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Former mayor of Minneapolis....white Liberals block change.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 4:36 pm
Posted on 7/12/20 at 4:36 pm
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Wish more black people would see and understand this.
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Democrats have largely led big and midsize cities for much of the past half-century. Yet the gaps in socioeconomic outcomes between white people and people of color are by several measures at their worst in the richest, bluest cities of the United States.
How could this be? Because high-profile cultural conservatives ask this question so disingenuously, white liberals have generally brushed aside this reality rather than grappled with its urgency. There’s now a danger that this sidestepping will continue, even after a national evaluation of racism since the brutal police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
As the mayor of Minneapolis from 2014 to 2018, as a Minneapolis City Council member from 2006 until 2014 and as a white Democrat, I can say this: White liberals, despite believing we are saying and doing the right things, have resisted the systemic changes our cities have needed for decades. We have mostly settled for illusions of change, like testing pilot programs and funding volunteer opportunities.
These efforts make us feel better about racism, but fundamentally change little for the communities of color whose disadvantages often come from the hoarding of advantage by mostly white neighborhoods.
Wish more black people would see and understand this.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 4:37 pm to 7thWardTo314
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communities of color whose disadvantages often come from the hoarding of advantage by mostly white neighborhoods
Retarded
Posted on 7/12/20 at 5:21 pm to 7thWardTo314
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Wish more black people would see and understand this
Understand what? That this idiots only complaint about Democrats to this point is that they haven't been crazy enough?
Posted on 7/12/20 at 5:22 pm to ShortyRob
Y'all will understand soon enough. They didn't want a seat at the table.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 5:31 pm to themunch
quote:I'm not sure I'm getting your point
Y'all will understand soon enough. They didn't want a seat at the table
Posted on 7/12/20 at 5:35 pm to 7thWardTo314
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hoarding of advantage
The language of class warfare is as pathetic as it is grounded in untruth.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 5:36 pm to 7thWardTo314
Yep, blame everything on the white man
Posted on 7/12/20 at 6:04 pm to 7thWardTo314
White people and black people would get along much better if not for white liberals.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 6:07 pm to themunch
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Y'all will understand soon enough. They didn't want a seat at the table.
Oh yeah they do. They want to sitting at the head of the table, controlling the whole fricking thing. Unless and until that happens, expect ill-conceived outrage and riots.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 6:08 pm to 7thWardTo314
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brutal police killing of George Floyd
Brutal? Make it sound like he was beaten to death with a hammer.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 6:10 pm to 7thWardTo314
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Because high-profile cultural conservatives ask this question so disingenuously, white liberals have generally brushed aside this reality rather than grappled with its urgency.
the Failing NYT...
had yo get a dig in, and they present that as a statement of fact
pure trash
#enemyofthepeople
This post was edited on 7/12/20 at 6:11 pm
Posted on 7/12/20 at 6:11 pm to Tunasntigers92
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Yep, blame everything on the white man
People who blame others for their own mistakes, never learn. People who accept responsibility for their own failures have the option to try harder.
NYC schools noted this many times. NYC is a place where many immigrants come with nothing, yet get an education and prosper. Others are chronic failures.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 6:50 pm to 7thWardTo314
quote:You realize what he is really saying is, “Hey black people, we have been fake socialists in the past but we are ready to go all in now so please stay on board the commie train.”
Democrats have largely led big and midsize cities for much of the past half-century. Yet the gaps in socioeconomic outcomes between white people and people of color are by several measures at their worst in the richest, bluest cities of the United States.
How could this be? Because high-profile cultural conservatives ask this question so disingenuously, white liberals have generally brushed aside this reality rather than grappled with its urgency. There’s now a danger that this sidestepping will continue, even after a national evaluation of racism since the brutal police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
As the mayor of Minneapolis from 2014 to 2018, as a Minneapolis City Council member from 2006 until 2014 and as a white Democrat, I can say this: White liberals, despite believing we are saying and doing the right things, have resisted the systemic changes our cities have needed for decades. We have mostly settled for illusions of change, like testing pilot programs and funding volunteer opportunities.
These efforts make us feel better about racism, but fundamentally change little for the communities of color whose disadvantages often come from the hoarding of advantage by mostly white neighborhoods.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 7:04 pm to BigB123
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You realize what he is really saying is, “Hey black people, we have been fake socialists in the past but we are ready to go all in now so please stay on board the commie train.”
LOL.. And you realize what I'm saying is 'Blah, Blah, Blah' ... City went from beautiful to crap while you were on watch.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 7:20 pm to 7thWardTo314
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We have mostly settled for illusions of change, like testing pilot programs and funding volunteer opportunities.
In other words "we" have profited financially from "testing pilot programs and funding volunteer opportunities" that were set up as non profits by our cronies.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 7:23 pm to 7thWardTo314
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Wish more black people would see and understand this.
I don't think you understand this.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 7:42 pm to 7thWardTo314
The Democratic Party is going to drop Black Americans like a hot brick the morning of November 4th. I can’t believe Black Americans fall for this bs every four years. Yea there will be a black woman Vice President but so the frick what. I have more power than an american vice president except I don’t have secret service protection. And I can’t break a 50-50 lock in a senate vote. Wow big deal. I hope Black plantation Democrat voters figure it out one day.
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