Chicago Chooses Crime

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https://www.frontpagemag.com/chicago-chooses-crime/

Chicago Chooses Crime
Brandon Johnson's victory means that Mayor Lori Lightfoot will be replaced by someone far worse.
April 6, 2023 by Daniel Greenfield

Brandon Johnson’s “victory” means that Mayor Lori Lightfoot will be replaced by someone far worse. Lightfoot at least made occasional efforts to fight crime, Johnson’s message is that criminals are the victims.

That is the trend in a party and a political system that goes to extremes.

Johnson’s victory comes as little surprise despite polls that showed Paul Vallas was leading. Like Rick Caruson in Los Angeles, Vallas picked up endorsements from Democrats, including surprising ones, ran as a moderate and seemed poised to win over a city that was tired of the madness. And, like the LA mayoral race it didn’t matter. Johnson and Bass had the same two assets, racial bloc voting and a political machine capable of delivering votes, especially once it understood how many votes were needed to get its candidate over the top.

I’m not even counting the media.

Chicago loves crime, but this isn’t the Capone kind of vote, it’s the solidarity between the Left and the thugs running the streets. The old Chicago machine alternated between tolerating crime and cracking down on it. It cut dirty deals with bosses and busted hoods. The new machine loves street level criminals. And they love it.

Crime has not as good as it has under the new wave of leftist pro-crime Democrats for a long time. And in Chicago, where the Democrats used to court the working class vote, there were serious efforts to at least fight street-level violence. Not anymore. The old coalition is in shards. What has replaced it are leftist wokes, teachers’ unions and gang members.

Even Al Capone had more class.

 

[NewWine2020]

https://www.frontpagemag.com/chicago-chooses-crime/

Chicago Chooses Crime
Brandon Johnson's victory means that Mayor Lori Lightfoot will be replaced by someone far worse.
April 6, 2023 by Daniel Greenfield

Brandon Johnson’s “victory” means that Mayor Lori Lightfoot will be replaced by someone far worse. Lightfoot at least made occasional efforts to fight crime, Johnson’s message is that criminals are the victims.

That is the trend in a party and a political system that goes to extremes.

Johnson’s victory comes as little surprise despite polls that showed Paul Vallas was leading. Like Rick Caruson in Los Angeles, Vallas picked up endorsements from Democrats, including surprising ones, ran as a moderate and seemed poised to win over a city that was tired of the madness. And, like the LA mayoral race it didn’t matter. Johnson and Bass had the same two assets, racial bloc voting and a political machine capable of delivering votes, especially once it understood how many votes were needed to get its candidate over the top.

I’m not even counting the media.

Chicago loves crime, but this isn’t the Capone kind of vote, it’s the solidarity between the Left and the thugs running the streets. The old Chicago machine alternated between tolerating crime and cracking down on it. It cut dirty deals with bosses and busted hoods. The new machine loves street level criminals. And they love it.

Crime has not as good as it has under the new wave of leftist pro-crime Democrats for a long time. And in Chicago, where the Democrats used to court the working class vote, there were serious efforts to at least fight street-level violence. Not anymore. The old coalition is in shards. What has replaced it are leftist wokes, teachers’ unions and gang members.

Even Al Capone had more class.

And no life lessons of any consequence were learned....sigh.

 

[TimeWarpWife]

And no life lessons of any consequence were learned....sigh.

And obviously like every place where the Demonrat lunatics are in control, they never will learn. They're going to need to learn to live with the consequences of having these nutjobs in power because little or nothing will be done to the thugs committing crimes. In fact, the criminals will be made the victims, and the victims will be blamed for the crimes committed against them. Just look at the Nashville shootings, the Demonrats, lamestream media, and their supporters turned the ABC pervert murderer into the victim. In their despicable, evil minds because the ABC pervert murderer didn't like Christians, the real victims, including three 9 year old children, were to blame for what she did.

 

[lightofmylife]

And obviously like every place where the Demonrat lunatics are in control, they never will learn. They're going to need to learn to live with the consequences of having these nutjobs in power because little or nothing will be done to the thugs committing crimes. In fact, the criminals will be made the victims, and the victims will be blamed for the crimes committed against them. Just look at the Nashville shootings, the Demonrats, lamestream media, and their supporters turned the ABC pervert murderer into the victim and blamed the real victims, including three 9 year old children, for being Christians, and the ABC pervert didn't like Christians.

You would think after having Lori Lightfoot as Mayor they would have wanted a change for the better. Apparently, they don't learn their lessons. This Mayor is not going to stop crime. They did not vote wisely, but they will reap what they sow. What a shame!

 

[TimeWarpWife]

The only people I have any sympathy and compassion for are those who aren't able to move out of Chicago ~ or any other Demonrat-run place, for that matter. Everyone who voted for these evil Demonrats only have themselves to blame and I don't have an iota of sympathy for them.

 

[lightofmylife]

The only people I have any sympathy and compassion for are those who aren't able to move out of Chicago ~ or any other Demonrat-run place, for that matter. Everyone who voted for these evil Demonrats only have themselves to blame and I don't have an iota of sympathy for them.

I sure am glad we live in a red state the Show Me State of Mo.