In his ongoing desperate attempt to get people to stop talking about his late friend Eppy, The Dumpster is promising a military occupation of the nation's capital in order to eliminate crime. Crime in D.C. is actually at a 30 year low -- oh no, I take that back, it's just that the crimes are being committed by members of the federal executive branch. Anyway, here's my slide that sets up the rest of the talk:
Now I'm going to jump ahead and tell you what has really been happening historically, and what people believe, which is the exact opposite, at least for Republicans.
Here's the perception:
And here's the reality:
Property crimes and violent crimes have been falling, steadily and quite dramatically, for 30 years. Here's what's really interesting:
While Joe Biden was president, 90% -- that's right, 90% of Republicans believed that crime was increasing, while only 29% of Democrats thought that. But it wasn't true! It was a lie! Have you ever heard of Republicans believing lies before? It's quite astonishing. Anyway, next time I'll talk about why crime happens, how it's related to incarceration, and some likely reasons it's been declining, at least until this year.
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When it comes to Republicans, every accusation is a confession.
When I try to imagine being a Republican, it makes me want to vomit.
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