Leftist Reporter: It is “Bourgeois” to Want to Feel Safe on Public Transit

The New York Subway system is one of the scariest places to be in NYC.

Last week, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced an investigation into the death of 30-year-old Jordan Neely who died from “compression of neck (chokehold)” after another passenger subdued him.

Over the weekend, protestors marched in the streets and others climbed down and blocked the subway tracks.

But, reporter Emma Vigeland shared that the desire to feel safe on public transit is “bourgeois.”

The last time I heard that word was when I was reading a story about the Russian revolution.

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graphite · 61-69, M

I take public transit regularly, and quite often you find yourself sharing a car with someone who is inebriated or mentally ill. It's kind of scary. Had a guy come up to me in a train once and challenge me to a fight. Another time, a man carrying a large bottle of liquor was shouting the N word at someone else a few feet way. Nothing to worry about here, folks.
No biggy for the rich Democrats, though - their limos will always be waiting for them under the portico, to take them to their private jets on the runway.

JPWhoo · 36-40, M

@graphite The rich are mostly Republicans.

graphite · 61-69, M

@JPWhoo Wow. I don't see breathtaking ignorance like this that much anymore.

https://www.standingforfreedom.com/2021/04/irs-data-shows-that-democrats-not-republicans-are-now-the-party-of-the-rich/

Excerpts: Data shows that 65 percent of taxpayers with a household income of $500,000 or more were in Democratic districts, while 74 percent of taxpayers with a household income of $100,000 or less were in Republican districts.
Some Democrats are pushing for a removal of President Trump’s cap on tax deductions, benefitting the 1 percent.
Democrats now want to lift the cap on state and local tax deductions, currently set at $10,000, which would most benefit high-income Democrats in blue states.

JPWhoo · 36-40, M

@graphite Okay, so on average Democrats, who mostly live in cities are doing better than Republicans, who live mostly in poorer, rural areas; however, the super rich are overwhelmingly Republicans, Soros being the rare exception https://qz.com/american-billionaires-political-spending-overwhelmingl-1849751449

This article is over eight years old, but I’m not aware of a newer one like it https://www.forbes.com/sites/katiasavchuk/2014/07/09/are-americas-richest-families-republicans-or-democrats/amp/

graphite · 61-69, M

@JPWhoo In bowing before the Democrats, you are bowing before America's Rich Elite. Have at it. Enjoy serving them. Personally, I can't really relate to the mega-wealthy (Democrats) much. (What did dimwit Biden do on Day #1? Destroy lucrative blue-collar pipeline jobs on the Keystone Pipeline at the behest of rich Democrat environmental fanatics, who are too rich to be bothered with the plight of the struggling working class.)

JPWhoo · 36-40, M

@graphite Wtf are you talking about? I just showed you that the richest 1%, the “mega-wealthy” are overwhelmingly Republicans.

Average Democrats are wealthier than average Republicans because they have more education and are more open to new experiences, which is why they live in big cities. And yeah, most big cities have bad parts where homelessness and crime are common, but on average cities are doing better than rural areas.

The richest of the rich are overwhelmingly Republicans because Republicans represent the “I’ve got mine, screw you” attitude. Republicans who aren’t rich think they’re just temporarily embarrassed and that when they do get rich they don’t want to have to give a shit about anyone else either. Especially once you’ve got more money than you’re able to spend it becomes difficult to relate to or even sympathize with people who don’t have a lot of money anymore, and the Republican Party is the one catering to that disposition.

graphite · 61-69, M

@JPWhoo An. 8-year-old article? Why even bother looking? Democrats are the party of billionaires these days. Tom Steyer, Soros, Michael Bloomberg, Laurene Powell Jobs, and and on and on.

re: Average Democrats are wealthier than average Republicans because they have more education and are more open to new experiences, which is why they live in big cities. 🤣

...What breathtaking elitist snobbery. Yes, Democrats are so smart - just check out the cities they are destroying with their crash-and-burn policies (Chicago, San Francisco, New York, etc.) 🤣

re: Republicans "Ive got mine, screw you" 🤣 As rich elite Democrats destroy the petroleum, mining, etc industries, where blue collar people can actually earn a decent living, with Democrats' environmental fanatic nonsense. "Learn to code!" Democrats don't give a sh** about the working class. It's obvious.

https://www.outkick.com/democrat-actress-calls-san-francisco-a-shole-says-liberals-are-ruining-cities-after-prominent-murder/

Excerpt: Progressive prosecutors and liberal mayors have ruined what should be signature cities in the United States. All with the support and encouragement of fanatical voters who won’t admit their policies have failed.