I’m really worried about the state of the US despite being a white male who was I’ll coast right through it. I’ll also accept “I don’t” and “very poorly” as answers

    • nublug@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      154·
      1 year ago

      you’re the one asserting there’s def an established trend of rising crime and dismissing data that shows you wrong while still offering no data yourself.

      • brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml
        38·
        1 year ago

        Wait, you’re disputing that there was a trend of rising crime at all? But you even referred to it in your previous post…

        • nublug@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          52·
          1 year ago

          the difference between the lockdowns where there was understandably a drastic drop in crime to after lockdowns were lifted does not a trend make; it’s an externality, and the only rise i referenced. comparing pre lockdown to post lockdown there is a clear continued drop in crime overall. i referenced this lockdown ‘rise’ particularly because it’s what media and fascists have used to pursue greater police budgets and stricter laws and campaigning, and it is misleading at best to parrot their fear mongering over ‘rising crime’ especially without any data to back it up.