My reply was a reminder that there are other realities your side regularly denies in addition to crime, genuine issues regular ol' people can plainly see, eg crime, open border, stresses on family finances.

Speaking of De Nile not just being a river in Egypt, perhaps he can riddle us this:

Do healthy cities need to call the National Guard to provide security on public transit?

I'll answer for him: No, they don't.

Here's a linky for him since it's likely he missed this:

msn.com - National guard now patrolling NYC subway here s what it looks like photos

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed hundreds of National Guard troops to assist with bag checks across the New York City subway system in the wake of a series of headline-grabbing crimes and elevated subway crime rates—a decision that has divided New Yorkers and public safety advocates.

They even have a name for the operation - "Task Force Empire Shield". Astute viewers will see the brand-new Sig P320's the Guardsmen are carrying in their holsters. Scrolling down further you'll Transit Cops and Guardsmen carrying their M4's.

We didn't used to have to have rifles in public transit hubs in the US. That was something you'd see in Central America. But this is the state of things thanks to Joe Biden and the rest of the Defund the Police/Empower the Criminal democrats.