The Fall of Minneapolis
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Yea, most adults who make decent money don't want to willingly live in a place high in crime and where bums are regularly shitting in the city's beautiful fountains.
Your 20-something-year-old friends will get there eventually.
A 1br apartment is far cheaper in Inver Grove Heights than Uptown Minneapolis.
Your point? Nobody I am talking about is living in a 1-bedroom apartment. They are buying single-family homes.
Also, to most people cheaper housing, less crime, and no bum feces to deal with is a good thing.
I still live in the shithole known as iowa for a few more years.
I go to detroit and the surrounding srea frequently and hear the same shit from people who are too scared of cities. Never have any problems in detroit, and had a fabulous time in minneapolis last time i was there for a show and to visit with friends
We were talking about 20 year olds moving to the city and how it's funny the difference in generational thinking. The young people don't move to the urban areas because it's cheaper.
Same here in Baltimore. Lots of people in the surrounding counties seemingly terrified to come into the city as if they'll be robbed as soon as the cross the boundary line.
Lived across the river in St Paul for 20 years and I can assure you most locals will readily admit a lot of Minneapolis is far worse than it was 5 years ago. Depending on the area, it is a combination of Crime and Covid. DT got hit hard by Covid losing 10’s of thousands of daily workers. Most of the skyway is now empty and a handful of corporations didn’t resign leases. The light rail is the worst it has ever been and daily drug use and robberies are common. They are finally trying to do something about it; but don’t have the resources to put too much manpower into it.
Things are starting to come around; but those of you who don’t live here that are emphatically saying it isn’t crime ridden are way off. Can’t rely on your once or twice a year visits to think you know anything about a city.
Things are starting to come around; but those of you who don’t live here that are emphatically saying it isn’t crime ridden are way off. Can’t rely on your once or twice a year visits to think you know anything about a city.
Pretty much what I expected.
I spend much more time in the Twin Cities than you do. I've been living in a large-ish city for over a decade. I love traveling and spending time in cities like Chicago, San Diego, and Austin. They all have their issues but they just don't have the same run-down feel as downtown Minneapolis or St. Paul have these days.
People can have a negative opinion of a city without being afraid or 'terrified' of visiting.
Especially for Iowa small town fascists.
You would do yourself a favor to listen to the non weird stuff on vax's and gmo's. Are you a glyphosate denier too?
No shit? Only 70 murders in Minneapolis so far along with countless other crimes. Very cool….
We lived in a north suburb of Detroit in Oakland County for two years. Never had any issues. Nice people, great schools for our kids.
Happens every day? No? Then don't post as if it does. My kid lives near there -- the burnt station-- and I'll ask him.Local police station being overrun and burnt to the ground by the friendly folks in Minneapolis.
No, but we went to the Billy Joel concert last month at US Bank field and head a great time.
Looks like it might be heading in that direction.
I’ve been up there several times this year for work, concerts, Vikings games, and to see a couple of friends who live there. Nice city in my opinion. My buddies had no complaints and love it there.
Whether or not Minneapolis is now an awful city isn't really the point of the documentary. The documentary calls into question whether justice was done.
It brings up numerous points that leave you questioning a great deal.
It brings up numerous points that leave you questioning a great deal.
It took years for UVA to win the final four? And you were there the entire time?I was there several years ago to watch UVA win the Final Four. We had a blast. We walked miles thru the Skyway to and fro events that week. Stayed in the team hotel with my Uncle Jim, who is a longtime Hoos fan.
CSB.
Minneapolis Skyway System - Wikipedia
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The only people who would suggest that Denver is a shit hole are the small-town folk you guys keep talking about.Looks like it might be heading in that direction.
With Minneapolis, it’s not just the small-town folk talking shit. That’s the entire point lol.
I've always thought it was a shithole. It gave us sid hartman, the u. of mn, and the viqueens. Only thing good about it was the Twins.
I lived in the Twin Cities for 3 years and I cannot recall ever feeling unsafe. That is not to say that I never did, but nothing sticks out
There's a good example of MAGA butt-hurt.
He asked whether people "had" watched it. Not whether they would consider watching it.
I watched a couple of minutes and became concerned by the apparent slant that seemed to be building. Looked on Wikipedia. No luck. Looked on IMDb. Good rating (8.2). Glanced at the top review:
A must watch for everyone that was alive in the spring/summer of 2020 and the propaganda pumped into this country
Justice is dead. If you think Derek Chauvin had a fair trial, there is something very wrong with you. Our country lost respect for law, order and justice that day and we have yet to get it back. Was George Floyd murdered? No. Was he responsible for 98 percent of the events that day through his decisions and actions? Yes. Are black politicians, activists, and citizens out for revenge? You decide.
I decided.
Having watched "a couple of minutes" of a 1 hour and 42 minute documentary, you decided?
Dems love it….they’re importing thousands more murderers, drug dealers and criminals every day.
My friends and relatives that live in the Minneapolis metro are funny.
1. They all love it
2. Very definitive lines drawn on the negatives. Those with negative fellings, to a person, cite Somalis, welfare queens driving Mercedes, crime, and multiple family homes as the issues.
The lines are older republicans that have lived in the cities for decades. It just doesnt look like it used to.
The ones that don’t complain are virtually all younger people.
Funny looking at crime rate Wikipedia statistics I didn’t see Minneapolis in the top 100 but Des Moines is in at 45. The list looked to have a heavy southern Republican lean outside of California.
Don’t mess with Texas looks a lot like California.
1. They all love it
2. Very definitive lines drawn on the negatives. Those with negative fellings, to a person, cite Somalis, welfare queens driving Mercedes, crime, and multiple family homes as the issues.
The lines are older republicans that have lived in the cities for decades. It just doesnt look like it used to.
The ones that don’t complain are virtually all younger people.
Funny looking at crime rate Wikipedia statistics I didn’t see Minneapolis in the top 100 but Des Moines is in at 45. The list looked to have a heavy southern Republican lean outside of California.
Don’t mess with Texas looks a lot like California.
Must scare cities in democrat states so they vote for the law and order crew. lol. Law and order yet support trump. lol.
The Republican propaganda machine has certainly learned from Putin.
The Republican propaganda machine has certainly learned from Putin.
You people are just so comprehensively full of shit about everything.
I'll be spending Christmas with family in Minneapolis, yes, the city--not the burbs. Going to the Vikings game tomorrow. As others have said, hope I get out of alive!
Man you people and your bullshit. You're probably also one of the Chicago hellhole posters.
