Yep. The fascist party propaganda machines (Fox, OAN, NewsMax) have been reporting that Seattle and Portland are literal war zones for years now. I live in Seattle, and when I travel to the South or the Midwest, I always get the “ohh I’m so sorry” concerned comments from people when they learn where I’m from. So many people think that the cities literally burned down entirely.
I see this online about Seattle all the time. (Plus hyperbole about the fent/homeless prob) People will be ranting about how awful Seattle is and how you can’t go anywhere near it and I’m like “Really, I was there last month and had a lovely afternoon”
I visited Columbus, Ohio for a week last month and witnessed more homeless and drug issues than I have in Seattle in the past five years. It’s always projection, isn’t it?
Minneapolis as well. We drive up to northern Minnesota to see family every year and I usually stop for gas and lunch in Minneapolis. Our family up there thinks we’re insane. They’re like “you stop in MINNEAPOLIS?!? are you all ok?”
Yep. The fascist party propaganda machines (Fox, OAN, NewsMax) have been reporting that Seattle and Portland are literal war zones for years now. I live in Seattle, and when I travel to the South or the Midwest, I always get the “ohh I’m so sorry” concerned comments from people when they learn where I’m from. So many people think that the cities literally burned down entirely.
Ask them why they believe mainstream media. Then watch them get an aneurysm.
I see this online about Seattle all the time. (Plus hyperbole about the fent/homeless prob) People will be ranting about how awful Seattle is and how you can’t go anywhere near it and I’m like “Really, I was there last month and had a lovely afternoon”
I visited Columbus, Ohio for a week last month and witnessed more homeless and drug issues than I have in Seattle in the past five years. It’s always projection, isn’t it?
Minneapolis as well. We drive up to northern Minnesota to see family every year and I usually stop for gas and lunch in Minneapolis. Our family up there thinks we’re insane. They’re like “you stop in MINNEAPOLIS?!? are you all ok?”
You should ask “who’s telling you this?” The follow-up is “you should ask yourself ‘why are they lying to me?’”