Yep. Lived there happily for almost 20 years. The rise of woke/BLM made it intolerable. Covid/Floyd pushed it over the cliff. So happy to be out of there! We used to routinely go to a couple of those restaurants that the "activists" targeted. Our neighborhood was littered with signs and placards telling us (white people) that we were lit…
Yep. Lived there happily for almost 20 years. The rise of woke/BLM made it intolerable. Covid/Floyd pushed it over the cliff. So happy to be out of there! We used to routinely go to a couple of those restaurants that the "activists" targeted. Our neighborhood was littered with signs and placards telling us (white people) that we were literally killing black people (with our silence, etc). Neighborhood message board complained bitterly about us older white dudes who clearly were "the problem".
Go west an hour or more and none of this lunacy exists at all.
Unfortunately, those people have an outsized influence on our government's policies. They are literally living there for that reason. Given the shitshow that is the federal government these days, I don't think it's a coincidence. By the way, my employer wanted me to transfer to the NCR 15 years ago. I dragged my feet until a contract position opened up in Florida and have been here ever since. I would have made more money in DC, but I don't regret not moving there for a minute.
Yep. Lived there happily for almost 20 years. The rise of woke/BLM made it intolerable. Covid/Floyd pushed it over the cliff. So happy to be out of there! We used to routinely go to a couple of those restaurants that the "activists" targeted. Our neighborhood was littered with signs and placards telling us (white people) that we were literally killing black people (with our silence, etc). Neighborhood message board complained bitterly about us older white dudes who clearly were "the problem".
Go west an hour or more and none of this lunacy exists at all.
Unfortunately, those people have an outsized influence on our government's policies. They are literally living there for that reason. Given the shitshow that is the federal government these days, I don't think it's a coincidence. By the way, my employer wanted me to transfer to the NCR 15 years ago. I dragged my feet until a contract position opened up in Florida and have been here ever since. I would have made more money in DC, but I don't regret not moving there for a minute.