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Old 08-18-2021, 08:23 PM
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Location: Pittsburgh
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He never said he would.
If I hit the lottery and was going to buy someone a home it would be SCR. He is a stand up person and is someone I will meet at some point. Not yet, but at some point. Good person.
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Old 08-18-2021, 08:25 PM
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Location: Pittsburgh
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1) Wasn't talking to you
2) I could tell you that I've spent time in the projects in East Hills and Wilkinsburg, but what does that matter?
3) What does any of that have to do with the post that you're commenting on?
Oh, this explains a lot. Everything makes sense now.

Good to know.
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Old 08-18-2021, 08:27 PM
 
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Wow. I'm starting to think that you have spent lots of time in the ghetto. Like, you must have been born and raised there, and haven't been able to get out.
Ok, whatever. Still not sure what that has to do with anything.

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But anyway, your argument also contains inherent contradictions. You tell gg that he should look at the black kids who beat him up as individuals, but then instead of saying "they just happened to be bad kids," or, "maybe you brought it on yourself," you go into a history of black people in the United States. Basically you're saying, "those kids beat you up because they're black." Which is the opposite of looking at them as individuals, and lends more credence to what you're trying to argue against.
That's pretty much the antithesis of what I'm saying.

I'm asking...why does he (and you) think that these problems exist in the inner city? And not just from a superficial point of view, but a root cause.

An individual can be a bad seed. But gg was stating all of the problems of the "inner city", which is a group of specific people. So why then does he think a group of people have these problems? Racists would argue that people of color are just "born that way". I don't know if that's what gg (or you for that matter) think. But if not, then what's the answer? He mentioned, among other things, lack of father figures. Ok....why then is there a lack of father figures in the inner city? That's when he stopped going deeper to get to some root cause. And the problem is because it's an uncomfortable truth for him.
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Old 08-18-2021, 08:28 PM
 
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Oh, this explains a lot. Everything makes sense now.

Good to know.
Not interested in answering any of the questions? Ok.
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Old 08-18-2021, 08:28 PM
 
Location: Downtown Cranberry Twp.
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If I hit the lottery and was going to buy someone a home it would be SCR. He is a stand up person and is someone I will meet at some point. Not yet, but at some point. Good person.
Just buy him one now. No sense in waiting for something that isn’t going to happen. Life’s too short to wait around.
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Old 08-18-2021, 08:31 PM
 
Location: In Transition
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SCR is a noble person. He has stuck with this city when others would’ve left. I give him credit.
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Old 08-18-2021, 08:37 PM
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Location: Pittsburgh
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Just buy him one now. No sense in waiting for something that isn’t going to happen. Life’s too short to wait around.
You go 50/50? I could do my part. I have a feeling you are in a doublewide and that is okay. I don't think you are living.... all that well overall, but probably with your EBT card and others government help, you do fine. Most EBT types eat shrimp and steak most nights, so that is good.
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Old 08-18-2021, 08:38 PM
 
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Ok, whatever. Still not sure what that has to do with anything.



That's pretty much the antithesis of what I'm saying.

I'm asking...why does he (and you) think that these problems exist in the inner city? And not just from a superficial point of view, but a root cause.

An individual can be a bad seed. But gg was stating all of the problems of the "inner city", which is a group of specific people. So why then does he think a group of people have these problems? Racists would argue that people of color are just "born that way". I don't know if that's what gg (or you for that matter) think. But if not, then what's the answer? He mentioned, among other things, lack of father figures. Ok....why then is there a lack of father figures in the inner city? That's when he stopped going deeper to get to some root cause. And the problem is because it's an uncomfortable truth for him.
All right, look, I thought that you were a left-wing transplant. Now I'm starting to think that you're a...different sort of person than that. I misjudged you, never mind.

Man, the Pittsburgh portion of this website sucks. I mean, it is baaaaaad.
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Old 08-18-2021, 08:43 PM
 
Location: In Transition
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You go 50/50? I could do my part. I have a feeling you are in a doublewide and that is okay. I don't think you are living.... all that well overall, but probably with your EBT card and others government help, you do fine. Most EBT types eat shrimp and steak most nights, so that is good.
It’s funny. I thought the same about you.
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Old 08-18-2021, 08:45 PM
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Location: Pittsburgh
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It’s funny. I thought the same about you.
You are in a basement apartment. I live a CC life. Good luck. You will never amount to much of anything. You aren't going anywhere.

Oh. ONE WEEK. No soup for you. I love saying that to trolls.
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