Why do so many Canadians, even in large cities, NOT lock their doors?Why do u feel safer walking down a Canadian street?I have 2 theories...
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Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 03, 20131)Americans are easily manipulated by our gov't & corps w/ fear. Here's my cartoon on the history of American Fear: mmflint.me/ZScoAK—
Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 03, 2013
2) We lock our doors because we know we've made ourselves less safe by allowing a system which guarantees millions will live in poverty…—
Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 03, 2013
Imagine if the person living next door to you makes $50,000/yr, what are the chances he's going to break into your house & steal your TV?…—
Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 03, 2013
If a massive nationwide effort 2 create middle class jobs was Priority#1, I'm guessing you'd feel less of a need 2 always lock your doors…—
Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 03, 2013
Canada, w/ all of its problems under a conservative PM, believes in a strong safety net 2 help their own ppl when they're sick or jobless…—
Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 03, 2013
But when u have 50 MILLION ppl desperately living in poverty,you'd damn well better lock your doors. Anybody else tired of living like this?—
Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 03, 2013
We are a scared ppl. Plus,18% of Americans live in poverty. In Canada, it's a little over 1%. That's why Canadians don't lock their doors.—
Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 03, 2013
Well, it’s an interesting theory. But back in the real world, Canadians and others are calling B.S.
First, the poverty rate in Canada is nowhere near 1 percent.
@mmflint the numbers in Canada are actually closer to 10% and rising. Many factors account for this too. ufcw.ca/index.php?opti…—
Tricia BAKKEN (@phuckenhippie) March 03, 2013
@MMFlint I live in Canada – its far more than 1%. Canada is also lowest of G20 in supporting children in need.—
ThiKu (@ThiKuBC) March 03, 2013
@MMFlint ~ That entire 1% must live in my neighborhood.—
Myah Sundvall (@MyahSundvall) March 03, 2013
Second, many Canadians do in fact lock their doors.
@MMFlint You are delusional. All Canadians in urban centre's lock their doors. I don't know one who doesn't. We also have expensive alarm—
Matt in Wpg (@kingskam) March 03, 2013
@MMFlint I have no clue what cities these people live in Canada. Everyone I know locks there doors. You will get robbed.—
Byron Hundt (@ByronHundt) March 03, 2013
@MMFlint everyone I know in Canada locks their doors. Parents live in very safe area, were robbed so now have bars on basement windows—
Jennifer Gunter (@DrJenGunter) March 03, 2013
@MMFlint That's BS, 99% of Canadians in cities lock the doors… I don't know one person any major CDN city who does not lock the doors—
Dropthegloves2 (@dropthegloves2) March 03, 2013
@MMFlint I lock my doors – live in a sall town in Canada, pop 200. Never safe anywhere.—
Shannon Godfrey (@shanngodfrey) March 03, 2013
@MMFlint I'm Canadian and I lock my door at all times, and I live in a decent neighbourhood, and with the majority of neighbours jobless—
Wesley Wilbur (@Wesley1911) March 03, 2013
@MMFlint I'm Canadian+usually agree w/u, but don't believe that stat. +most Canadians do lock their doors. We just dont worry abt being shot—
Ryan Job (@idunevenknow) March 03, 2013
@MMFlint Canadian here. That's so not true. Got 3 locks on my door and I make sure all 3 are secure at all times.—
Aleena Zafar (@AleenaZafar1) March 03, 2013
@MMFlint we still lock our doors.—
Shannon Godfrey (@shanngodfrey) March 03, 2013
@MMFlint I do lock my doors however. Home and car. Husband doesn't lock his car, it gets ransacked on the regular.—
Jane Cleaver (@jane_cleaver) March 03, 2013
@MMFlint people lock doors here. This isn't Disneyland. Maybe not so much in rural areas but then you get drunks in your house-true story.—
Jennifer Mulligan (@mizmulligan) March 03, 2013
@MMFlint Those of use who live in/near big cities do indeed lock our doors. You make it sound like we all hold hands and sing Kumbya.
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Cory Z (@CJZerkee) March 03, 2013
@MMFlint Canadians lock their doors…—
alicia (@aliciaamariaa) March 03, 2013
Crime is a serious problem in Vancouver:
@MMFlint Why are you perpetuating this silly myth about Canada? It weakens both your message and your credibility. cbc.ca/news/canada/br…—
Greg (@GregVancouver) March 03, 2013
From the linked article:
A new report has given Vancouver a dubious honour: the highest break-in rate of all major Canadian and American cities, nearly four times that of New York City.
Last year, Vancouver recorded more than 1,100 break-ins per 100,000 residents while New York City had just over 300.
The numbers are contained in the annual report by the B.C. Progress Board, which showed Vancouver had the second-highest combined violent and property crime rate among all major cities in Canada and the United States.
As for the notion that poverty causes crime (an argument frequently put forth by the Left), it is not supported by empirical data.
@MMFlint In Holland everybody wanting to be so can be on welfare, still there's lots of crime, so don't go down that lane, it won't work—
Peter Bosland (@McBosland) March 03, 2013
In short, Moore has no idea what he is talking about.
@MMFlint stop talking about my country, you know sweet fuck all about it—
Coalition Government (@noneofitwastrue) March 03, 2013
The socialist drivel that spews from Michael Moore's Twitter feed is too dumb for words.—
Brady Cremeens (@brady_cremeens) March 03, 2013
Update:
Moore now admits he was wrong about pretty much everything.
He corrects his incorrect tweet about the poverty rate:
Typo: left a "1" off while typing the Canadian poverty rate. It's 11% not 1%. U.S. is 18%. Canada's poverty rate is 40% lower than U S.'s.—
Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 03, 2013
He acknowledges that crime is a problem in Canada:
But make no mistake about it:Canada is now much worse off under PM Harper.He likes the way we do things in US. Thus, CDN crime up,poverty up—
Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 03, 2013
And he notes that Canadians do lock their doors:
And a lot more Canadians r now locking their doors. If u start 2 take away the social safety net, that's what happens. It's a slippery slope—
Michael Moore (@MMFlint) March 03, 2013
It’s all Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s fault, of course, which doesn’t really explain why so many Canadians keep electing Conservatives.