California and gun death rate:

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[BaronChocula]

1. The national crime rate peaked in 2020

That was under Pedo the Great's watch. His affiliated TV misinformation networks only began hyperventilating over (Blue City) crime after he lost the 2020 election and when crime was on a downward trend. But the usual suspects bought into the fictionalized drama.

[JI7]

2. It's because of social media

These people watch things online and share it with each other.

They are too stupid to understand that things happened back then also but we just didn't see most of it.

Comments sections show how stupid people are.

[BaronChocula]

3. Social media definitely accelerated the BS

But the white supremacy PR networks have been effective with misinformation way prior to the social media boom. Just to jump around a little, the vile Willie Horton ad from the Bush 1988 campaign preceded social media.

The successful scaring of white people with tales of crime run amok and other fictional horrors has long preceded social media.

And you pinpoint the fact that it works because people are stupid AF.