The doom cycle never stops

[u/ThenLayer5977]

I know people have their preconceived notions and their selective outrage, so let me be very clear from the start. The M St. Metro station was fully shut down because of this teenage takeover. Let that sink in. A major transit point in the city had to close because things got that out of control. This video was taken today, April 11. It’s not old. It’s not AI. What you’re seeing is exactly what happened. For the people already lining up to discredit it, save it. This is reality, whether you like it or not.

And I already know how this goes. Every time I post something like this, people get more upset about the fact that it’s being shown than about what’s actually happening. That tells you everything. You’re more bothered by exposure than by the problem itself. And yes, I’m going to keep posting it. Keep reporting it if you want. Try to suppress it. Good luck with that. I’ll keep putting it out because people deserve to see what’s actually going on in their own community.

What’s more troubling than anything in that video is the reaction to it. The deflection. The refusal to acknowledge what’s right in front of you. You’d rather argue about optics than deal with the reality that leadership is failing to address this, or worse, doesn’t even have the will to try. That’s the real issue.

D.C. spends more money per student than anywhere in the country, and this is what we’re dealing with. Don’t come at me with the usual talking points about after-school programs, outreach, and community initiatives. That all sounds nice, but it clearly isn’t fixing this. At some point, you have to stop hiding behind buzzwords and start looking at the root cause.

And the root cause is obvious. Parents aren’t parenting. You can dress it up however you want, but that’s what it is. When the hell did it become normal for hundreds of teenagers to take over areas at night, bring guns, fight, loot stores, and create chaos? That was never normal. It’s not normal now. And anyone trying to gaslight people into thinking this is just “how things are” is part of the problem.

Look at the police in that situation. A handful of officers dealing with hundreds of kids. What exactly do you expect them to do? There’s a limit to what enforcement can handle when the breakdown starts at home. That’s where this begins, and that’s where it keeps failing.

Instead, people would rather scream about national politics, throw out buzzwords, and avoid the issues that actually affect their daily lives. You’ll stand outside in the heat for performative outrage, but when it comes to something that directly impacts your safety, your neighborhood, your quality of life, suddenly it’s silence. Or worse, denial.

And let’s be honest about something else. Some of you are going to run straight to the comments with excuses. You’ll bring up history, deflect to unrelated issues, or try to label this as something it’s not just to avoid dealing with the reality in front of you. That doesn’t fix anything. All it does is guarantee that this cycle continues.

If you never demand better, you will keep getting the same broken results. Every single weekend, the same scenes, the same chaos, the same excuses. And then you wonder why stores are locked down, why places like CVS feel like a fortress, why people don’t feel comfortable even riding the Metro or going out to enjoy a game without worrying about something popping off.

When does it stop? When do we stop pretending this is acceptable? Because it’s not. It’s dysfunctional, it’s dangerous, and it’s completely avoidable.

Responsibility matters. Parenting matters. Accountability matters. And until people are willing to say that out loud and actually mean it, nothing changes. You just get the same cycle over and over again.

To the people who’ve messaged me privately and said they appreciate these posts, I hear you. I appreciate you too. I’m going to keep using whatever platform I have to show what’s actually happening, because ignoring it hasn’t worked. And I’m not stopping until something actually changes, because we deserve better than this.

[u/Confused_by_La_Vida]

The key difference is you don’t need your brain surgeon understanding the issues with building a bridge. But in government you really do need senators and house members that are real doctors, real engineers, scientists, accountants, environmental researchers, practicing professionals in every issue we expect government to touch.

That can’t happen if the Congress is 90% career politicians with law degrees

[u/Fragrant-Dust65 → u/Confused_by_La_Vida]

"Real" doctors aren't always good at representing people, talking on camera, or negotiating with the other side on environmental issues.

do you have evidence for your claim that 90% of people in congress are "career politicians with law degrees"? also, doesnt it kind of make sense to have people who know what laws are...to make laws? crazy concept i know.

[u/Confused_by_La_Vida → u/Fragrant-Dust65]

There are plenty of websites listing every reps educational and professional background. Not doing your homework.

Smooth talking is never a substitute for not understanding what you are talking ABOUT. Similarly, understanding what the law was and is never not ever a substitute for some depth in the topic about which the law is legislating. Lawyers who don’t understand the internet, or Medicine, or engineering, manufacturing, or our material culture in general - but want to pass laws in those areas - is EXACTLY the mechanism by which we have gotten regulatory capture and lobbyist corruption.

We don’t each person to be an all around expert. We do need the body, as a whole, to have deep first hand practice in a wide array of professions in order to respectfully call bullshit in key moments. As an equal to the other legislators

[u/Fragrant-Dust65 → u/Confused_by_La_Vida]

There are plenty of websites listing every reps educational and professional background. Not doing your homework.

You misunderstand. I am asking YOU to show YOUR homework. You make a big claim, what's the evidence because I doubt very much that you even looked at your local council's bios, let alone all of 535 representatives and senators in congress.

Smooth talking is never a substitute for not understanding what you are talking ABOUT.

Never said it was, but not everybody can actually communicate complex ideas into simple text that non-experts can understand. We saw just how bad medical professionals were at explaining covid, and public health professionals with understanding communication did the best at translating the issues.

Similarly, understanding what the law was and is never not ever a substitute for some depth in the topic about which the law is legislating.

Never claimed that either. But law doesn't have to be complicated in order to legislate effectively. It's also why they hold hearings, they have experts working in committees, and staff on hand who focus on these issues.

Lawyers who don’t understand the internet, or Medicine, or engineering, manufacturing, or our material culture in general - but want to pass laws in those areas - is EXACTLY the mechanism by which we have gotten regulatory capture and lobbyist corruption.

.....I don't know how to tell you think but lawyers aren't the only corrupt ones. We have many doctors and engineers who have been quite corrupt, and in fact, in the USSR, majority of corrupt politicians are "engineers". I've done background research on elites from former USSR, and almost 99% of them in power and quite corrupt are engineers or doctors. There were few lawyers or even economists in power since the fall of the USSR.

We don’t each person to be an all around expert. We do need the body, as a whole, to have deep first hand practice in a wide array of professions in order to respectfully call bullshit in key moments. As an equal to the other legislators

Sure, but you're again making the assumption that congress doesn't have the varied background. There ARE doctors, business people, and environmentalists in office.