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Minneapolis is No Longer Part of America

Minneapolis used to be a beautiful, proud city. That was yesterday, no longer true today. One-half of the Twin City region, Minneapolis is a business hub in the middle of the country, easy to access, and nestled in a beautiful area of Minnesota.

The climate has changed dramatically since the unfortunate death of George Floyd. That event created a destructive storm of riots, looting, and burning of businesses downtown. Over 1500 buildings and businesses were destroyed, and many will never return. The story told by the mainstream media at the time never told the whole story because of fear of being canceled as racist. BLM took over the downtown and contributed to why businesses opted to relocate elsewhere rather than return to Minneapolis. An unfortunate chapter in the city’s history.

A rarely published fact about Floyd was that his autopsy showed he had enough Fentanyl in his system that he would have died of drug poisoning even if not under restraint by the Minneapolis police officer who was later convicted of Floyd’s death.

Another chapter prior was the influx of Somali refugees to Central Minnesota by Non-government organizations. The 2017 census for Minnesota shows nearly 70,000 Somalis that had relocated to the state. This influx of immigrants not only put a burden on public schools and local resources but also changed the region’s culture. This pilgrimage to Minnesota gave them Representative Ilhan Omar and her husband/brother. Omar barely won her primary for reelection last week and is almost assured of reelection.

The ongoing shame of the recent happenings is the folks of Minnesota that are giving up and fleeing the state. They no longer feel safe as the Left successfully defunded police, and crime is rising. It is unfair to these natives of Minnesota who are saying goodbye to the state they grew up loving and enjoying.

The latest event today shows how far this state has dipped. According to the NY Post:

[b][u]Minneapolis public school teachers of color will have additional job protections this upcoming school year under a new contract that would allow them to keep their jobs rather than white instructors with more seniority.[/u][/b]
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SW-User
[quote]A rarely published fact about Floyd was that his autopsy showed he had enough Fentanyl in his system that he would have died of drug poisoning even if not under restraint by the Minneapolis police officer who was later convicted of Floyd’s death.[/quote]

That's a lie. It was a Facebook post.

The facts are that:

[quote]Two autopsy reports said the manner of George Floyd’s death was a homicide. Neither said the cause of his death was a fentanyl overdose.

The Hennepin County medical examiner found fentanyl in Floyd’s system, but the autopsy said the cause of his death was “cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law-enforcement subdual restraint, and neck compression.”

Experts told the Washington Post they did not believe Floyd died from the fentanyl.[/quote]
Budwick · 70-79, M
@SW-User [quote]Neither said the cause of his death was a fentanyl overdose.
[/quote]

Some-knees - Read more carefully before leaping to the defense of criminals.

I wrote [b]A rarely published fact about Floyd was that his autopsy showed he had enough Fentanyl in his system that [b][i][u]he would have died[/u][/i][/b] of drug poisoning[/b]
SW-User
@Budwick That's also a lie. It came from the same Facebook post. Show me a legitimate source that says that.
CookieLuvsBunny · 31-35, F
@SW-User @Budwick
He had a Fatal amount of Fentanyl in his system.

Newsweek Aug 17 2022:
It continued to list arteriosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease, fentanyl intoxication and recent methamphetamine use as being significant conditions that were underlying causes in Floyd's cause of death.

Medical examiners said the fentanyl levels were at a potentially "fatal level,"
CookieLuvsBunny · 31-35, F
@SW-User

Newsweek Aug 17 2022:
It continued to list arteriosclerotic and hypertensive heart disease, fentanyl intoxication and recent methamphetamine use as being significant conditions that were underlying causes in Floyd's cause of death.

Medical examiners said the fentanyl levels were at a potentially "fatal level,"
SW-User
@CookieLuvsBunny So this was literally published Today in Newsweek...

Hmm, funny that pasting that text into Google only brings back hits for far-right conspiracy websites such as "taketheredpillpeople.com".
I rate your post: FALSE.
CookieLuvsBunny · 31-35, F
@SW-User
Look it up yourself you lazy, worthless dumbass
SW-User
@CookieLuvsBunny I just did. And that's what I found. So in other words, you got it from a far-right conspiracy website and labelled it as fact. And the fact that you called me a lazy worthless dumbass means that you know I'm right. I win :)
CookieLuvsBunny · 31-35, F
@SW-User
You are anything but a "win" shitforbrains. You are a waste of food

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-george-floyd-cause-death-1568687
DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F
@SW-User he was a woman beating meth head for fucks sake

Of course liberals would support that
SW-User
@DeluxedEdition Evidence for that?

So of course it was ok for him to be murdered by a White cop for a supposed routine traffic offence.
Budwick · 70-79, M
@SW-User [quote]Show me a legitimate source that says that.[/quote]

More legitimate than Facebook? - Read my post!
SW-User
@Budwick I have. And your post, as usual, is a polemic full of breathless rhetoric, with no actual factual content.
DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F
@SW-User he was resisting the entire time flailing about like a crackhead . so the cop was trying to restrain him

More white people get killed by cops than any other race it’s only an issue when a white cop kills a black citizen because the media knows if they report it the will make a ton of money and they do everytime

Because people are so ignorant if they actually took a moment to observe the Actual statistics and not just assume that this and that is going on because the news is trying to capitalize on it

News wouldn’t get any views if they reported a white person getting killed by and cop

More white people are arrested than any of race as well in america
Theyitis · 36-40, M
@DeluxedEdition that’s because whites still make up a majority of Americans. A greater percentage of blacks are arrested/killed by cops.
DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F
@Theyitis that is absolutely not true

more whites are killed and arrested by cops.
Budwick · 70-79, M
@Theyitis [quote]that’s because whites still[/quote]

Give it a rest. This minutia is beaten to death every time Floyd is brought up.
Floyd was a criminal, he was wrongfully killed during the arrest, the officer is now in jail.
Your team has burnt cities to the ground, destroyed businesses, wiped out small businesses, and generally fucked up society ever since. Move on.
Theyitis · 36-40, M
@DeluxedEdition [quote]more whites are killed and arrested by cops.[/quote] I didn’t and don’t contest that, [i]but[/i] it’s very misleading. More whites are arrested and killed by cops because there are a hell of a lot more white people in the US than any other race. I don’t know the exact numbers, but I’ll make some up to illustrate my point. Say there are 100 white people living in America one year and 30 of them get killed by cops. The same year 25 black people are living in America and 20 of them get killed by cops. Obviously those numbers aren’t remotely accurate, but that’s the dynamic. Then you come out and complain about the media making a big deal about black people getting killed by cops and say, “Well if people were smart they’d look up the statistics and see that more white people are getting killed by cops, so the media’s narrative is just garbage to get people riled up and to make them more money!”

So yeah, technically more white people get killed by cops, but you have a much greater chance of getting killed by cops if you’re a black man than if you’re a white man. We’re not stupid, there is a problem.
Budwick · 70-79, M
@Theyitis And does this explanation make you feel better or worse when you learn of someone - anyone being killed?
Theyitis · 36-40, M
@Budwick “Minutia”? No, as you’ll see in my response to DeluxedEdition, it’s very significant that there are way more white people in America than black people. And though it may seem unrelated to the point I was trying to make, I’d be very interested if you could name a single city that has been “burnt to the ground”.
Budwick · 70-79, M
@Theyitis [quote] I’d be very interested if you could name a single city that has been “burnt to the ground”[/quote]

Atta boy, focus on the REALLY important stuff!
Drag the conversation away from the topic at hand.
Clearly there MUST be at least one building standing in Portland!
Theyitis · 36-40, M
@Budwick Um, no, it does not make me feel better or worse when I learn of someone being killed. The point is systemic racism. Our culture teaches us to be afraid of black men, especially if they’re out running or wearing a hoodie. Cops then use that fear as a justification for killing black people who were unarmed/not resisting arrest/in fact following the cops’ directions. That’s wrong, and we’ve got to do something about it.
SW-User
@DeluxedEdition [quote]he was resisting the entire time flailing about like a crackhead . so the cop was trying to restrain him[/quote] utter, utter bullshit!
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Slade · 56-60, M
@SW-User traffic offense? I was for passing counterfeit money - a felony.

Wrap your lips around an exhaust pipe, and breath deeply
DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F
@Slade I would say the same thing if a white person did it. The situation was very unfortunate. And it’s very unfortunate someone died.