Pundits: NYC crime wave could doom progressives

[Kamaji]

Pundits: NYC crime wave could doom progressives

By Rich Calder
January 23, 2022

The horrific ambush shooting of two cops amid the Big Apple’s crime surge shows the mess Mayor Adams inherited from progressive predecessor Bill de Blasio — and could spell doom for the ex-mayor’s comrades in office in future elections, pols and pundits told The Post Saturday.

“The pendulum has certainly swung, and the electorate wants a more law-and-order philosophy,” longtime Democratic political consultant George Arzt said Saturday.

“ ‘Defunding the Police’ is way in the past now, and people want something done to make the subways safer, streets safer and prevent violence,” he added.

Councilman Robert Holden, a moderate Democrat from Queens, said the crime wave “demonstrates the failed policies” of de Blasio and the “far left” over the past eight years.
“This is a wake-up call for voters because we have to elect people who will hold criminals accountable,” he said.

“Look at last year’s elections, you saw more moderate Democrats and Republicans get elected to [city] offices, and it will only continue,” he added.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2022/01/23/nyc-crime-wave-could-doom-progressives-pundits/

[Kamaji]

Not yet.  NYC hasn't reached David Dinkins levels of crime, violence, and graffiti; until it does, progressives will continue to impose their hate on NYC.

[Fishrrman]

Unless Adams takes "Giuliani-like" action (which he probably will not), he's "Dinkins the Second".

Being black will make it harder to act, not easier. To do so would be "acting against his people". That's why I can comfortably predict that no black, in any American city, anywhere, will ever do much of anything to reduce crime or urban deterioration. It isn't in them.

[Kamaji]

Unless Adams takes "Giuliani-like" action (which he probably will not), he's "Dinkins the Second".

Being black will make it harder to act, not easier. To do so would be "acting against his people". That's why I can comfortably predict that no black, in any American city, anywhere, will ever do much of anything to reduce crime or urban deterioration. It isn't in them.

No, it won't.

Being liberal and beholden to the lib/prog power structure is what makes it harder to act.