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Appreciate the sentiment, but I think it's a false equivalence. I was in Amsterdam for a week in June and I'm in SF today. I love both cities, but the differen

by dcposch 10y ago

Appreciate the sentiment, but I think it's a false equivalence. I was in Amsterdam for a week in June and I'm in SF today. I love both cities, but the difference is palpable. The US is experiencing a wave of xenophobia and outright hate right now. I totally understand not wanting to be part of it. -- Amsterdam is beautiful. It has more bikes than cars, transit that makes the Bay look embarrassing, and in my subjective experience, super nice people. It's also a real city with a lot of interesting projects happening. I'm very tempted

et-al 10y ago
> The US is experiencing a wave of xenophobia and outright hate right now. Were there actually any reported hate crimes, or is this just rumors and confirmation bias? People are definitely on edge today, but I felt it more from the Clinton supporters. (I know of the swastika graffiti in Philly, but that could have been from either side.)
- groundshop 10y ago
  My wife is an instructor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Yesterday all faculty/staff/students got an email about a girl who was assaulted. She was walking down a street close to the university. Two white men (one in a Trump hat) pulled up next to her in a car, hopped out, hit her over the head with something then stole her hijab and wallet. http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2016/11/09/ul-student-robbed-wallet-hijab-near-campus/93572808/ http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2016/11/09/ul-...
  - et-al 10y ago
    Apparently the link now shows the story to be fabricated by the victim. :\