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WSJ.com - The End of White Flight
online.wsj.com — For much of the 20th century, the proportion of whites shrank in most U.S. cities. In recent years the decline has slowed considerably -- and in some significant cases has reversed. As neighborhoods grow more multicultural, conflicts over home prices and education are opening a new chapter in race relations.
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- mrg14x, on 07/19/2008, -1/+1I am sure these guys make white folks feel real comfortable.
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http://www.ydito.com/showchannelimages/?PicNumber= ... - Taquoshi, on 07/20/2008, -0/+1We actually live in an urban setting in part of the city where it was thought that the black population "ruled". Well, last November, someone we know ran for our City Council. He was told point blank by one of the leaders of the DTC that he wouldn't win because he was the "wrong color". Well, that made my friend mad and he went and found a demographic study which revealed that the balance of the population had shifted from African American to Hispanic. He geared his campaign towards the Hispanic and now represents our district.
Recently, something happened in our city and a black leader got up and pointed out that our section of the city had once been an independent town, and could become so again. He then said that he would start the process. A lot of people were upset with that because this man in no way spoke for a major portion of the population. He then threatened the Mayor with a lawsuit, which is being prepared even as I type. One of his points is that our section of the city often doesn't get the services it needs. Well, hello....suing the City over something we all already know is going to waste more needed funds that could go elsewhere, like storm water drainage projects.
So I have to heartily endorse the article, because I see it happening right before my eyes.- USNavyBlue, on 07/21/2008, -0/+1In other words (I mean no offense to you when I say this. BTW - I have always enjoyed reading your posts) what you are telling me is "integration, multiculturalism, diversity" is a failed policy.
In my opinion after studying history and the affects of it the Marxists and Communists have tried this and it always fails miserably, however what I see today, the Marxist just have cloaked it in "new words" that is all. "Integration, multiculturalism, and diversity" and is bad for all races involved.
Whether people like this or not, take a good long look at where you decide to live, where you attend Church, shop at, and send your kids to school at if you can afford to do so, they are the MOST segregated places in America with all races involved.- Taquoshi, on 07/26/2008, -0/+1Interesting way of looking at it. I think that the premise that the DTC told our friend was deeply flawed because it presumed that a "white" person could not possibly represent a mixed neighborhood. The assumption was that the representative needed to be "black". However, using that logic, a "black" person couldn't fairly represent the district either, since the actual bulk of the population according to the voter registration and the census is Hispanic.
Diversity is an ever moving target, at least where we live. Currently, all of us in our building happen to be white, but we have had tenants who were not white.
The day that one tenant moved out, someone who shall remain nameless, produced a bottle of sparkling cider. We were not sad to see her go, she put all the food from her freezer into a black plastic bag, left it on the living room floor and tossed the keys inside the apartment before closing and locking the door for the last time. Ah, yes, ...oh and by the way, did I mention she left in July?? We remember her with great fondness, trust me. Actually, her departure made such an impression on us that when it was discovered that she had over $3,000 in unpaid parking tickets in a nearby city, her "current" address was anonymosly sent to the police station with a copy of the newspaper article. She won the "tenant from hell" award hands down, unanimously. Even the sheriff and the Health Department agreed.
We live in a mixed neighborhood and like any town, there are good neighbors and "others". Race doesn't seem to play into which category a neighbor falls into, but actions say an awful lot. Usually, we can tell alot by how people talk, whether they are aggressive or friendly, accusatory or accepting. One neighbor called the police and accused our son of pulling up her garden. Only problem was that our son was with us on vacation, out of state at the time. That was memorable, too.
Where we shop, let's see....Walmart, Deal$ and Shoprite for the most part. I haven't paid all that much attention, but I can say that there are a fair number of employees there are that from all four major categories. I suspect that is true of the customers, but I haven't really been paying attention. Next trip out, I'll take a look/see.
School? Uh, definitely segregated...we homeschooled. However, our homeschooling group has a broad spectrum.
Church? Since the Korean congregation managed to buy their own building about a year ago, we're primarily white, but there are people of all races there.
Diversity and multiculturalism,...well, I think when they don't become the focus of a group, they are good, but when every little difference becomes a major issue, then there are big problems. Three years ago, when the "new" Mayor was sworn in, there was a major problem with the BOE budget. At one of the public hearings on the budget, someone got up and accused the mayor of not following through on a campaign promise to be fiscially responsible. This happened BEFORE the Council & the Board of Estimate and Taxation had started cuts. Once they are done, then our Mayor gets to review it. But the Mayor got up and pointed out that he was the Mayor of the ENTIRE city and that when he had review the budget he'd be reviewing it with the ENTIRE city's best interest in mind. People on the RTC and the DTC flipped out. It was truly interesting to watch, almost worthy of America's Funniest Videos.
Anyway, multiculturalism as a policy can't be enforced unless someone dictates exactly who lives where and how culturally immersed they are. Oh, and by the way, those two people who were such joys as neighbors and tenants, they were both white.
- Taquoshi, on 07/26/2008, -0/+1Interesting way of looking at it. I think that the premise that the DTC told our friend was deeply flawed because it presumed that a "white" person could not possibly represent a mixed neighborhood. The assumption was that the representative needed to be "black". However, using that logic, a "black" person couldn't fairly represent the district either, since the actual bulk of the population according to the voter registration and the census is Hispanic.
- USNavyBlue, on 07/21/2008, -0/+1In other words (I mean no offense to you when I say this. BTW - I have always enjoyed reading your posts) what you are telling me is "integration, multiculturalism, diversity" is a failed policy.
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