• Joker@piefed.social
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    3 days ago

    We are getting the National Guard in Florida.

    I don’t know if it’s a lack of guns that makes Chicago a target so much as it’s a high profile blue city that’s been getting a bad rap for a long time. A lot of people who haven’t been there believe it’s a shithole. I live in Florida and work in Chicago. I expected a crime filled hellscape when I went there for the first time. It turns out it’s beautiful, a chill place, and you can walk down the street safely at night. I’m sure there are pockets that are really bad, but it’s not like you turn a corner and stumble into one. Meanwhile, you have cities all over Florida that are more of a dump, with drugged out zombies, hobos, crime, and crumbling infrastructure.

    • shalafi@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      Came to Florida after a couple of years in Chicago. No, it was not what I expected up there. Hell, I worked on the South Side all the time, no issues. Though some of the black folks were clearly racist with me, most were great people.