Is life in the U.S.A really as catastrophic and terrible as the media makes it out to be?
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[–]thatrightwinger 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 12 months ago (1 child)
No. You have to understand that the majority of violence portrayed in the news happens in the top 25 largest cities in the US. Once you get out of those major cities, the chance of violence drops intensely. The vast majority of violent crimes are due to gang violence, over money, drugs, or turf; those are centered in the inner cities as well.
Major cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles have areas that are deeply unsafe and you should not attempt to enter under any circumstances, but once you leave those huge cities altogether, the violence drops intensely.
The US media doesn't tell you that because it gets in the way of the narrative their pet issues are the real problem: they're not. 99% of the areas of the US are extremely safe and sees little to no violence year over year.
[–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun - 12 months ago (0 children)
Meh. I live in the hood in a top 10 metro and it's pretty safe.
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