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Posted on 9/11/17 at 2:52 pm to Golfer
If I were you I would bring them up at the council meeting
Posted on 9/11/17 at 2:52 pm to fightin tigers
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I don't believe that. I do believe that an avenue has to be taken that "panders" to that audience. It isn't a sprint to fix the problems, it is a ultra-marathon.
It's an unfortunate fact and probably the biggest barrier to progress. It has become taboo to address the main issues that cause the majority of the problems in certain communities. Hell, Bill Cosby got raked over the coals for doing such a thing and he was a prominent and well respected figure in the black community for decades.
I understand it's not a sprint, but we need to keep in mind that, while we're trying to complete a 3,000 mile jog, the bodies are still stacking up.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 2:53 pm to fightin tigers
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If I were you I would bring them up at the council meeting
And get told to STFU white boy on my way out again?
Nah. I'm good.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 2:54 pm to Golfer
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Posted on 9/11/17 at 2:56 pm to Golfer
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And get told to STFU white boy on my way out again?
lol, let them burn their communities down and kill themselves.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 2:57 pm to upgrayedd
I'm with you. I don't think there is a cure-all for the situation we have pushed ourselves to.
It does seem that wealthy citizens running away from the problem while lecturing over their shoulder isn't working. Its been 2 generations of that solution and it is just getting worse.
I'm not sure how much farther people want to push themselves into the suburbs in the idea of it being the solution.
It does seem that wealthy citizens running away from the problem while lecturing over their shoulder isn't working. Its been 2 generations of that solution and it is just getting worse.
I'm not sure how much farther people want to push themselves into the suburbs in the idea of it being the solution.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 2:58 pm to Golfer
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Nah. I'm good.
You're obviously not "good" with that resolution. You sound bitter.
This post was edited on 9/11/17 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 9/11/17 at 2:59 pm to lnomm34
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And get told to STFU white boy on my way out again?
That happened? Did you speak at a meeting on a particular topic? What had them so upset at you?
If he is the guy that spoke against giving the tax dollars to the COA, I was there for that. He gave a very reasoned comment on why the Council should hold off on giving millions of tax dollars to the COA until controls were put in place and the litany of troubling allegations investigated. People were pissed at him and I was furious that several of the council members blatantly spent the time during the comments checking phones and laptops. Don't know if that was him or not but the City Council isn't the place for reasoned debate. It is a giant echo chamber as of late with debate and differing opinions not welcomed.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 2:59 pm to fightin tigers
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I'm not sure how much farther people want to push themselves into the suburbs in the idea of it being the solution.
Yeah, they are the problem
Posted on 9/11/17 at 2:59 pm to CptBengal
Put up a wall and pull out the police.
This post was edited on 9/11/17 at 4:29 pm
Posted on 9/11/17 at 3:00 pm to SeeeeK
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Yeah, they are the problem
I didn't mean to insinuate that "they are the problem"
Just that the solution to the problem isn't running away from it.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 3:00 pm to SPEEDY
Geez that's a long arse list. Black folks are wild as shite and I hope that they can get it together
Posted on 9/11/17 at 3:02 pm to fightin tigers
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Just that the solution to the problem isn't running away from it.
Try to avoid the problem, you're racist.
Try to come in and fix the problem, you're racist.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 3:03 pm to jbgleason
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It is a giant echo chamber as of late with debate and differing opinions not welcomed.
Reminds me of this board.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 3:03 pm to fightin tigers
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Just that the solution to the problem isn't running away from it.
But they didn't create the problem, why shouldn't they feel compelled to avoid it?
Posted on 9/11/17 at 3:03 pm to fightin tigers
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It does seem that wealthy citizens running away from the problem while lecturing over their shoulder isn't working. Its been 2 generations of that solution and it is just getting worse.
I get it, but it's simply human nature. Why would I remain and/or invest in an area who's citizens say "give me your money and shut the frick up"? It's hard for me to justify wanting to pour resources into an area where the people have no interest in taking care of their own. Money isn't the magic bullet they claim it to be. If I build a $10 million mansion filled with the finest of everything, but it's built on a bad foundation, then it will be an expensive pile of rubble in short order.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 3:10 pm to upgrayedd
There are plenty of areas across the country that have reversed the tide.
I think uneducated people on both sides is what prevents BR (and NOLA) from getting over the hump and allowing some changes to be permanent.
Both sides want to place blame while not wanting to even take part of the blame.
Who cares who is at fault. Start working to fix it.
I think uneducated people on both sides is what prevents BR (and NOLA) from getting over the hump and allowing some changes to be permanent.
Both sides want to place blame while not wanting to even take part of the blame.
Who cares who is at fault. Start working to fix it.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 3:12 pm to fightin tigers
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You're obviously not "good" with that resolution. You sound bitter.
I'm not from here. My family ties aren't here, but I still want to live here and not see it deteriorate.
I've tried to help; lend my assistance and support. Speak candidly, but constructively. And I'm not welcomed because I don't share the same skin color or political party.
Multiple times have I skipped going home to my family after work to participate or attend a Metro Council meeting, public hearing, or community meeting; and not receive the same respect I have given for differing opinions. I don't need to be cursed at leaving a council meeting or mocked on social media by a sitting council member for my comments...I've got too many other important things to deal with.
Bitter? No. Frustrated? Yes.
This post was edited on 9/11/17 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 9/11/17 at 3:13 pm to fightin tigers
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Both sides want to place blame while not wanting to even take part of the blame.
Are you shitting me? The situation in North Baton Rouge is the fault of no one but the people in North Baton Rouge. To try to frame it any other way is dishonest.
The first way to get people to help with your issue is to stop blaming them for it when they had nothing to do with causing it.
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