Decline of Functioning Society

It_Is_My_Time said:
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And much of the stereotypical might of the Navy (i.e. aircraft carriers) is arguably long-obsolete at worst, or severely vulnerable at best.

Amazing that by the end of World War II everyone knew battleships were goners, but we have no real transition planned from lumbering aircraft carriers.

We won’t know until a true conflict erupts.

Americans keep laughing at the Russian Black Sea Fleet fighting Ukraine but think a Kinzhal or sophisticated drone couldn’t obliterate the USS Ford, killing a quarter to half the crew instantly (maybe more) and destroying 80-90% of the jets?

A sinking ship like that would probably leave several hundred survivors from an original 5-6,000-strong crew.
 
dgbrown said:
And much of the stereotypical might of the Navy (i.e. aircraft carriers) is arguably long-obsolete at worst, or severely vulnerable at best.

Amazing that by the end of World War II everyone knew battleships were goners, but we have no real transition planned from lumbering aircraft carriers.

We won’t know until a true conflict erupts.

Americans keep laughing at the Russian Black Sea Fleet fighting Ukraine but think a Kinzhal or sophisticated drone couldn’t obliterate the USS Ford, killing a quarter to half the crew instantly (maybe more) and destroying 80-90% of the jets?

A sinking ship like that would probably leave several hundred survivors from an original 5-6,000-strong crew.
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I don't think that ship building has been for tactical use for some time. It's been there just to make massive amounts of money.

Building islands like China seems to make the most sense.
 
Anyone else experience the decline of service in restaurants like this guy? I saw this just the other night when I went out to a hotel bar. The bartender would walk right by me and not even bother to acknowledge my presence. The entire time, he wore a stoic face and just generally looked like he hated his job. While the YouTuber didn't mention Covid, I think it's played a major part in the decline of the service industry.

 
In defence of the service industry in general and customer facing personnel in particular, it is physically a difficult job but it is no longer a viable career now that students and the endless supply of the world's migrationary labour pool can undermine standards and salaries. With high rents to pay, many service workers must think that they are living a life of wage slavery. Imagine the bar staff in the sitcom Cheers getting by in today's Boston MA.
 

Crime-Ridden San Francisco Wants To Punish Grocery Stores For Fleeing Said Crime​



Unpunished crime is so out of control in San Francisco that the city now wants to punish grocery stores who want to leave.



Under the 'Grocery Protection Act' introduced by city Board of Supervisors member Dean Preston (Democratic Socialist), stores that want to flee all the crime and other increased liabilities will have to provide the city with six months advanced notice, and make efforts to find a replacement supermarket for the location being vacated, Benzinga reports.

The move comes after While Foods shut down its flagship store in San Francisco after being open for just over a year, citing employee safety concerns.

The reports show how workers at the store were routinely threatened with weapons, while vagrants would throw food at staff, engage in fights, and even defecate on the floor.
One incident saw a homeless man with a knife spray an employee with a fire extinguisher.
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There were also cases of drug overdoses with one man dying in the bathroom after overdosing on fentanyl and methamphetamine. Thefts were also common with large quantities of alcohol stolen from the store. -Daily Mail
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Nearly 570 emergency calls were logged from the location, including one call with desperate pleas to the police saying "male [with] machete is back," and "another security guard was just assaulted."

Former SF Board of Supervisors member Matt Dorsey (who wasn't assaulted at Whole Foods) said he was "incredibly disappointed" at the closing.

"Our neighborhood waited a long time for this supermarket, but we’re also well aware of problems they’ve experienced with drug-related retail theft, adjacent drug markets and the many safety issues related to them," Dorsey said.

According to Preston, "Our communities need notice, an opportunity to be heard and a transition plan when major neighborhood grocery stores plan to shut their doors."

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Preston's proposal would allow anyone impacted by a noncompliant store closure to initiate legal proceedings.

As Benzinga further notes, "It’s not just grocery stores that have had enough of the city. Other large businesses that recently closed their downtown San Francisco locations include Adidas, AT&T Inc., Nordstrom and Lego Group."

Maybe start punishing crime?
 
I wonder SF's Democratic Socialists see the closing down of retail stores as the commercial equivalent of what white flight is to the residential sector. Both occur for similar reasons.

In New York City, it seems that the bosses of its commercial thieves and resellers are:

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I would not be surprised if their main goal is to cause a collapse in commercial rents and the business rates that cities can charge retailers so that the commercial units can be acquired cheaply.
 
N°6 said:
I wonder SF's Democratic Socialists see the closing down of retail stores as the commercial equivalent of what white flight is to the residential sector. Both occur for similar reasons.

In New York City, it seems that the bosses of its commercial thieves and resellers are:

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I would not be surprised if their main goal is to cause a collapse in commercial rents and the business rates that cities can charge retailers so that the commercial units can be acquired cheaply.
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It's certainly not out of the question. Its been done before, and will surely happen again.
 
Maddox said:
The entire time, he wore a stoic face and just generally looked like he hated his job.
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I was talking with someone yesterday who made the point that everywhere he goes in America, it seems that there is this low level anger / hatred / stress. No one is happy, no one has faith or hope or joy. Everyone is just kind of doing whatever they can to make the next interest payment and they are extremely on edge. I'm sure Covid contributed to this, particularly for younger people who will be permanently mentally damaged from the experience.

I've found when getting out into the countryside, at least an hour from the city, you will see normal, laid back, smiling people, and that's when you really notice how tense and angry everyone else is.
 
Rax Moscow said:
I was talking with someone yesterday who made the point that everywhere he goes in America, it seems that there is this low level anger / hatred / stress. No one is happy, no one has faith or hope or joy. Everyone is just kind of doing whatever they can to make the next interest payment and they are extremely on edge. I'm sure Covid contributed to this, particularly for younger people who will be permanently mentally damaged from the experience.

I've found when getting out into the countryside, at least an hour from the city, you will see normal, laid back, smiling people, and that's when you really notice how tense and angry everyone else is.
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I just spent the last two weeks in a smaller Midwest city that’s two hours away from the city where I live. While there on a work project, I, too, noticed the more positive vibe and general more upbeat attitude of the area residents. The local women didn’t have the typical angry anti male vibe and hostility that the women have in the city where I live. It was nice to see families that were normal and happy.

This area is generally pretty conservative and family friendly. However, the winters there are a lot colder and they get way more snow compared to where I live. This is also a place that you are completely dependent on a car if you have to go out to buy a gallon of milk or loaf of bread. The city where I live at actually has a good public transit system to get around in. But as things start to change, I’m giving a lot of thought to moving to this smaller city.
 
Rax Moscow said:
I was talking with someone yesterday who made the point that everywhere he goes in America, it seems that there is this low level anger / hatred / stress. No one is happy, no one has faith or hope or joy. Everyone is just kind of doing whatever they can to make the next interest payment and they are extremely on edge.
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In part, this has to do with the aging process. As people move through space and time in the human form their perception of the world changes faster than the world itself. For most people childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood are much more fun and optimistic times than full blown adulthood.

This being said, polite American society has also declined more precipitously over the last 20 years and their is indeed a palpable "edginess" to the vibe out there.
 
Rax Moscow said:
I was talking with someone yesterday who made the point that everywhere he goes in America, it seems that there is this low level anger / hatred / stress. No one is happy, no one has faith or hope or joy. Everyone is just kind of doing whatever they can to make the next interest payment and they are extremely on edge. I'm sure Covid contributed to this, particularly for younger people who will be permanently mentally damaged from the experience.

I've found when getting out into the countryside, at least an hour from the city, you will see normal, laid back, smiling people, and that's when you really notice how tense and angry everyone else is.
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I can also report this is true. We essentially fled the city to escape the insanity of covid to protect our children. We just wanted a space where they didn't have propaganda in their face 24/7 (and have people literally trying to cover their faces). Very stifling. People are indeed more normal and care free out here. In general, even now, they don't concern themselves or talk much about whatever the newest "talking point" or "crisis" is being pushed. Kids can be kids out here. We have family in the city and can observe how that strange stress weighs on them and their kids. Either you are part of the "mission of progress" putting up signs in your yard pushing the latest thing or you have to constantly push back against people in conversation and meetings. It's not a good atmosphere to live in.

The fact rural areas are spared can cut both ways though. They don't see up front and in person how bad it gets. And so, everything is creeping in slowly. It's only maybe a decade or so behind the state of affairs in the city. Add onto that: recall that elites are called that for a reason. They are perceived as "the best" to your everyday normie crowd. Most "contributing members in society" in the city are still jockeying to be counted among the elite. I sense the same desire in many rural people to establish themselves and not be considered backwards, or uneducated, and backwoods. Once that happens they start tracking in the same way people in the city do. It can be tough to watch. The phone, media, and screens are also steadily whittling away. Still, I'm very thankful to have our family out here. And the normies out here listen to me and don't immediately freeze up into "that sounds like a conspiracy!" mode.
 
The problem is even for those in rural areas the Globo-Ho-Mo Corporate Indoctrination & Methodology is pushed down the Professional Class who live in rural areas. Most Institutions are already subverted with all things Marxist, Anti-White/Family, Materialism, etc. Thus these folks go along to get along and sometimes become disciples of the Corporate Marxism without even realizing it since much it has been incremental.
 
Wasn't it always this way?

I'm just in a second tier city here in Switzerland to watch the hockey. Everyone here keeps their eyes down/is on their phone/headphones in, hurrying to where they need to get to, surrounded by concrete, cars and noise.

Compare that to where I live halfway up a mountain, people are polite, look you in the eye, say hello to each other and it's calm.

Given the crime, diversity and proximity that comes with living in the city, it's no wonder every keeps themselves to themselves. It was this way in London too when I was growing up.
 
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