During my internet perusing, I came across a post from comedian Kurt Metzger who had one of his shows canceled, alongside a few other comedians, at a comedy venue called "Capitol Hill" in Seattle. Why?
Because these comedians didn't have the same "progressive" values as the surrounding community. Metzger notes that this comedy club is in the same district where the failed "CHAZ" encampment was created. You may recall that CHAZ was an attempt at creating an independent country with America brd on the communist system that ended up being a place of murder, destruction, and flat-out idiocy.
These were communists, after all, but I digress.
Metzger posted the email he received about the cancelation of his show in full. Give it a read, and as you read it, try to notice the tone of it.
I’m sorry, but this is too funny not to immediately put on blast! Also, am I mistaken that this club is in Seattle’s historic “CHAZ” district?
— Kurt Metzger (@kurtmetzger) February 23, 2024
(Kurt looks up toward heaven.)
THANK U GEORGE FLOYD! For the fun Im about to have with this on Twitter after I take a quick shit! BRB! pic.twitter.com/K4gGSGoPkW
The letter isn't rude or condescending, or at least it doesn't come off that way. After reading it a few times, it comes off more as being written out of fear.
Notice the language being used in it. Emphasis mine.
"...we've received significant feedback expressing concerns about the alignment of these upcoming shows with the neighborhood's ethos."
"Given the feedback and to avoid any potential negative impact on both our club and the artists involved, as well as to maintain harmony within our community..."
"...we want to ensure it does not reflect on your talent and the quality of your work but is instead a reflection of our commitment to our community's values."
This reads like a letter that the writer, Jes Anderson, didn't want to write. It's incredibly complimentary to the comedians and it's clear that they do not want to close the door on them forever, but there's repeated language that reads like appeasement and assurances that they're on the same side of the community in question.
This is a letter that they knew would be read by multiple groups, not just the comedians and the ticket holders. Looking at it closely, this letter looks more like someone trying to avert the very literal destruction of their club and harm of their employees, patrons, and talent than it does anything else.
If this was a city where the politicians and local law enforcement didn't tolerate crime and violence, guarantee this letter wouldn't have been written. Sadly, this is Seattle, where a hostile takeover of a city block is nicknamed the "Summer of Love" by the city's mayor.
What this has created is nothing short of state-approved domestic terrorism. This is what this comedy club is trying to avoid. Since it knows these lunatics will continue to haunt and hound the venue to no end, vandalizing and destroying what it can, it's left to capitulation and knee-bending.
And this is a problem happening in many blue cities.
In today's America, domestic terrorism is alive and well. Many citizens live in fear of it and even many corporations have decided to pack up and leave blue cities where crime has gotten so out of control that it's effectively ruled by criminals.
This problem is only going to get worse as criminal elements continue to flow freely into the country. I don't think I need to emphasize the importance of voting accordingly for leaders that will come stock with a zero-tolerance policy in the coming years.
Cities like Seattle and Portland are just examples of what could happen to any city if it doesn't begin practicing a heavy crackdown on crime now, but as for cities like these, I'm not sure what can save them except for a complete and total cultural overhaul that focuses on the residents and communities truly becoming intolerant to the criminal element among them.
But hopefully, that will happen soon. These kinds of people don't stay contained in the cities they start in. They travel and they become everyone else's problem as they do.
They might be safe in Smurf-blue cities like Seattle, but the moment they step foot into a territory where that level of thuggery isn't tolerated, politicians and law enforcement need to come down hard. At the very least, they need to be taught they can't do it outside their "safe" cities.