[OhioUberAlles]

Originally Posted by Stacy From Cali

Erm, its my impression that he is using these places as examples of racism against whites. In imperialistic situations like these what is going on is actually much much more complicated than that...and in a place like the 19thC Belgian Congo if you look at actions taken against whites, you are looking at maybe 1% of the brutality that occurred there. So its not a very good example of what he is trying to convey IMO.

Also, FYI, I wasn't talking about things done against Whites in 19th Century Belgian Congo, rather I was referring to incidents in the 1950s and then in the 1960s, finally the 1970s. Mainly the era of the Congo Crisis.

[Stacy From Cali]

Originally Posted by OhioUberAlles

Also, FYI, I wasn't talking about things done against Whites in 19th Century Belgian Congo, rather I was referring to incidents in the 1950s and then in the 1960s, finally the 1970s. Mainly the era of the Congo Crisis.

Thanks, that makes much more sense!

[FunkyMonk]

Originally Posted by 2Adam29

but Omaha is 78% White. 13% African American...
the US is 80% White. just under 13% African American...

You keep on forgetting that Omaha is a city. For a CITY, it is not diverse. The 80% white statistic that you keep mentioning is skewed from all the small towns and rural areas across America.

Try comparing Omaha to other cities, instead of the whole entire U.S. Also I think those stats are flawed myself. According to those stats, the US is less than 5% Latino? Obviously it is more than that. That must be plain wrong.

Those numbers don't account for the millions of undocumented illegals. I would guess the true amount of whites in the US is more like 70% or maybe less with all the undocumented illegals.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by FunkyMonk

It looks like Omaha is in the red zone there.

I have family in Omaha who have lived there for decades. Which is the reason why I go there occasionally. And even they call it the bible belt.

Some people don't want diversity and don;t care about it. There is really nothing wrong with that. I don't think that everyone should want diversity. I really like diversity myself because it makes things a lot more interesting. I like to meet people with really different perspectives.

Diversity is one thing, Bible belt is another. This is like the term "redneck" it is used very freely without accuracy in many cases. I lot of churches does not mean Bible Belt.

as for stats, anyone can do anything with stats..Most places are more diverse than you may think..

Nita

[fruitlassie]

Originally Posted by OhioUberAlles

What are you missing?

I assume you're probably missing gang-warfare, meth-heads, dope pushers, street walking prostitutes, seedy gambling dens, and a whole assortment of other crap (depending on what city you'd pick over Omaha).

Where you are is probably fine, people who hate boring life often wind up getting more excitement than they bargained for. If you think life is dull, then go spend a year overseas as a private contractor (depending on what your qualifications are and if you can get a job as one). You'll have lots of neat experiences and all the excitement you can handle. There's no need to pack up and permanently relocate to some new city.

LOL!!!!!

You think that the entire world beyond Omaha's city limits is a third world, sin- and crime-infested danger zone?

You don't think Omaha has its fair share of drugs, prostitution or gangs? No "seedy gambling dens" across the river?

Simple-minded naivete at its finest. Thanks for reminding me why I left the midwest

[OhioUberAlles]

Originally Posted by fruitlassie

LOL!!!!!

You think that the entire world beyond Omaha's city limits is a third world, sin- and crime-infested danger zone?

You don't think Omaha has its fair share of drugs, prostitution or gangs? No "seedy gambling dens" across the river?

Simple-minded naivete at its finest. Thanks for reminding me why I left the midwest

I'm simply saying if he leaves Omaha for some other big city, he'll just be leaving one mess for another... He's not going to find a utopia city... The grass is typically greener on the other side, until you get there. He's probably best off staying put.

[mattpoulsen]

Funkymonkey,

Do you know where Omaha is?? Its in Nebraska. It absolutely is NOT in the red zone provided in the above map. And I currently live in Omaha and have NEVER called it the bible belt and have don't know anyone who thinks it as such.

I would also add that my post concerning Omaha's diversity is simply to point out the Omaha doesn't lack diversity. I'm not saying Omaha is as diverse as Miami or L.A., but it doesn't lack diversity either. My point is its pretty much par for the course for a city its size and the nation as a whole.

[OhioUberAlles]

Originally Posted by mattpoulsen

Funkymonkey,

Do you know where Omaha is?? Its in Nebraska. It absolutely is NOT in the red zone provided in the above map.

I would also add that my post concerning Omaha's diversity is simply to point out the Omaha doesn't lack diversity. I'm not saying Omaha is as diverse as Miami or L.A., but it doesn't lack diversity either. My point is its pretty much par for the course as the entire nation is concerned.

Unless by "diverse" you mean "virtually no white people" (as in you are using "diverse" as a code for "little to no whites") how would either Los Angeles or Miami qualify as diverse?

If aliens came down from some other solar system and went to LA, and they saw it, and they thought it was an accurate representation of the nation, they'd think that the USA was 90% non-white and that one out of every three people was a gang-banger or a felon. The only thing diverse about Los Angeles is that you have your Crips, Bloods, MS-13, Mexican Mafia, drug-dealers, rapists, killers, car-jackers... Everybody's got a diverse criminal history there (well not everybody, I exaggerate, but I believe my point is well-made). Los Angeles is NOT an accurate representation of the nation.

When people say "diverse" they should simply say what they really mean, "lack of white people" and be done with it.

[ashnat]

Omg I'm just amazed about all the insults of Omaha. You don't like it there and think it's the pits, you should try Western South Dakota. Now that is a place that sucks!

[FunkyMonk]

Originally Posted by mattpoulsen

Funkymonkey,

Do you know where Omaha is?? Its in Nebraska. It absolutely is NOT in the red zone provided in the above map. And I currently live in Omaha and have NEVER called it the bible belt and have don't know anyone who thinks it as such.

I would also add that my post concerning Omaha's diversity is simply to point out the Omaha doesn't lack diversity. I'm not saying Omaha is as diverse as Miami or L.A., but it doesn't lack diversity either. My point is its pretty much par for the course for a city its size and the nation as a whole.

Take a look at the map. Omaha is right on the upper border of the red. The red is going up into the southeast part of Nebraska. Some might not call it the bible belt, but i've heard a lot of people call it that. It's right on the edge for sure.

Who says that map is the authority on it anyway?