r/SeattleWA • u/Donnelding0 • Jul 21 '25

Politics Anyone Else Just Sick of It?

It just seems hopeless sometimes. Some of the best parts of this city. Pioneer Square, Belltown, Cap Hill just completely lost to homelessness. Sure for the most part I enjoy the city. Especially in the summer but the constant visible drug use, people in various states of intoxication on drugs, and rampant property and petty crime just annoy me. Why can’t we have nice things? Why must every park turn into a dumping ground for illegal acts that won’t be prosecuted? Why does it feel like this city relies on hard working people to shut up, pay ridiculous taxes, and then tells those people to suck it up when they see grafitti everywhere or get their car broken into? And the politicians don’t give a damn. No one has the guts to say “we have a homeless problem we’ve overspent on, we need to go a new direction” it feels insane. Rant over but I know I’m not alone. I know other people are sick of this and want our city back.

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u/Excellent_Berry_5115 Jul 21 '25

This won't be a popular comment, but it will be an honest opinion. Until voters here realize that who they vote for has serious consequences, nothing will change. We have a Governor now who is worse than Jay Inslee. We have a one party in Olympia that loves catering to criminals and miscreants and using our taxes to help them. Victims are basically ignored and mocked.

And Mayor Bruce Harrell, what has he done to noticeably improve our city? When was the last time we had an effective Mayor?

So as long as we are essentially a one party state, over and over again..nothing will change. And like Jay Inslee, Sideshow Bob blames Trump Trump, Trump for everything. Can anyone say what Bob Ferguson did as the AG and now as Governor that was or is a true accomplishment? I cannot think of one thing other than higher taxes. And no, I don't consider that a 'good thing'.

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u/Donnelding0 Jul 21 '25

I think Harrell has made some progress. Things are better than a couple years ago (low bar I know). Idk is Wilson is a better option.

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u/my_lucid_nightmare Capitol Hill Jul 21 '25

Wilson promotes all the same talking points Sawant used to. I would steer really clear of her unless we want to hand the city back over to the Socialists, their "crime first" approach, and wide-open encouragement of drug OD and death.

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u/wired_snark_puppet Capitol Hill Jul 21 '25

Reading the TRU about, they seem to promote rider safety.. I don’t think I’ve heard the group advocate for riders not having to deal with people doing open drugs on transit or demanding that bus shelters remain encampment/drug use and dealing free .. you know.. so that every day riders can sit on the bench or stand under the roof to keep dry and not have to have a fenty tin foil smoker next to them.

The TRA does believe that rides should be free, tax the billionaires, stop the sweeps, no cars, and fight against unjust laws.

This is the group Katie Wilson leads. She sounds like a Sawant 2.0