We just experienced this in New York when limousine liberals became pissed off that many Black people voted for Eric Adams, a gun toting cop, for mayor, instead of progressive candidates.
We just experienced this in New York when limousine liberals became pissed off that many Black people voted for Eric Adams, a gun toting cop, for mayor, instead of progressive candidates.
One of the most startling things for many "progressives" is how many black folk tend to vote for law and order candidates. But of course, those progressives have never been to those neighborhoods and seen the intense heartbreak that occurs because of crime.
For part of my time in Seattle, I lived in a heavily black district where the residents were often complaining not that the cops were oppressive, but that they rarely showed up when they needed them. It took an average of 15 minutes longer for the police to respond to shots fired calls there than it did in white neighborhoods. Many of the people there wanted the cops to come faster and more often, not less.
So it makes perfect sense that so many black folk vote for candidates who promise stronger police presence (even though they rarely deliver). The alternative is being completely abandoned to really violent crime and feeling even more helpless in the face of it.
We just experienced this in New York when limousine liberals became pissed off that many Black people voted for Eric Adams, a gun toting cop, for mayor, instead of progressive candidates.
One of the most startling things for many "progressives" is how many black folk tend to vote for law and order candidates. But of course, those progressives have never been to those neighborhoods and seen the intense heartbreak that occurs because of crime.
For part of my time in Seattle, I lived in a heavily black district where the residents were often complaining not that the cops were oppressive, but that they rarely showed up when they needed them. It took an average of 15 minutes longer for the police to respond to shots fired calls there than it did in white neighborhoods. Many of the people there wanted the cops to come faster and more often, not less.
So it makes perfect sense that so many black folk vote for candidates who promise stronger police presence (even though they rarely deliver). The alternative is being completely abandoned to really violent crime and feeling even more helpless in the face of it.