The real St. Paul exposed

"What is the real St. Paul like these days? Kind of like what the real Minneapolis is like today. As bad as these cities are, the disillusioned minions who live there, keep voting Democrat, hoping things will get better. But they never do. Democrats have ruined both cities by trying to make them into a faux utopia. What they really ended up with is a dystopia." 

My last trip around the block (last employer) was the Ecolab company when it was located in St. Paul. It was a great job, and I enjoyed it. But getting there and back was rough. Many days, it took me almost two hours to get there and two hours home. Four hours out of a day is a lot to ask, just in commute time. But that being put aside, it was a great job.

My job was close to the Aliance Bank building. I would walk over there and have lunch in the cafeteria. It was always busy and lots of hustle and bustle around the noontime. But that was just over 15 years ago. Last night on the news, was an article about the Aliance Bank building getting ready to shut down. What? Why? Seems most of their tenants are leaving. Is there a structural problem with the building? Nope. There is a structural problem with the crime in St. Paul.

Both of the Twin Cities have the same problem right now. Neither city offers a good environment to work in. Some may blame the aftereffects of Covid, and that is fine. But the real problem is crime. The aftermath of the Floyd riots. The neutering of the city police by liberal and clueless Mayors and City Councils. What is left of both Minneapolis and St. Paul? Cities which are becoming more and more "hollowed out". Did I mention that both city governments are almost 100% Democrat?

If you are one of the remaining folks who work in downtown, just finding a place to go for lunch is getting to be more of a challenge. Finding good and safe mass transit getting to and from is also becoming harder. The excitement, the pizzaz of working in a large metropolitan area - those days might be over. Now it is like a war zone. A poverty zone. Not a safe zone. I have not talked to anybody for a long, long time who likes going into St. Paul or Minneapolis. For anything.

What is the real St. Paul like these days? Kind of like what the real Minneapolis is like today. As bad as these cities are, the disillusioned minions who live there, keep voting Democrat, hoping things will get better. But they never do. Democrats have ruined both cities by trying to make them into a faux utopia. What they really ended up with is a dystopia.