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The New ‘White Fortress’ Cities of the American South
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:40 pm
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:40 pm
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The New ‘White Fortress’ Cities of the American South
The push to form the city of St. George in Louisiana is the latest example of residents from whiter, wealthier enclaves depleting resources from their surrounding communities.
By Luisa Godinez-Puig and Brian D. Smedley
June 4, 2024 at 8:15 AM CDT
The Louisiana Supreme Court last month cleared a path for the creation of a new city, St. George, after a prolonged legal battle over the feasibility of the city and its implications for tax revenue.
St. George would take almost 100,000 residents away from East Baton Rouge Parish, and critics say it will deplete the parish of the resources from this wealthier, whiter community.
As researchers on racial equity, we have been studying moves like this to create new cities. What we’ve found is that these secessions perpetuate modern-day segregation and limit opportunity for left-behind communities, a form of opportunity hoarding that we call “white fortressing.”
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Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:42 pm to Seldom Seen
lul
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:42 pm to Seldom Seen
fricking progs are drama queens.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:43 pm to Seldom Seen
These word-salad articles bring me so much joy. I love the way they just make up shite to fit a narrative.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:43 pm to Seldom Seen
Liberals seething
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:43 pm to Seldom Seen
Funny thing, the vast majority of those white people who are "fortressing" just want to live in safe areas where their tax money is used properly. Thru were forced into that position
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:44 pm to Seldom Seen
I guess whiteness is synonymous with civilization.
People wanting a relatively ordered and peaceful coexistence.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:45 pm to Seldom Seen
I bet Brian loves to watch Luisa get spit-roasted by the big, scary black men he claims Whitey is trying to escape
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:45 pm to Seldom Seen
I was told white people are evil and we just cause problems. Why wouldn’t they want to be rid of their oppressors? Wouldn’t they thrive without us holding them down?
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:45 pm to Seldom Seen
Also...
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Bloomberg
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:52 pm to Seldom Seen
quote:Wait. Who's depleting resources?
...the latest example of residents from whiter, wealthier enclaves depleting resources from their surrounding communities.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:53 pm to Seldom Seen
I agree, we need more of this. Culta' ruins everything.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:55 pm to Seldom Seen
All fluff, no facts..
Typical leftist garbage,
Typical leftist garbage,
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:55 pm to Sofaking2
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Why wouldn’t they want to be rid of their oppressors?
They don't want us around. They just want us to frick off and send a check.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:56 pm to back9Tiger
They want it all…they want segregation, but only on their terms and only when it benefits them.
The article and overall perspective is DRIPPING with irony.
The article and overall perspective is DRIPPING with irony.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:57 pm to Seldom Seen
I don't know about everyone else here, but...
Is this "white fortressing" not, by exact definition, precisely what the limousine liberals, Hollywood movie stars, societal elites and pop musicians have done for the last, oh, 70 years or so with their gated communities protected by heavily armed guars and state of the art surveillance systems?
I mean, is there a "black" family in Martha's Vineyard other than Hussein Soerto and his husband Mike? And how well are the many demographics represented on Sunset Boulevard and throughout Beverly Hills once you exclude rappers, actors and prominent athletes?
Inquiring minds want to know why this is only an issue in the South?
Is this "white fortressing" not, by exact definition, precisely what the limousine liberals, Hollywood movie stars, societal elites and pop musicians have done for the last, oh, 70 years or so with their gated communities protected by heavily armed guars and state of the art surveillance systems?
I mean, is there a "black" family in Martha's Vineyard other than Hussein Soerto and his husband Mike? And how well are the many demographics represented on Sunset Boulevard and throughout Beverly Hills once you exclude rappers, actors and prominent athletes?
Inquiring minds want to know why this is only an issue in the South?
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:58 pm to Seldom Seen
If whites arethe source of all their ptoblems wouldnt it be a plus?
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:59 pm to Seldom Seen
White people are bad, white people are racist, white people are boring, I need to live next door to white people even if the Federal Government has to step in to make it possible.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:59 pm to Seldom Seen
quote:It is what it is. We're looking at a move for family. Considered an area caught up in exactly this issue. Ironically the home of MLK's son. Decided against it, in part, because of the ‘White Fortress’ issue.
The New ‘White Fortress’ Cities of the American South
Crazy?
Yes! But very real.
This post was edited on 6/4/24 at 5:03 pm
Posted on 6/4/24 at 5:01 pm to Seldom Seen
Aren't The Hamptons a White fortress?
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