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Yes she did. Either way, the more I read about their government the less appealing it seems. I'm all for women's rights but they seem to go overboard, which can be just as dangerous in my opinion.
I'm not a Michele Bachmann fan in any sense whatsoever and I'm glad she's out of Congress, but no she did not say that. You can't accept a meme circulating on Facebook as truth.
Excellent points on both sides but I'm fairly sure the OP had already made up his mind before posting. Still, there may be others out there for whom this information is useful.
What is ironic about both areas is that the city/town/CDP with the highest percentage of Black people in both metros are suburbs. In, Minneapolis, it is Brooklyn Center, which is about 26% Black. In the Seattle area, it is Bryn Mawr-Skyway, which is just over 31% Black. Both are the Blackest cities in their respective states and are adjacent to the parts of the major city with the highest concentration of Black residents as well.
Are the Somalis generally poor, are they educated, are they noticeably upwardly mobile, are they over-represented in the criminal justice system? I do not know, but how that plays out would certainly make a difference in how an African-American moving there might be received.
Most Somalis in the Twin Cities are actually doing quite well for themselves. Many have opened businesses catering to Somalis (Halal delis, restaurants, community centers, etc.), and most of our cabbies and transportation workers are Somali.
That being said, because they're Muslims, they tend to segregate themselves to Islamic social circles exclusively, and Somali husbands often don't allow their wives to work or even engage the general public. Somalis inside the city of Minneapolis mostly live in self-segregated communities, although they're a bit more integrated in the suburbs. There is definitely a distinction between the black community and Somalis, two groups of which do not interact with each other.
Excellent points on both sides but I'm fairly sure the OP had already made up his mind before posting. Still, there may be others out there for whom this information is useful.
No, the OP hadn't.
I'm still not 100% sure on Seattle... Or Minneapolis for that matter. I may settle in a different city all together. Minneapolis DOES seem to have a better selection of massage therapists, which is continuing to pull my attention back to the twin cities again and again...
Good points. The more I read up on Minneapolis (especially their mayor) the more I start to lean towards Seattle. I don't want my tax dollars supporting them. Did anyone here read about what Minneapolis's mayor said regarding China's Great Wall and why they don't have a "problem" with Mexican immigrants? Yeah, Seattle it is.....
Good points. The more I read up on Minneapolis (especially their mayor) the more I start to lean towards Seattle. I don't want my tax dollars supporting them. Did anyone here read about what Minneapolis's mayor said regarding China's Great Wall and why they don't have a "problem" with Mexican immigrants? Yeah, Seattle it is.....
Bachmann also doesn't have anything to do with Minneapolis. She isn't even in the House anymore and when she was she represented St. Cloud and the far northern suburbs (the only reliably conservative part of the state), not Minneapolis. The mayor of Minneapolis is Betsy Hodges and the House member who actually represents Minneapolis is Keith Ellison, who is a black man from Detroit and was the first Muslim to be elected to Congress.
Which city generally has better Chinese, Thai, Indian, Japanese, and Mexican food?
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