I don't want to sound racist but I have a question (Milwaukee: house, neighborhood)

[stlsmoore]

Originally Posted by Angorlee

thanks for your response. I have come to Milwaukee and checked out many of the neighborhoods. Just last weekend I checked out Bay View and found that there arn't many apartment buildings in the area--mostly residential homes. But I will take a second look because maybe I missed something. I know that finding the perfect neighborhood isn't going to happen. Afterall this isn't the 1930s when real neighborhoods existed. But I would like to find a place where I fit in so I don't have to think about moving to another apartment somewhere else right after I move in(that has happened in the past and it isn't any fun moving all the time). I get the feeling it will be on the north side not far from the lake but don't know where yet.

What do you consider a "Real Neighborhood"?

[Ron Burgundy]

Originally Posted by stlsmoore

What do you consider a "Real Neighborhood"?

Yeah, is that near "Real America"?

[Drover]

Originally Posted by stlsmoore

What do you consider a "Real Neighborhood"?

Evidently a "real neighborhood" is one in which there are no residents possessing a different racial, ethnic or religious demographic than the OP.

[karfar]

Originally Posted by Drover

Evidently a "real neighborhood" is one in which there are no residents possessing a different racial, ethnic or religious demographic than the OP.

Perfect Palin drone, wouldn't you say?

[ccjarider]

These are interesting postings. It seems the new world order of Obama has reached the Milwaukee forum.

Simple minded, politically correct hacks have now decided that it is not reasonable for someone like to OP who asked an honest question about moving on a forum about MOVING. Clearly the question is interpreted as not being agreeable with their views of the world where everyone lives togther in harmony singing Koom-bye-ya.

We are about to entire the Obama world of reverse naziism. Where simple minded jack booted, brown shirted pc thugs try to shut down debate and free speech when it goes against their liberal views.

[karfar]

Originally Posted by ccjarider

These are interesting postings. It seems the new world order of Obama has reached the Milwaukee forum.

Simple minded, politically correct hacks have now decided that it is not reasonable for someone like to OP who asked an honest question about moving on a forum about MOVING. Clearly the question is interpreted as not being agreeable with their views of the world where everyone lives togther in harmony singing Koom-bye-ya.

We are about to entire the Obama world of reverse naziism. Where simple minded jack booted, brown shirted pc thugs try to shut down debate and free speech when it goes against their liberal views.

Yep, I have a problem w/racism, prejudice & general intolerance. If someone is so desperate to get away from blacks, jews, etc. (god forbid I get COOTIES from them!), then build yourself a little island or gated community. It's 2008 for gods sakes!

[ccjarider]

Yea well Karfar some of us have a problem with arrogant, little, loud mouthed, pc jerks forgetting that others have 1st amendment rights too. A person has the right to inquire about something they may feel strongly about - THAT IS THEIR RIGHT. Don't forget it- someone may try to take you rights away someday.

Man there is nothing worse that condescending, UW Madison professor pc kids (I use the term kids because they are still children mentally) crying that all the world should think like me.

Take your pc crap to a poitical forum and leave the MOVING forum to people who provide useful info. Your ranting is not needed here.


Another thing - What the hell does 2008 have to do with anything??

[quijote]

Originally Posted by ccjarider

These are interesting postings. It seems the new world order of Obama has reached the Milwaukee forum.

Simple minded, politically correct hacks have now decided that it is not reasonable for someone like to OP who asked an honest question about moving on a forum about MOVING. Clearly the question is interpreted as not being agreeable with their views of the world where everyone lives togther in harmony singing Koom-bye-ya.

We are about to entire the Obama world of reverse naziism. Where simple minded jack booted, brown shirted pc thugs try to shut down debate and free speech when it goes against their liberal views.

These kinds of postings and rejoinders have been going on for decades--anyone who thinks that this somehow reflects a "nazism" has forgotten, or has never learned, that pretty much all population spread in the U.S. has been the result of a clash of isolationist and integrationist tendencies. If it weren't for this constant demographic tug-of-war, none of us would be living where we are.

As regards the OP's comment, what gets me is not so much his/her desire to live in a "racial" or "ethnic" or even a "culturally religious" bubble. (Many Jews are non-practicing anyway, so what does it matter?) What gets me are the contradictions in comments such as "I like Whitefish Bay, but I don't feel comfortable around Jews." In other words, I suspect that much of what the OP likes about Whitefish Bay has a lot to do with the residents and business owners and retail customers of WFB, and many of them are Jewish. Does the OP think that non-Jewish whites commute everyday from Walworth County in order to make WFB an appealing place? Uh, no. What the OP likes is a community that is partly supported by Jews. I just don't get how the OP can be uncomfortable living around a group of people responsible for creating and sustaining a community that the OP likes. It's like saying "I like schools, except for the kids," or "Libraries would be great, if it weren't for all of those books."

Getting back to topic, it sounds like Angorlee should look into Cudahy and South Milwaukee--nice downtown-centered communities near the lake, and most of the people are caucasian and have Christian-European roots.

[Drover]

Originally Posted by karfar

Perfect Palin drone, wouldn't you say?

Uh... yeah.

[Drover]

Originally Posted by ccjarider

Yea well Karfar some of us have a problem with arrogant, little, loud mouthed, pc jerks forgetting that others have 1st amendment rights too. A person has the right to inquire about something they may feel strongly about - THAT IS THEIR RIGHT. Don't forget it- someone may try to take you rights away someday.

Whereas others of us have a problem with arrogant, little, loud mouthed jerks forgetting that others have 1st Amendment right to respond to someone's obnoxious exercise of free speech in by exercising our own free speech. THAT IS OUR RIGHT. Don't forget it- someone may try to take your rights away someday.