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but based on the news and some of the threads I've seen on here, many people still think in term of "Black and White" and lump all "people of color" in one group (both white racists and leftist liberals are guilty of this). And I have to admit that I had been born in 1940 America with the color of my skin, I would have been forced to live in a "colored neighborhood" with little opportunity.
It isn’t. I think what we are seeing is old people holding onto the past and younger generations saying enough is enough.
Nope. It's still going on today. NIMBY Dems. Look at the seven cities. They're all Dem-governed and vote heavily Dem
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Gentrification and displacement of long-time residents was most intense in the nation’s biggest cities, and rare in most other places.
Gentrification was concentrated in larger cities with vibrant economies, but also appeared in smaller cities where it often impacted areas with the most amenities near central business districts.
Displacement of black and Hispanic residents accompanied gentrification in many places and impacted at least 135,000 people in our study period. In Washington, D.C., 20,000 black residents were displaced, and in Portland, Oregon, 13 percent of the black community was displaced over the decade.
Seven cities accounted for nearly half of the gentrification nationally: New York City, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Baltimore, San Diego and Chicago.
It isn’t. I think what we are seeing is old people holding onto the past and younger generations saying enough is enough.
Really?
I would say that most people self segregate among themselves old AND young. It's not even something they always consciously decide I'd say.
In general, who are the closest circle of friends? Who are the people you tend to hang out with at school, work, etc.? Who are the people you choose to have relationships with?
I'd say in general it's of your own race/ethnicity. Whether school, work, whatever, people self segregate automatically.
I would say that most people self segregate among themselves old AND young. It's not even something they always consciously decide I'd say.
In general, who are the closest circle of friends? Who are the people you tend to hang out with at school, work, etc.? Who are the people you choose to have relationships with?
I'd say in general it's of your own race/ethnicity. Whether school, work, whatever, people self segregate automatically.
That's true. Look at all the Black students' demands at US colleges/universities for Black only dorms, Black only clubs, Black only student unions, Black only graduations, etc.
but based on the news and some of the threads I've seen on here, many people still think in term of "Black and White" and lump all "people of color" in one group (both white racists and leftist liberals are guilty of this). And I have to admit that I had been born in 1940 America with the color of my skin, I would have been forced to live in a "colored neighborhood" with little opportunity.
Who lumps all people of color into one group? I know people usually do this when they pander to said groups of people, but I don’t know many people that don’t know the difference between a South Asian and South American person for instance. Maybe it’s different because I had a lot of Bengali and Pakistani friends growing up.
One of my good friends is a Muslim Indian, so I know personally know that Indians can be dark and a lot of them are high achievers. I just think you make this information out to be controversial, it may be to some white supremacists, but to most people it isn’t controversial.
That is a bad part about our history. It is likely your opportunities would’ve been limited because some d$mb@sses got hung up on skin color.
but based on the news and some of the threads I've seen on here, many people still think in term of "Black and White" and lump all "people of color" in one group (both white racists and leftist liberals are guilty of this). And I have to admit that I had been born in 1940 America with the color of my skin, I would have been forced to live in a "colored neighborhood" with little opportunity.
The natural condition of man is segregation. It takes a lot of effort to "integrate" countries.
If we didn't have anti-discrimination laws this country would tear itself apart. The only reason it didn't in the past was because whites were able to subjugate blacks. But as America engaged in the Cold War, the Soviets and their communist allies in the United States agitated black resentment, who had recently migrated in huge numbers into cities, and which would have led to Civil War in the 1960's had the United States not paid blacks off.
It seems that Russian bots and Chinese misinformation, along with their communist allies in the United States, are again stirring up racial resentment, and so the Federal government, whether right or wrong, will have to make more concessions to blacks to further integrate and elevate them.
The United States, trying to maintain its sphere-of-influence in Latin-America, Africa, the Middle-East, and Asia, cannot afford to appear racist, and US corporations must also appear inclusive since they do business around the world.
I don't know how much is necessary to "appease" blacks and their communist allies in the United States. In the 1960's it was the end of segregation, affirmative-action, and welfare benefits. It seems that they want a lot more than that today.
I would say that most people self segregate among themselves old AND young. It's not even something they always consciously decide I'd say.
In general, who are the closest circle of friends? Who are the people you tend to hang out with at school, work, etc.? Who are the people you choose to have relationships with?
I'd say in general it's of your own race/ethnicity. Whether school, work, whatever, people self segregate automatically.
I have to consider how this relates to my life. I'm Black and I don't self-segregate, at least in terms of race. I recently moved to another city. I'm not around alot of Black people, in spite of the city being 1/3 Black. I live in a 95% White area. My workplace is predominantly White. I'm fine with this. It doesn't worry me. I expect it. I work in a field where there aren't many Black people in it.
At work the persons I'm closest to most of them are White. Outside of work, the persons I see or talk to the most (it is hard to make close friends in a city where a majority of people your age are married and you're not) are White females. Truth is Covid-19 is reduced my social life.
I think about my life and it doesn't fit the self-segregation you mention.
Look at the demographics and see for yourself how whites are the minority there and then check out the low crime rate and extremely high school test scores!
These are Asians though. They tend to be successful. Show me a predominantly black or Latino town where those same things apply.
That Indian Americans were forced to live in "colored neighborhoods" in the 1940s? It's complete BS.
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