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@CillianMccringleberry269

36w↑47

And NYT subscribers would say the same thing about FOX. You can draw political bias from every lack of or inclusion of certain information. The political polarization you see especially from the far right cultivates its following by labeling any flow of information from opposing views as FALSE, allowing the polarized to redefine the story.

So while NYT leans left, it isn't as politically polarized as FOX: diversity in stories, detailed research, and cross media fact checking are points that NYT perform better in than FOX (popularity draws from isolation with large right audience lacking alternative conservative media outlets).

I encourage conservative news followers to not change step away from FOX, but shift some of that time to the NYT as they will cover the same stories as FOX (minus the hard right political opinion pieces) and more. The NYT does fail to cover a greater number of mediated right politics than FOX, so stick with FOX for those reports.

Johnny Harris' youtube channel is one of the most thorough and what really sets him apart, aside incredible editing visuals, is his transparency. This detail and clarity with concision are reasons you should subscribe to him, but at the end of the day he favors left over right so that's enough for a lot people to shy away.

P.S. For any incoming comments about liberal brainwashing on my part, yeah that's sort of what I'm doing: I'm trying to get you to lean farther left, but I'm not forcing you nor encouraging radicalization so it's not brainwashing. This prob won't get any views thou so it ok.

@scottjones9973

39w↑1

This is such a great bit of self-reflection (for anyone who votes democratically, at least).

I see this same irony with parents sending their kids to school in L.A. The local schools, in our experience, are fantastic. But a good number of parents in our liberal, well-to-do neighborhood send their kids to private or charter schools, or finagle themselves into the "nicer" school in the area. (I'll say that magnets are great though.) which only contributes to under enrollment and underfunding. It's a feedback loop. To deepen the irony, these are people I like, who have liberal voting tendencies (as do I), and live in million-dollar houses* which I can verify with both Zillow and the NY Times "very detailed" map of the 2020 election. But again, I gotta add, the local neighborhood schools we've been to are pretty great, not to mention our white kid gets a 50/50 Spanish immersion education at a public school which is pretty awesome, especially in Los Angeles.

And does anyone else see another ironic feedback loop in those Bay Area council meetings of associating "high density" with danger, when keeping neighborhoods low density contributes to the decay of other parts of the city?

Anyway, great piece.

*By the way, our property taxes in CA will BARELY go up unless we move (prop 13), so you might have a million dollar house but still be paying property tax on a fraction of that. It's pretty cool to pay fewer taxes as an individual but you know that just stagnates the market and drives up prices and inequality.

@jrpabloesq1620

39w↑6

The most shocking thing is the NYT would allow honest report, even if it’s an opinion piece. Maybe there’s hope for the Gray Lady. People can handle the truth. We’re tired of being lied to by the media.

I’m a So. California native. It was the golden state once. It’s been turned into a toilet. We moved to the South. I miss the beach, the weather and my family. Nothing else.

Elites look down on the middle and working classes. We’ve tuned out.

My parents bought a tiny house in La Crescenta in the 1960s. $8,000. My dad earned about $5,000. My mom was a housewife. I found the neighborhood on Google Earth. That tiny house doesn’t look as good and it’s more than $800,000. Who can afford that?

My 70-year-old friend pays $30,000/year property taxes on her small house in South Orange County.

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@johnnyharris

2y↑44.2K

Hi, I'm Johnny Harris, one of the producers for this Opinion Video. I've always wondered why famously liberal states like California and Washington struggled to advance progressive policies, so I teamed up with NYT Editorial Board member Binya Appelbaum to get some answers. I'd love to know what most surprised you most in this video, or answer any questions you may have about how we made it — leave your comments below.

@Sean-ug7vo

2y↑1.4K

You are the best!!! Love the facts-based content.

@BlogofTheW3st

2y↑1.9K

"In their mating & migratory habits, liberals are indistinguishable from members of the KKK."
— Joseph Sobran

@kamari1630

2y↑168

Appreciate this perspective. Just try being nicer to California next time. It means a lot to me :c

@lukehurtig5812

2y↑153

How realistic is the reality where state officials could leverage tax revenue etc. into financing solutions out of these crisis without economic backlash and perhaps other issues?

@errhka

2y↑914

As a resident growing up in California in Orange County - notoriously conservative - this video is not surprising at all. When people have money and they suspect their property values, school performance, and 'way of life' are at risk of changing they will NOT take a chance on bringing in new construction. In their minds, as long as the 'poors' are kept away from them and out of sight out of mind, at least THEY will be ok. They won't have to deal with homelessness, dirty streets, 'projects', etc.

It's outdated, incorrect, and frankly not forward thinking - but that's what they are thinking. When it gets bad enough it will continue to spill into their neighborhoods and their own families will never be able to afford housing (and we see this happening right now)

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@nordic2112

2y↑67.4K

I would never have believed the NYT would run a story like this. Well done.

@MechaJutaro

2y↑732

Hope springs eternal

@patriciacampbell6443

2y↑378

Right?!

@BigNorm69

2y↑1.4K

Has to be an ulterior motive to it

@movement2contact

2y↑315

Yeah, I still don't... 🤔🕵

@kgm2182

2y↑1.2K

This is purely for appearances and damage control. Nothing more. They are solely being allowed to appear objective in order to survive all of the garbage "reporting" they've been doing for years and to survive the resentment America has for them now more than ever. The media has logged more unprecedented failures in just the past few months than any other time in history so now they're pulling back from it as if they haven't been the cheerleaders for all of it.

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@michaelcrowley8339

43w↑1.2K

This is some really fantastic journalism. Very well done, NYT. Wish you guys would do more reporting like this.

@howto1537

40w↑2

Washington state tax piece was slightly misleading-
he mentioned more money coming out of a persons paycheck but no state taxes come out of a paycheck in the State of Washington.
The rich do pay less however the lower income brackets are similar to other states.

@brunoflmg

39w↑10

That was actually a work done by the independent journalist Johnny Harris. NYT just paid the rights to show it in their channel as well. At least is something.

@KingBobXVI

35w↑2

@@howto1537 - "The rich do pay less however the lower income brackets are similar to other states"
The part on Washington state's tax was very misleading, actually. Washington doesn't have a state income tax, it instead relies on regressive forms of taxation such as sales tax. There have been pushes to do state income taxes, but the state constitution forbids progressive tax rates, so it would have to be a flat tax, which is regressive, and the Democrats do not have the super-majority necessary to amend the constitution.

The video is also fundamentally flawed because it equates "Democrats" with "progressives", when in reality the progressive wing of the party is very, very small and generally hated by the DNC insiders. Calling progressives hypocrites for not achieving their goals is dishonest because progressives simply are not and have not ever been in power.

@YougottabeDryhumpinme

34w

@@brunoflmg Perhaps there's ONE Marxist/Democrat with a conscience? I like to concentrate on the POSITIVE. Who knows?

@Omni9519

34w↑1

@@KingBobXVIthey also fail to mention states like Massachusetts which are highly democratic and is year after year voted best place to live.

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@Jackson-pu7gd

41w↑420

Good to see some uncomfortable truths being exposed by what is arguably their own 'side'. We need to face the facts even if they are uncomfortable to hear. If more people did this we would probably actually start getting somewhere.

@CillianMccringleberry269

36w↑2

Fs but a political agenda will definitely warp right/wrong, whether it's extremism or mediation that focuses on pleasing one/both side(s). Fg the party lines, appreciate news that aligns w the exploration of ethics.

@krowta2062

36w↑7

@@lucienmcnulty269 id say its better if we come together and not allow politicians to divide us from stupid points both sides are evil but if we could unite and get more common ground down we could start getting changes that are generally agreed to be needed but we also need to start looking into the full scope of things along with that

@bigpapi6688

34w

@@krowta2062both sides are inherently good, it’s the leaders on each side that are bad. Ted Cruz and Nancy Pelosi for example, are two people that have made millions as public “servants”. Imo if a leader is becoming rich as a politician, they’re probably cheating. Being a politician is not a job that should make you wealthy.

@hunter.5625

30w↑2

@@CillianMccringleberry269ya liberals prolly won’t even believe this

@peperider

21w↑2

@@CillianMccringleberry269FJB

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@funny3052

38w↑1.2K

I’d subscribe to the NYT if I saw more balanced, well-researched reporting like this exposing both sides of the political spectrum in fairly equal amounts

@CillianMccringleberry269

36w↑47

@TheGiantBunnysaid

36w↑17

I don't think you realize who this person is and the record of questionably researched and more importantly worded, videos he does on youtube...

@CillianMccringleberry269

36w↑11

@@TheGiantBunnysaid Be direct and explicit. What question are you raising and what's the basis?

@TheGiantBunnysaid

36w

@@lucienmcnulty269 He's a Youtuber who is known both online and in academic circles for his history based research videos. He gives the appearance of someone politically neutral until you do an analysis of both the premise to his videos and how he frames certain elements within them. He does in fact have a political opinion and subtly sways his videos in the direction he wants to. It is a common sight to see divided opinions in his comment sections of people who are much more familiar with different topics than he is and will always correct him. But he never actually takes down videos despite his false premises and false information, and he admits to it too in the same video comment sections. He even admits to questionable donors of his videos in the comment section of said uploads. This is a major issue that even legacy information outlets understand needs to be corrected/updated.

In one of his videos titled, "We're Heading Into a new Cold War," he makes one contradiction after another but his story telling and narraration skills are fantastic and so it's easy to get sucked in and believe everything he says. In that video he frames the way countries that followed the U.S saw economic prosperity and as a result, came with a moment in history of unrivivaled peace. He then goes on to state that when countries didn't follow the U.S they saw destruction. Anyone who has done even the slightest amount of historical research, some of which are information that comes from declassified CIA documents, would understand how broadly he used the word peace to paint a rosey picture that blurs the line between oppression and actual peace. Economic prosperity doesn't necessarily equate to better civilian standard of living. That is well understood in the modern U.S.

The examples go on and on. He's a good story teller but he is not someone to be trusted with objective information, only subjective.

@sidedude1641

36w

Evil Matrix rule the dems. They are Js that Unc Sam saved from Germany in WW2. Look what they're doing to ole USA now. Somehow the Germans are right..

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@spookedspooks

27w↑87

Good job New York Times for allowing this video to be made. This is the real step in the right direction.

@JosephineSheesley

13w↑1

They are really allowing more criticism of the left, and I appreciate it.

@laugeaa7154

34w↑394

As someone who identify as a republican, I BEG you to make a similar video on red states. Really great video❤

@user-kb8qw7dy4t

33w

Republican politicians do the same thing. They pretend to stand for some completely made-up issue to distract the people from realizing they just want power and to make the rich richer.

@bazil4146

32w

They have. Every other video from them is criticizing red states.

@iambetakaroten

32w

It would be difficult. Republicans don’t stand for equality and they’re transparent about it. While the dems are just hypocrites. This video exposes this hypocrisy.

@solarcowgirl

32w↑22

Agreed! A whole series dedicated to parties in the states would be fantastic :)

@KuatoLives99

31w↑5

Just watch deliverance. What happened to ned beatty there is very common in red states

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@MoreBestEverFoodReviewShow

2y↑2.8K

Wow. This should be a 10 part series.

@jackieferrarimusic

2y↑13

Soooo true.

@enelrahcreivaj

2y↑15

SONNNNNNNNYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

@mightygerman8141

2y↑1

lol

@truephysx2356

2y↑2

Definitely needs a Netflix special

@ArabianKnight63

2y↑1

Bro where are the uploads man ?

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@missmansfield6306

22w↑90

I am conservative and never thought I would see something like this from NYT. Very impressive and well done.

@takatamiyagawa5688

12w↑4

Why? There's not much real criticism of Democrat ideas here. Just an explanation that while Democrat politicians would appear to "hold all the levers of power" in some states by holding the state house, senate and exec branch, they can still inexplicably get vetoed by what appears to be some form of direct-democracy pushing policies so hilariously bad they cease to be funny.

@PH-wc8ll

12w

dont try and act like you knew any of this before the video

@ronaldreagan-ik6hz

12w

its good overall, but still has some misinformation.

@null1924

12w

@@ronaldreagan-ik6hz prove it

@SophiaChristian-so2of

32w↑1.5K

This recession is most likely the result of an external factor. For the first time in decades, the United States is losing its clout as a federal reserve currency. They don't have any more economies to use to control inflation, and less money is being spent on stock and oil trading than in the past. They all lend support to the idea that a new multilateral world order is in the works.

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35w↑4

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32w↑6

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32w↑2

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32w↑2

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@nivillanueva

34w↑2

This is imprecise, the US dollar is still around 60% of all reserve currency in the world.

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@ellevasc

33w↑124

I love how well-balanced this video is. As a foreigner who would undoubtedly vote Democrat if in the US, I find it good to see journalism that isn't trying to push the idea that one party is good while the other one is evil. Politics is no dichotomy, and as an outsider, I find it scary how many US Americans act and think as if it were. You not only can critique the people you vote for and elect, but you must - holding our own politicians accountable is essential for the existence of a democracy.

@ladyrose3285

29w

@ellevasc So, what is stopping you from voting despite no living or being a US citizen from voting for a democrat (vote blue no matter who) ?

@dsproductions19

26w

Yeah, our media and politicians have made the general populace think it's just "us versus them", mainly to distract and shift blame so they don't have to be accountable for how much they've screwed things. Personally, I've seen this much more from democrats, as they are supposedly the ones being "blocked from progressing society", but I'm sure it's done quite a lot by republicans as well.

@Greatday68

24w

The US is a constitutional Republic not a democracy, there is a difference. And non-citizens should never be able to vote in any of our elections. But in Ney York, Illinois and a few other dominate blue states they have laws that allow such things. In these states they are encouraging Immigrants to register and vote because these people believe in their blatant lies, The Illegal immigrants are being temporarily being fed, house, schooled and given free healthcare. So of course, they would vote democrat. US citizens don't get this same treatment. We have to jump through hoops in hopes we may get something. More times than not we are denied any help. I became disabled 9 years ago and with not having health care I can't even afford to see the doctors, The State refuses to help , And because I cant afford to see the doctors I can't even get a hearing to see if I can get on Disability. I'm lucky enough to have someone who has let me use their broken down motorhome. with out heat or A/C No running water Nothing. like that and is parked on someone else's land, I'm technically steeling someone else internet WIFI and power source, I am very blessed with these small things that others are helping me with, But our government doesn't care it's people. We are just tools for them to spung off of. I can honestly say life is better when republicans are in charge. People are more willing to help out other during these times. Not so much those who vote democrat but the conservative sure do.

@wyatt9144

21w↑10

@@ladyrose3285Doesn’t seem your American educational experience gifted you with command of the English language.

@Bob13454

20w↑7

@@ladyrose3285 Can you rephrase that sentence in a way that makes sense?

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@ClocksTickin

42w↑29

Researching how zoning is done overseas like in Amsterdam has made me realize as an American just how ridiculous of a chokehold zoning has in shaping culture and in keeping people isolated and dependent on cars. It all comes back to zoning and fighting the NIMBYs.

@bigchunkymonkey7008

33w↑134

Enjoyed this piece. However, I think you've buried the lead here. What you're seeing isn't necessarily political hypocrisy, it's the fact that people (regardless of political stance) will always protect what's theirs versus the threat of diminishing those assets. On the left, right and center, nearly everyone would likely say "I support affordable housing", "I support an equal tax code" or "I support quality funding for all schools".....right up until the point it affects them directly. All three of those require a rebalance or adjustment of some kind, and those who would be on the subtraction side of the equation will always oppose.

@laurenloveshockey9127

29w↑2

Yes - this exactly.

@angedusoleil

23w↑1

100%

@stevenesbitt3528

23w↑18

Protecting what you have and then preaching the opposite position to apply to others is the very definition of hypocrisy.

@alanxyct1648

23w↑2

who touched my cheese

@covfefe1787

20w↑3

the problem is they want to build high rise apartments in high value communities instead of building low income housing by tearing down old factories on the outskirts and selling a combination of cheap affordable apartments and luxury apartments.

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@CodyBrandt580

2y↑4.9K

The NYT run this? As a lifelong Democrat who has been screaming about this for 2 decades, I'm shocked that a corporate news publication has the guts to run with this. Good job on reporting actual news for a change, and please continue to do what you did here.

@greyrock9747

2y↑91

My thoughts exactly. I might actually get a subscription if they stuck to evidence based policy analysis instead of moderate golden mean nonsense.

@Ravidist

2y↑26

"The guts" you explained the problem right there 🤣

@growndown3358

2y↑85

So why would you still consider yourself a Democrat if you've seen that the people you support, who wield the power, don't do anything regarding the things you dislike?

@schimenykrikets9692

2y↑21

they've shifted to communism, don't cheer your own genocide.

@mywebname1679

2y↑32

Dems, Republicans - they are all the same - look at the dems current efforts to repeal the SALT tax deduction - 100% of the benefit will go to the wealthy. It's all politics.

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@Monsterman0511

23w↑61

I’m a conservative and I have to say that was the most fair and respectful critique of the dems I’ve ever seen. I even gained more understanding of why they think the way they do and respect that. I really can’t believe the NYT signed off on this though. I just wish we could all meet in the middle and have constructive discourse. Everyone is so polarized now. Sad. Much love for everyone in the comments. Be yourself but be respectful.

@louisurbancic2206

19w

That's all most the American public wants, at least any free thinking American. Cut it with all the BS propoganda, give me real strengths and weaknesses for both sides and be honest and forthcoming in your facts and analysis. That's how we start healing as a country, and it's how we start solving the roots of the problems we face. But it starts with our government and main stream media.

@FlorboGlorbo-bo9br

19w↑4

I would be a democrat if I were American and I absolutely agree with you. A lot of what I see in the news about the US is political polarization.
I hope you Americans can get together and actually try to solve the problems as you are the most important democracy of the world.
Please stay open minded and unpolarized and accept views of other people and dont just blame the other party. And also hold your own party accountable for what they do.

@Altrucynicus

19w↑5

I'm a liberal, and I 100% agree. I often don't even call myself a democrat just because they are so hypocritical. I like what the dems argue for 100% over the republicans, but when it comes to implementation they should be doing a lot better. Somethings gotta change.

@jordanhendrix2619

17w↑2

@@Altrucynicuspoliticians, man. They say they want one thing, but the do something different. Democrat, Republican, career politicians only care about deepening their own pockets.

@butlernov2006

14w↑2

I generally consider myself moderate, maybe moderate liberal, but some of these limousine liberals are why the reason books like Animal Farm was written.

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@Original-Juice

42w↑12

This was so well presented thank you for the hard work. Quite an education and sad state of affairs we're in.

@Bowtiedhillbilly

30w↑22

Thank you so much for making this. As a non-Democrat liberal, this video made me feel vaguely uncomfortable, which is probably a good thing. Thanks for helping bring light to what actually matters!

@MoaiHeadEmoji

14w↑1

Do you mean your 𝔞 libertarian? Thats pretty much 𝔞 liberal just libertarians actually believe what they say

@Bowtiedhillbilly

14w↑1

@@MoaiHeadEmoji No, I'm not a libertarian. I do hold libertarian values, I believe that government should take an extremely reduced place in the personal lives of its citizens and I'm generally in favor of mixed-market capitalism, but I think there is a place for government programs, I don't think privatization of public services or public places is generally a good idea, I believe that a completely free market is typically end-negative in the long run, and I do think people should have to have licenses to own certain things (firearms) or do certain things (drive cars). As such, I wouldn't consider myself a libertarian, at least in the modern sense of the word. Like most people, my values and beliefs are more complicated than a single political philosophy, I use liberal because my social values lean left more often than not and my economic values are a pretty 50/50, so liberal is a little more accurate.

@Mike-wv9gp

40w↑78

This anti-housing stuff went the same way in CO this year because of mass NIMBY uprising, and it's totally messed up. This video hits the nail on the head with all the issues I have with mainline Dems and I am sick of them pretending to be for progress when at every turn, we cannot make progress because of their need to protect their property values.

@kurtniemeyer6314

37w↑13

Preach. All virtue signaling, no action. Anti-homeless, anti-homes

@KingBobXVI

35w

The bigger problem, and this video is falling headfirst into it, is people assuming "mainline Dems" are progressives. They are not - the progressive wing of the party is a tiny minority that the DNC mainliners hate, but progressive rhetoric is widely popular. The ones who want progressive policies are not the same people preventing progressive policies.
It's especially annoying being in a blue city, right-wingers especially like to point and say, "wow, look at all those social problems despite those progressive socialist policies they have!" except the city has no "socialist" policies, nor even really progressive ones. There was lip-service given to like, one - defunding the police - but that never actually happened.

@shasmi93

27w↑1

I was born in Denver. Everytime I go back up there it’s 100s of new apartments being built. It’s insane the amount of apartments Denver and springs are building… I’m sure there needs to be more but maybe the population is getting out of control. Our cities will look like communist Russia and have giant concrete apartment buildings only. Everyone will have housing but our cities will look like housing projects. Is that the way to go?

@thingsnstuff85

24w

@@shasmi93yes, it is actually. Sacrifices need to be made sometimes for the greater good

@rbarnes4076

20w↑1

@@shasmi93

If you don't mind a really high house price, then leave things be. But if housing is to be within the range of a non-rich blue-collar worker, then things must change.

The real problem isn't understanding the issue. The problem is that people's self-interest aligns with protecting their own investments and not toward public policy. I'm not surprised this is the case.. because 1) people are going to protect their success to pass it to their children; and 2) politicians won't anger their voters by doing the right thing since they want to get re-elected.

I love democracy.. but this is democracy's weakness. People get to vote on public policy.. but rarely do they choose directions that benefit anyone other than themselves. At the end of the day greed is always present.. it isn't always evil as folks like to say.. it is just folks protecting their hard-earned money and real-estate, even if it excludes a large number of people.

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@troyshellhamer9964

39w↑24

We need more open minded journalism like this. Well done!

@miguelchavez8347

17w↑1

I agree. Like i said before, i am a huge tax the rich give money to the poor fan. Basically i agree with socialism. I know that this video is telling the truth and not just spewing some divisive propaganda like fox news always does. Its good to see unbiased reporting.

@HyperScorpio8688

12w

So you openly argue for the destruction of America. Thank you for your honesty@@miguelchavez8347

@jessygayosso149

2y↑2.3K

Whether you're a liberal or conservative, the amount of people who manipulate the public is outstanding.

@awfan221

2y↑61

Thats why I self identify as a centrist.

@MilwaukeeF40C

2y↑35

People expect too much from the state. Voting for active policy is a fool's errand, full of predictable "unintended" consequences if not deliberate malfeasance. Centrism/pragmatism are synonyms for doing whatever sounds good with no principles.

@wowerman

2y↑12

Which mostly in public media and education has been taken over by hard lefties.If you are more centre or have some conservative values you are already booed,called sexit and you have not right to take challenge other side.

@corvo9406

2y↑5

Exactly both sides do it but it about who does the most and has the most effect on the public

@franciscoscaramanga9396

2y↑26

I mean, are we just ignoring the Democrats sponsoring riots for a year?

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@paulg2059

1y↑12

Honestly, this is your best video so far. Thank you for exposing the nonsense in blue states.

@mimus6596

23w↑6

As a European I always found it astonishing, that Americans are even surprised about this. Both big Parties in the US are basically adhere to neoliberalism as their main political concept in regard to the economy. From our point of view the democratic party isn't even on the political left. They do in fact care about racism, gender inequality, trans-rights, etc. which are all real problems, that need to be adressed, but they don't give you any credibility as a party, that's concerned about economic inequality and that's what ultimately being on the left is all about.

@zeitgeistx5239

12w

As an Asian I have always known that the choice in America is the center right or far right.

@steveswiharttriangulatorr4559

23w↑3

Excellent piece. When I was about 15, my older sister, who was going to vote for the first time, told me that she'd concluded all voting is a choice between the lesser of 2 evils. It's so true. I rarely agree with every single stance or vote of one of my politicians or a party. I live in the San Francisco bay area in California, in an area with a fair amount of single-family homes. I've seen a few measures for higher density affordable housing voted down, and others approved. I've noticed the dialog locally is more in favor of any given project the farther the opinion-holder lives from it.

I've also wondered about the net trend of population moving away from larger cities - articles constantly about CA losing population to other states, and whether that means no housing is needed in total, just a distribution of it toward less dense areas where people are supposedly moving. I don't have enough data to know if the "losing population" thing is hyped but not true or is actually a thing, and I imagine it's highly regional anyway.

@Mason_88

15w↑2

Huge credit to the NYT for this piece

@user-sh6sr6pe3c

40w↑34

Wow. This should be a 10 part series.. People are always happy to tell you how great they are..

@brunoflmg

39w

I call this you said as white guilt.
I remember a guy wearing a sign in the streets saying "f*** the poor!" and almost being beaten from a lot of people passing by. Them after some time he flipped the sign which then says "Help the poor!" along with a box for donations. At this point you can guess what happened right? Nobody gave a s***!

@oliverniemann2541

2y↑5.7K

I love how this video isn’t really pro-conservative or really anti-liberal. The way it just points out the hypocrisy without saying that their ideals are wrong is phenomenal

@suserman7775

2y↑1

They can't. They're the NYT. Reality MUST take a back seat to the narrative.

@zizougifu

2y↑423

almost like there are other political leanings than just conservative and liberal

@suserman7775

2y↑139

@Rick P You're right about one thing, Conservatives do not specifically want to use government to arrange for affordable housing and quality education. You Democrats have fooled yourself into thinking that your compassion without results is better than the Republicans' focus on good-economy-equals-good-everything (including but not limited to housing and education). The USA has better education than Angola not because of Democrats in the USA, but because of a great economy which was been championed and grown by the philosophy of the Right. In every single major political issue, Democrats oppose economic strength. Environment. Taxes. Spending. Entitlements. Lockdowns. Mandates. Everything always against the economy. Yet when there's not enough money to carry things out, they cry for more anti-economic, Leftist ideas. Because "displayed compassion" is better than actually helping people.

@suserman7775

2y↑1

@Rick P Dude. Angola's stolen wealth by its corrupt leaders is not enough money to do any public service. Democrats stand in the way of all the reason the USA is a first world country. We're all lucky the current woke Democrat philosophy was not in power 200 years ago.

@suserman7775

2y↑35

@Rick P Ole George wouldn't have fired somebody for saying there are two genders.

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@bostonsportshighlights4942

33w↑3

This is extermly well done and well reasearched props to NYT

@xiaomengtang7465

41w↑2

Well done TNYT, we all need to face our own hypocrisies, and our solutions are far less than creative.

@PeterParker-gt3xl

23w↑3

The income gap is still widening, a lot of politicians who advocate (passionately) "taxing the rich" are themselves millionaires making them the top quintile. Hypocrisy abounds, just need someone honest and brave enough to report it. Thus, educating the public and hopefully they make better choice in the future when electing those who will truly represent them.

@Jonathan-sp2fq

20w↑65

This is more of a class issue rather than a political party issue

@Shawnsrumi

20w

Class is political you 🤡

@wolfcryjr

18w

The people making the governmental decisions are voted in by the populous based on their political values. Good try tho

@wiryantirta

16w

always have been. There is no rich liberals, theres only the rich. Everything else is just their whitewashing circlejerk. This is purely class warfare against the working class, by the rich, liberal or not.

@Mhornfeck1

15w↑2

Yes. Its working class vs the wealth

@tchaika222

13w↑3

Funny thing is that both parties claim to be on the side of the working class in their own way, and neither really are

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@GabrielMartinez-sd8pc

41w↑2

Whenever a party has the legislature and executive in total control and blame the other party for not getting things done, it’s a sign they really want you mad and for them to be more in power.

@rebeccanewman8391

2y↑2.5K

as a liberal myself this is actually true. I live in an extremely affluent suburb north of SF, and they're trying to build a 40-unit affordable housing building near the park down the hill from my house. But all the residents have been crying out against it, saying "I'm all for affordable housing, but not this project," and they continue to list the flaws of the project. We are a cookie cutter example of not in my backyard-ism.

@michaelgrimm2121

2y↑85

It's understandable. If I bought a 5 million dollar home in a nice neighbourhood, I wouldn't want a project built near me. Maybe housing is a human right, but if you don't have any money, go live by a land fill, or get some money.

@bluewin13

2y↑383

@Michael Grimm "Get some money" that would be much easier to do if they could actually afford to live in areas where good jobs are

@marshmelows

2y↑46

@Michael Grimm based and cancerous

@murrijuana2842

2y↑3

@H C 🤣🤣🤣

@murrijuana2842

2y↑62

@Michael Grimm when are people going to take responsibility for the children they bring into this world?

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@BloodSweatandFears

1y↑2

Each side needs to realize that the opposite side isn’t the enemy. We need to work together to make things work for EVERYONE. Love this!

@sids.3935

33w↑20

This is why I don't identify as democrat/liber anymore. I don't identify as republican or conservative either. I was born and raised in Washington state. Its a beautiful place to live, but sadly, me and other families I've known have had to move because of the ridiculous taxes. I miss my home state. I live in Texas now, and what he said is 100% true ://

@awesomeferret

25w↑2

All you had to do was move to Eastern WA. 🤷‍♂️

@scottjones9973

39w↑1

@sethhuyett6539

42w↑10

I live in Washington State, and the only tax modification I’ve seen in the last 15 years was for a payroll tax that ultimately will go to overpriced elder care facilities. They taxed working people to fund an industry that’s notorious for price gouging as long as insurance or government is paying the bill.

@james.morris247

13w↑1

We need more of this. Accountability for both sides. Especially from leftist news platforms.

@MrStephenlang

2y↑3.8K

This was a breath of fresh air. Real honest journalism. Good job to everyone involved.

@dannyapeshit

2y↑46

I do think it's really non-coincidental that they excluded New York from the video tho. New York has some major problems even more so than Washington for example and they didn't mention them at all. It really did seem like New York richie journalists attacking all the other blue states except our own type of piece.

@diptarkadas5193

2y↑11

You think this is journalism? Lol.

@SenselessApprentice

2y↑63

@Diptarka Das Yes. A very well put together opinion piece.

@benearhart1224

2y↑12

Not journalism. Marxist propaganda. You should know this by now. This is why you and your fellow citizens are having to endure this exercise in remedial civilization. Apparently, all you have to do is a little rebranding and you can sell Marxism and communism to Americans now. Your foolishness is magnificent. There is a term for people like you but I would be CENSORED for typing it. So I will say that right now you are a useful person that does things without thinking.

@benearhart1224

2y↑4

@henk who me? paranoid? hardly. What is astounding is that people can't see it. Actually they can see it but they can't let themselves think about it. Furthermore, my opinion is hardly fringe.

Whatever you say. Sit back and watch the show. You'll come around the instant it comes home, I'm sure.

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@davidho7991

12w

I live in California. I've lived here for 25 years -- about half my life. Previously, grew up in Hawaii. I've been visiting Arizona, namely Phoenix, for the past 3 years now during Winter. And, it's partly what made me convert to being a Republican. The amount of housing going up in Phoenix is insane. In the 12 years I've lived in Monterey, CA, there has only been one substantial housing development that I've ever seen in Marina, CA, and a couple of smaller ones out by San Benito county. But, that's it. In Surprise, AZ (a small subdivision of PHX), I've seen over 20 large real estate development tracts going full bore. And not just for buying, but they have lots of developments for leasing / rent. It's no wonder people are leaving liberal states like California in the droves for the red states: less regulations = more housing.

@raphaelcoelho8691

34w↑2

I wish NYT made more good journalism like this

@CaseNumber00

16w↑3

The thing is all the problems are coming for wealthy and highly influential people. You find the same practices in conservative regions.

@bootcamprag

24w↑16

I am from the Bay Area. I was there visiting last week. The info from this report is spot on!!!!! I just wish more Democratic voters would wake up and see how they are being played. Especially the Black Dems who vote overwhelmingly Democrat. Thanks for sharing. This explains aa lot of what I have observed in the Bay Area with regard to inequality, racism, and high crime.

@CalifornianSupremacy

20w↑3

too many republicans who are poor and vote for red senators who give tax breaks to only the rich, dont act like this is a one side issue.

@StevenDavisPhoto

16w

i mean, republicans arent gonna do anything to help. this is a problem of zoning and NIMBYism.

@bootcamprag

12w

@CalifornianSupremacy tax breaks are giving to the same rich democratic representatives. It's rigged both ways because corporations have bought out the politicians

@timmanto1022

31w↑3

Both America and Canada need a Bill of Social Rights. Governments need to get back into the housing game. Housing and the cost of living is the #1 concern for the next decade. If folks cant afford to live they will not care about the environment.

@yeahnah7083

2y↑14.6K

Coming from a left wing person, it’s great to see a video that isn’t just mindlessly bashing the right but shows us what we are doing wrong

@juKKsfan

2y↑746

@Ben Klingman Liberals are only Left-Wing if you don´t have a Left.

@Tom-vx7xm

2y↑1.2K

Thinking the Democrats are left is the problem

@katjerouac9371

2y↑175

I hope u didn't need this video to realize that

@Tom-vx7xm

2y↑270

@Kosch GM what do you mean? The right does the same thing

@phatmhat9174

2y↑227

Then why do you keep voting for what's wrong, what doesn't work, what you don't want to go along with? Why do you move to conservative states and cities, and then pressure those people to vote Democrat? Why do you call people racist who are just thinking like you, if you're honest, are?

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@cynthiabotsko2449

47w

Excellent presentation! I would love to see a comparable video for Republican majority states - same outline with the applicable stats. Or, if not same categorical topics of housing, taxation, & education then, the top 3 tenets of the Republican Party platform & how they govern their values in the Republican states that have the most issue of said tenets in their communities.
❤️♾️❤️😎

@johndough2491

49w↑2

They build affordable housing and charge $4000-$5000 a month rent and the government pays for people who don't work to live there for free. On top of that they give them checks every month. People who are completely capable of working. Makes my blood boil. My sister gets checks for rent and just bought a new car and she hasn't had a job in years. Its insane.

@happy-ej2cc

23w↑4

You know it’s bad when NYT has to report on this

@syuill3444

42w

Affordable housing policies and their implementation should apply to urban and suburban neighbourhoods. Increasing density in neighbourhoods needs to follow community guidelines to enhance community and walkability

@FatherElectric

19w↑3

As a native Californian, trust me.......this was sugar-coated to death. This is the rated G version.

@illia_ch

2y↑9.8K

People: government please help us
Republicans: no
Democrats: no 🏳️‍🌈#blm ✊🏿

@maurreese

2y↑456

😂💯

@avacadomangobanana2588

2y↑1K

no, but with empathy.

@bambamyong

2y↑114

Lol facts

@Matrxmonky

2y↑502

you left out the Confederate Flag, the #LetsGoBrandon, and the rifle emoji on the first one.

@adamurbanek8867

2y↑242

@Avacado?? Mango? Banana??? No, but with gaslighting

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@dokidelta1175

32w↑6

Rare when I see anything valuable like this come out of NYT.

@suezbell1

39w↑4

More accurate: The power of money invested in politics is fueling the power of money.

@mlaudisa

41w↑2

Wow, shocking and eye opening! Goes to show that deeds matter more than words and virtue signalling, we Canadians know something about this too.

@DavyCrocketUSA

32w↑1

I live in SoCal, I am liberal, and agree completely with your assessment of the housing in California. CEQA which does provides environmental protections long ago became the hammer that stopped housing development in communities. Zoning and NIMBYizm supplied the nails. I am not hopeful this will be corrected anytime soon,l. The lack of affordable homes is KILLING the California dream.

@ronaldreagan-ik6hz

15w↑2

i live in Seattle WA. No one can honestly deny that democrats turned progressives have destroyed this place.

@08076

2y↑5K

I'm happy to see liberal media actually holding the liberals accountable, nice actual journalism!

@djdedan

2y↑27

Nyt is liberal? Lol. Not everything to the left of fox is liberal.

@everythingsfine1395

2y↑159

@DjDedan
Yes nyt is liberal not a leftist channel

@michelemontano3007

2y↑64

This is about the rich in truth. Not so much 'liberals'. But you just stick to your silly 'beliefs'.

@azureyamu7652

2y↑20

Never believed Liberal NYT would release something like this. But also probably why I didn't know about it until after 2 months.

@CharlieTWilbury

2y↑6

It's an OpEd

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@shaney8275

41w

To @johnyharris and anyone else who might read this: Thank you for this enlightening video. As left-leaning registered Independent, I find this both sobering and affirming when it comes to my assessment of the Democratic Party. In 2016, I voted for a third-party candidate. Coming up on two Presidential elections later, I have no more love for the Dems than I did then - they continue to shoot themselves in the foot, even in times where they should be able to accomplish a progressive agenda relatively easily. Of course their are many reasons why this isn't happening, but their own hypocrisy and and inability to hear the American people certainly isn't helping. However, the fascist authoritarian model isn't going to work either. Let's not forget that Biden tried to cancel student loan debt, either. That doesn't fix the structural imbalance of the education system,

@julianezman4458

14w

This is a fantastic video, should do more analysis like this on both parties. Great journalism!

@cardenas333

39w↑9

He forgot one crucial factor about WA regressive tax structure: there’s no state income tax. And there’s a sales tax Fortunately, some cities are implementing a capital gains tax if a person earns more than $250k per year in capital gains

@cathyo7393

39w

Same with Florida - there’s no state income tax either. Yet the graphic in the tax segment lists Florida in 3rd place for its regressive tax policies. What am I missing?

@ByondthaC

12w

Sales taxes are regressive because they take higher percentage of the income of lower income people than they do of the higher income earners

@caseyjones7562

37w↑4

Thank you for this bit of truth!

@23sam42

36w↑1

Thank you. Journalism needs to be unbiased. Bravo 👏

@micah1464

2y↑7.5K

As a conservative, I would absolutely love a piece from the New York Times that approached the Republican Party in this way. Respectful criticism is refreshing.

@SashaStories

2y↑229

yes, so unlike NYT, i'm growing my respect for them back.

@onlymastery915

2y↑353

Oh they are terrible too. Neverending wars, tax cuts for high income earners, legalizing institutional corruption etc. #YangGang

@wenpatxczcvzcsfc

2y↑52

I highly doubt that there would be anything made, like this video, about the Rep. Party. it has always been opposite-standing authors who write pieces like this one, about the opposing party.

@shayla4007

2y↑481

@Pato M well the majority of the republican party refuses to receive any real criticism of itself at this point, even from fellow conservatives, so yeah i doubt it.

@ok-up4qx

2y↑341

@shayla mazer same goes for liberals and the democrats... if you critize them you turn out to be an "racist" , "homophobe" and all that jazz

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@HolloMatlala1

27w↑1

Keep doing the Lord's work Johnny Harris.

@shreyasghanta

37w↑2

Thanks NYT for publishing this. I might actually stop running from NYT now.

@user-wr6nq8ys2z

20w↑1

love you Johnny. Good work NYT.

@GilaHMonster

48w↑6

This needs to be a full length film.

@DFM3333

38w↑1

We need more of this reporting

@Grace-fm9cv

2y↑3.2K

Coming from a progressive leftist, this kind of criticism of the American left is completely necessary. Continuing to just blame conservatives for everything that's wrong will not help anyone but liberals' egos. Good video!
Edit: No I am not a liberal or a democrat, I am well aware that is different from a progressive leftist. I'm not conflating these things, just pointing out something I see in both circles

@DavySTUN

2y↑71

will you still remain a progressive leftist? Knowing your supporting the exact opposite of the parties headlines, preachings?

@fifthlevelbard9541

2y↑144

@Davy STUN You're looking at the beginnings of a red pill moment.

@yousuck8074

2y↑241

@Davy STUN A leftist is very different from a democrat. Democrats are very mild conservatives lmao

@leoc67

2y↑25

The leftist created the triple k back in the civil war in response to loosening so how can you claim “progressive” know your history because to this day the triple k still exists and so does the people that control started it

@TheKazzerscout

2y↑86

@Davy STUN Being a leftist does not equal being a big D Democrat.

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@exoxy

40w

It pains me to say this but kudos to the NYT for this

@alandelamora8882

13w↑1

Again, excellent fact-based analysis. I'm surprised the NYTimes allowed this, they are notoriously "Blue MAGA" in their "journalism."

@jasonanderson6015

38w↑1

this is refreshing contect i actually enjoy! good work NYT!!!

@QuinnJACKSON-zx1dx

1y↑7

You can not 'cancel' the numbers man....great video.

@fmita_

42w

As a Californian, the housing law that banned single family housing isn’t a good law, it’s essentially the same as when the US banned the import of slaves. There was already enough and it made the people who owned slaves instantly way richer. In other words, the land owners just got way richer. They’re not building more affordable housing either if you were wondering

@UndecidedlyCertain

2y↑5.3K

Hope to see more of this type of journalism, it's honestly refreshing.

@Haihiru

2y↑6

https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnnyHarrisvox

@ivotenotocensorship5247

2y↑73

Don't fall for it. Dems losing votes so media will turn in order to protect their bottom line. These media outlets should NEVER be given relevance or praise ever again.

@angelabarnard8029

2y↑35

@I vote NO to censorship amen.

@studio3365

2y↑2

gowatch ed earthling, even more evolve

@kosmos3718

2y↑15

you're happy to see it because it confirms your POV. #FuckTheMedia they will always play people against each other to make money.

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@suezbell1

39w↑3

Perhaps it is time to tax the property in the entire state based on value -- land and improvements -- then pool the money in order to fund the schools all across the entire state.

Perhaps states that cannot otherwise solve the problem should consider building affordable basic housing for the homeless on state land? After Katrina, that would have made more sense that rebuilding New Orleans with water barriers ... still mostly below river/sea level.

As someone who has lived my entire adult life in a rural area adjacent to national forest, the constant sounds of city living would, I suspect, drive me insane.

@talonyte9050

12w

This is an excellent video. I feel like hypocrisy, scapegoating and being uninformed all drive the political divide.

@Maxclosecozy

42w

Amazing work. And I'm still shocked NY Times put their name on this! But spot on and Bravo!

@eges72

21w

As a Toronto resident which is also having the same issues, particularly the Housing one, we still have somewhat sustainable neighborhoods that contain multi-family housings or apartment blocks, all of which aren't crumbling into mesh like those in the US.

@kay_writesnhikes

27w

That is one heck of a title, and a very quality piece of journalism. How I wish this was the standard of NYT.

@pacomontoya

2y↑1.5K

I've almost forgotten what REAL journalism looks like from the big names in the game. Thank you for not only educating yourselves but all of us viewing this video on what's really going on in our country. I'd love to see more of this in the future.

@travistarp7466

2y↑26

They're just blaming the blue city disasters on people instead of democratic policies... Its a bait and switch. Zoning isn't the only reason housing isn't being developed in California, its regulations, particularly environmental regulations. I'm glad they're pointing out hypocrisy in the rich left. Also, there are a lot of inner city districts that get equal or more funding then their suburban counterparts, yet the suburban districts outperform the inner city districts. Simply throwing money at a problem wont' fix it.. Also, these kids underperform probably because they are just focusing on surviving in these dangerous communities. You know what predicts good educational outcomes better than school spending, family stability. Kids growing up in single family homes are way more likely to drop out of high school, get worse grades, etc etc.

@-Hyperdryve-

2y↑2

@Travis Tarp Bingo

@M0rbidPh8

2y↑2

You never gotten REAL Journalism. Media has been lying for decades.

@samuelbarfield6254

2y↑1

Johnny and his team have ALWAYS maintained this level of impartiality and professionalism, check him out. Iz Harris is also super cool and makes top quality content!
PS I'm a fan and I will shamelessly plug them

@ThecrackheadCHJ

YES

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@doliver5447

42w↑1

Thanks for bringing up school funding. I live in the Chicago are and I’m constantly astonished that Dems never do ANYTHING about school funding - the key to real opportunity.

@guitarscience6926

46w

The tax issue is a little skewed because the ultra rich don't really pay much income tax at any level, but it's still a fair point. On all three topics, the issue isn't really 'liberal' or 'conservative'. It's rich vs poor. Wealthy people hold all the power, and as long as they do, regardless of party affiliation, their policies will favor the affluent, and no one else.

@johnfedoruk

38w

Sounds like there is a real opportunity to help these people express their values with better messaging and branding from the republican party.

@christiananaya6116

29w

This is great! Thank you Johnny!

@runjr032

40w↑22

There are only two groups "The poor" and "The rich" That's it.

@gdheib0430

40w↑2

Forgot the broke...have enough to pay bills and live but hard to save and enjoy things in life.

@kristoamadeus4441

31w↑1

60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck

@elbarger

2y↑2K

Here's the thing. If you're "not living your values" they were never your values. They are things you would like to say you value, but what you actually do, defines your values. This is a perfect example of people wanting the appearance of virtue, without actually having to possess any.

@korhashamo

2y↑96

Virtue signaling is the backbone of the Democratic Party

@michaelmandy2015

2y↑18

You've read your Machiavelli! :)

@reizayin

2y↑35

@KoMeaux Republicans aren't perfect on that front either.

@korhashamo

2y↑71

@Thentacle Republicans are evil too but they're usually direct about it. Both of these corporate-sponsored parties are garbage. After 20 years of being a reliable blue vote, I'm done with both major parties. It's third party or bust for me.

@lucadipaolo4756

2y↑32

@KoMeaux What he said at 0:51 pretty much nails it. The problem is that it isn't a fault of the two party system, here in Brazil we have multiple parties, but it always boils down to "us vs them", and it didn't take me long to realize that with a mindset like that, we won't really evolve much further as a species.

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@jontveite2508

21w

It's disappointing, but not that surprising. People are not just defined by their political party affiliation. Economic class matters, too. Most people tend to associate with others who are roughly equal to them in terms of income class, because of how economically segregated we are -- especially in modern cities (which tend to have large numbers of Democratic voters). We tend to become more like the people we associate with.

I have to say, as well, that here in the US, we have always tended to put so much emphasis on home-ownership. It's the "American Dream": the primary way that lower- and middle-class populations build family wealth. A home is the most expensive thing most people will ever buy. People are understandably concerned about their home value, because it's often their retirement nest egg. I think that is what drives the "NIMBY" (Not In My Backyard) phenomenon to some extent.

And it must be pointed out that even in a city that tends to support Democrats, it's never JUST Democratic voters. And it's not like everyone who votes for Democrats is a liberal who's concerned about economic justice. But the video is correct that if Democratic voters were focused on these issues and living the values we tend to espouse, this kind of stuff shouldn't be happening.

@chrisnolan7423

40w↑2

People are always happy to tell you how great they are.

@jimimac44

34w↑1

This is not a political party issue! It’s a greed and lack of morals and character issue! No matter which political party one subscribes to on average the wealthier a person is, the less likely one is to vote against their own interests.

@mikearecchia

37w↑1

Would be interesting to know if the state that consistenly achieves the most progressive outcomes for its citizens is a blue state or a red state.

@skwjisin

19w

I was in California....there were so any homeless people and everything is crazily expansive....so this is totally true.

@TheCSC017

2y↑4K

I live in Toronto, a very liberal city in a very liberal country. And the whole “equality… so long as it’s not in my backyard” is spot on for most alleged progressives here.

@larsstougaard7097

2y↑200

Same here in Copenhagen, the city has been run by the left for 30 years and affordable apartments for " normal" people like school teachers, nurses, student and others has only been build in super low numbers while politicians say all the right things to their voter base. Extremely disappointing and hypocritical.

@mrmorhouse

2y↑108

Funny because they live like that, but push their politics on places like Alberta which are absolutely 100 times nicer to live and work in as things are set up to succeed and develop wealth, not just inherit it.

@canadafirstdog9051

2y↑45

you live in a WOKE City Under UN agenda puppets usurping Canadians

@benchmarke101

2y↑129

Except at least in Canada the education system IS funded provincially the way he suggests, so it lessens the inequality between school districts, at least from a funding perspective.

@BrokeredHeart

2y↑20

Same in Ottawa. But our city council is typically 50/50 split between urban progressives and conservative rural districts, which leads to stalemates on things like roads and transportation, public services and utilities, and waste management. It's not fair to try and shoehorn the whole city into paying for municipal services that some will never use, like central bus services or a green bin program, or subsidized housing, but it impairs the areas that really rely on those policies to function.
I've worked in urban development for years, and the best solution I can see is a removal or relaxing of zoning bylaws in key areas. It costs four times more to redevelop a lot in the downtown core than it is to have environmental impact statements and surveys for untouched green space for tract housing developments, and it's exacerbating problems with commutes and social infrastructure that existed before those communities were built. Tourism pushes mental health services and shelters away from prime real estate, and biking infrastructure is incomplete and often dangerous to cycle along. People claim they'll use these services if they're made well, and every time a new suggestion is made, the city blows the budget in consultation fees and costly joint ventures with private partnerships that never lead anywhere. NIMBYism is the bane of sensible urban planning, and it has really damaged any prospects of achieving popular consensus across the city right now.

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@sarahedges

37w↑2

The most shocking thing about this story is that the NYT produced it.

@thebeezkneez7559

38w↑7

As someone on the right I appreciate the honesty in calling out the clear hypocrisy.

@KingBobXVI

35w↑2

I wish the right was capable of this kind of introspection in their own party. Unfortunately, even the mildest criticism gets people ejected from the cult as soon as possible.

@stevenesbitt3528

23w

The right aren’t perfect, but this level of hypocrisy is far more prevalent on the left.

@jrpabloesq1620

39w↑6

@dasfahrer8187

38w↑2

Well, first and foremost, inequality isn't an issue. There are too many factors, often boiling down to poor personal/life choices, that affect how well someone does. Seeing someone do extremely well (assuming they didn't get there by scamming/grifting/stealing/etc...) motivates others to strive for that. We should be celebrating successful people, not trying to bring them down. It's up to each of individually to educate ourselves and make good choices on a daily basis that will move us forward and upward. The gov't has zero role in that.

@koundinyapavan

38w

This is 100% true. I am renting in Menlo Park a street away from Palo Alto. Across the bay area there is 0 new housing. Forget about buying, even affordable rents are super rare. It's simply unlivable, other costly expenses are PGE and others. For a 2 bed apartment i get $240 per month while one of my friends that bought a huge house in Virginia gets less than $150 per month. It's simply ridiculous. And the crime is all time high, i am always scared to leave car parking in street mainly in San Francisco. SF is quickly becoming a ghost town.

@romainlouis6253

2y↑2.5K

I join the chorus of people extremely surprised that NYT run a story like this. Good on you.
Criticise Republicans when they deserve it and criticise Democrats when they deserve it.
Applaud Republicans when they deserve it and applaud Democrats when they deserve it.
Then people will trust media again.

@meephead6636

2y↑135

Actually, while I agree. America needs a new party. Both main parties are corporately owned.

@Misaka-gt5yj

2y↑26

@Meep Head Consider the Forward party or Libertarians.

@benjybrasington9508

@Lynne Hughes not exactly

@joshuaklarr3438

2y↑33

The whole world is not Republican or Democrat. Please stop pretending this is how people are really divided. These are the two choices the rich want us to think we have.

@puretrash8180

2y↑11

@Misaka 10032 libertarianism scares me. Feel like if we got them as a 3rd party they’d immediately become corporate owned specially by ppl like the Koch brothers

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