NY Times Travel Writers’ Pick: “Edgy” London’s Deptford – Bums, Winos and High Crime Travel “Hotspot”
South East London. Edgy
The New York Times, Clueless
Sometimes a story comes along that encapsulates a complex concept so thoroughly that the truth becomes self evident. Libertarians and Conservatives generally believe that the New York Times is managed and operated by elitists that have a rather delusional view of the world. Theoreticians of societal behavior with few facts grounded in reality. Spoiled, clueless, middle class writers fleeing their upbringing, scribbling for trust babies who believe their Cs and Bs at Harvard make them superior beings. Such is the following from The Mirror:
“Forget Stonehenge and York Minster – South East London is Britain’s latest must-see tourist hotspot.
The New York Times dubbed the deprived districts of Deptford and New Cross as “London’s Wild West” and urged Americans to visit the area’s gritty attractions.
Readers of the respected newspaper are told that Deptford has “that most heady of urban ingredients: an edge”.
That edge includes being the tenth most violent place in the country, according to the latest Home Office crime figures.
There were 8,376 violent offences committed against people in Deptford’s borough Lewisham.
The figure includes four murders, 1,674 robberies, 135 gun crimes and 101 rapes.
But the article praises the area’s indie club scene where “rude boys and art students with asymmetric haircuts party side by side to raucous live acts”.
And Deptford Broadway’s Bunker Club also gets a special mention as a place where “drinks, in cans and plastic cups are served to sweaty, indie night owls by a couple well into their 50s”
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“All I can say is I hope they like hoodies, muggers and junkies – there are enough of them here.” Even Deptford councillor Heidi Alexander admitted: “It does seem a bit bizarre.”
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