I do not understand how people can live in big cities in the US

This is San Francisco. We have lost pic.twitter.com/yc3mYmm2ep

— E (@ElijahSchaffer) January 23, 2023

No joke. It is so easy to find all kinds of vids showing big cities in the US looking as bad or WORSE than 3rd world countries. The only question is whether or not we can get things back .... dare I say it ... to the good ole days? At least to a point where you don't feel like you need a Kevlar/stab proof vest, a Glock 45 with extra 33 round magazines, a first aid kit and a team of goons with you to watch your six!

What amazes me is how can things have been allowed to get this bad.

Surely people living in those cities see how batshit stupid things have gotten.

Surely they want to see this nonsense end.

The terrible thing is I don't see any action to make things better, just an acceptance of things as they are.  My fear is that this will spread from the cities to suburbs and then rural areas unless its contained (the bigger fear is that if it spreads then the pushback will be dramatic in ways that politicians and my fellow citizens won't like).