

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There are going to be a lot bodies to incinerate - and not those of patriots.

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It'll probably take 3.5 years to bury or burn all of them.

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Unfortunately, the crash of the commercial real estate market in the cities may affect us all. This will make the home mortgage crisis a few years ago look like child's play.

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I wonder if planes flew into an iconic building(s) today, would we come together as a nation? After 9/11/01 we came unified as a nation, joined the military, and were Americans not Republicans or Democrats. Yet 16 years of George Bush and Barack Obama gave us Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Would we cheer those planes on today or would we still come together as a nation? I wonder.

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With all due respect, we only came together as a nation for ~10 minutes.

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My two cents: With the growing distrust among our citizenry as revealed hidden facts slowly expose bold-faced lies to society, I don't think another 9-11 would bring people together again. Half no longer believe the first incident occurred as it was told. Likewise, most will not believe the next pandemic, and only a small fraction will ever take a mandated vaccine in the future.

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With the rot in the alphabet soup agencies, I doubt anyone would believe what they said on anything. Case in point, the *intelligence community* knew the sub blew up, and still let all the international groups gather to try and save it.

It will take something special to get us back on track.

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The next “Big Reveal” will be the full disclosure of UFOs, alien beings visiting earth, and the new theory that life on planet earth was planted by them. Evolution will finally fall into the dustbin of “science” since it has not a shred of evidence for its major tenets.

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They have tried that already, but you are right they will dust it off again, esp if it distracts from the Biden Crime Family. My point to that whole it cant be evolution thing is, you are putting man's timeline on God. Who is to say that God's *day* isnt a millennium to man? I am putting my limits/ definitions on what God is/can do. As a person, I cant put limits on God or define him/her.

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Yes, all of the “theories” are meant to nullify God’s Creation. Evolution, aliens, and AI. A repeat of the Garden of Eden. We know better.

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That's what I mean. The God-haters are gearing up.

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Is there a planet called ''Nephilim"? They'll try that next.

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Swearing on the Bible has become a cliché. Sadly. Wonder if that something special will be a loud trumpet sound?

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Personally, I would hope we would still come together; there's no way to know. There are enough red-blooded patriots (red, white and blue blooded) to have that desire. 9-11-2001 and after, churches were almost at capacity. The God-hating anti-Americans couldn't stand that. There was a "gain of function" in the works and we had no idea. Still don't.

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Coming in 2024 John Carpenter’s Escape from New York (or LA or SF, or Atlanta, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Chicago...) Yet, where are all the modern day Snake Plisskens?

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They died in Afghanistan and Iraq

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Sobering thought. While nations might “win” battles or wars, do they ultimately lose out when the best and bravest young people in the gene pool are lost in these conflagrations? Guess we should look to modern day Japan or Germany or for that matter the US to understand the effect of war on the gene pool after WWII.

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I guess the shining city on a hill from Reagan has turned into the vast wasteland that the Demotards have always wanted. Streets filled with SHIT, needles galore, enough tents to make Dicks Sporting goods look ridiculous, Fentanyl falling from the trees, Narcan blooms everywhere, druggies and the mentally ill wandering hopelessly, awaiting their next government handouts, tripping over bodies, the unwanted office spaces remaining empty, take a lil ride on u tube and look at the circus performers on Kennsington Ave in Philly, amazing simply amazing. This country is done, wake up and smell the shit. They shall rule over the ashes....they already are. Unintended or perhaps intended consequences of the Fauci/Birx lockdowns...super low reading and math scores just released, I guess if the kiddies can no longer read then who gives a shit what filth and porn they put in the schools libraries? Like Popeye says "I canst take anymores"

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The purpose of all political activity is to raise the price of things that the rich want to sell or lower the price of things that the rich want to buy. "Clmate change" does both. It raises the price of oil and coal, and lowers the price of beachfront property and farms.

After the riots, city property will be much cheaper and easier to buy. After the "woke boycott", certain stocks will be cheaper and easier to buy.

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Unless it was necessary, I know you wouldn't have ended the week on a sad note. It was necessary, because we wouldn't want a Reagan critic to accuse us of excessive exuberance. As I was climbing in and out of today's Blue on Parade, I zeroed in on ''Disney-fied and sterilized'' phrased by someone who decried a clean street, a vibrant commerce, and not as much violence as they'd hoped. Glancing again at the painted words on the city owned thoroughfare, I realized the color Yellow was perfect for the blues theme. As Ray Charles added mid-verse, "Sing th' song, children."

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Can we get a “none of the above” for today’s poll?

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LOL, nope, Don's cat still rules.

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We need to listen to the cat! ^--^

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