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Old 07-21-2008, 02:45 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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For the First Time in Decades, Cities' Black Populations Lose Ground,
Stirring Clashes Over Class, Culture and Even Ice Cream

Decades of white flight transformed America's cities. That era is drawing to a close.

The End of White Flight - WSJ.com
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Old 07-21-2008, 02:54 AM
 
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Not surprised. Now when will there be an end of black flight?
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Old 07-21-2008, 07:26 AM
 
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Some of us never left.
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Old 07-21-2008, 02:19 PM
 
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I didn't leave!
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Old 07-21-2008, 02:21 PM
 
Location: Romeoville, IL
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I feel bad for you two.
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Old 07-21-2008, 02:22 PM
 
Location: Naperville, IL
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There's nowhere else to escape to?
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Old 07-21-2008, 02:27 PM
 
Location: Austin
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Watch for the reversal of white flight and the repopulation of abandoned cities in coming years. It will be directly proportional to the price of a gallon of gas.
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Old 07-21-2008, 02:30 PM
 
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Wait! Wait!

You realize what's going to happen next, don't you, when whites begin moving back into the city.

Suddenly, the liberals in this country won't be able to get indignant over White Flight. Instead, there will be an entire raft of stories about Gentrification, and how the influx of white people into the inner city is causing massive dislocation of blacks. You'll see articles on how Whites are forcing school system to change their standards and their curricula. The list of potential stories goes on and on.
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Old 07-21-2008, 03:23 PM
 
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Wait! Wait!

You realize what's going to happen next, don't you, when whites begin moving back into the city.

Suddenly, the liberals in this country won't be able to get indignant over White Flight. Instead, there will be an entire raft of stories about Gentrification, and how the influx of white people into the inner city is causing massive dislocation of blacks. You'll see articles on how Whites are forcing school system to change their standards and their curricula. The list of potential stories goes on and on.

Already begun.

Then again, I'm all for gentrification. If you don't have pride in your neighborhood, move on out and make room for someone who will. Poverty is no excuse. It can't happen fast enough, IMO. Went house hunting a few months back and a woman in a beuatiful renovated Craftsman bungalow was remarking about how the "old crack pipe marks" in the wood floors are barely noticeable but gives the place character.
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Old 07-21-2008, 03:26 PM
 
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I feel bad for you two.
No need to.
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