Pete Buttigieg: Racism is 'physically built into' country's highways

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  1. liberalminority

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    it is a fact that the earth is flat for people who don't fall
     
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    I'm sure Byron Donalds , Tim Scott and Burgess Owens will be shocked to know they are not actual members of Congress because they are not in your cropped and selected picture...

    /facepalm
     
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    Ya, racist is the leftist way of avoiding historical facts.. That's why the blacks per capita have really not melded in to the society like the Latino, Asians and every other race migrated to the America's. This is the curse of the dixiecrat slavers and the need to keep them pocketed, subsidized and dependent on them.. Why do you think people like Brain dead Joe and other democrat politicians promise more subsidies and ALWAYS run on the "GOP wants to take that away from you".. You hardly ever hear a democrat stump on jobs but always the theme of their promise of FREE, More subsidies, free education, affordable housing, A CHICKEN in every POT..

    The DNC bullshit is old tired same ol crap.. The only thing they have going for them is the huge number of their base is generationally crippled, not well adapted to todays job opportunity, reluctant to leave the comfort of their DNC built inner city plantations and the guarantee of money made from crime, addiction and peace of mind of not having to take a chance of relocating and striking out on his or her own accord and merits..

    Easier to vote Democrat then to take stock in ones self ;)
     
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    Yeah... that’s just a pretty racist argument right there.
    Because that’s what people want. Simple as that.
     
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    Yup like I said, that how all the leftist see things, Racist.. It's easier then realizing the reality of the people they vote for ;)
     
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    Assuming that people just want money for money’s sake ignores the realities of those people’s and denies them agency. They vote for who they vote for because they think they’re the right candidate for the job. Where does agency fit in your model? That’s why it’s racist. Your argument reduces them to something less than human.
     
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    Assuming they have not melded like even the the Latino's clearly demonstrates you really do ignore what missing within the black communities ;)

    How is it they "Latino's" can locate here, live shadow lives and still manage to feed a wife, 4-7 children whereas the other can not... Open your eyes :)
     
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    The amount of Melanin an individual has is pretty detrimental according to the people of trump.
     
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    I did. That’s why I think families that have 4-7 kids should have child supported by government programs to improve their lives. Wasn’t that long ago most people had 4-7 kids.

    Unfortunately it is. I think there was a study done that suggested the people who rioted at the capital were more likely to come from areas where the white population had dramatically decrease.
     
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    Why aren't they in the shot?
    You would think, as a show of support to blacks, they'd be included in pictures. Not excluded.
    But why don't you give just how many people of the republican party are black. I bet it's no where near 12%. The number that they represent in population.
    So there's 1 in the picture I posted and you named 3 more.
    So, we're up to 4 out of 50 Senators and a couple hundred representatives.

    You should do a facepalm because your party is so inclined to NOT elect black people.
     
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    WHy? If a Man can come here illegally, live a shadow life with a wife and family why can't the other with all the freedom to move freely unabated, what or who is creating this sort of culture..

    Think about it and stop making excuses for it..
     
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    And yet Trump made jobs and opportunity available and the Black took advantage of it and their Unemployment numbers reflected that.. For some reason under Trump Blacks faired far better then any Democrat president in a very long time..

    I guess some like to believe all is right in the world when black unemployment is double digit ;)
     
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    And to the left that same amount determines if someone is privileged or superior.
     
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    Why is it that the people who see racism in everything to such a degree can't answer me when I ask what's not racist and never will be are the same people who don't see racism when they use terms like white privilege, white supremacy and white nationalists?
     
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    https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/04/black-and-hispanic-unemployment-is-at-a-record-low.html

    trump did nothing special. Rode Obama's coattails.
     
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    Ya the DNC clowns would have you believe that :) Oh wait, you did!!

    And COVID wasn't Chiners fault, the Russians election interference made Trump win and Joe Biden is complete control of his mental capacities..

    The DNC and MSNBCNN say anything because the base believes everything they say :)
     
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    LOL. What a foolish post. You believe trump performed some miracle for black workers. Because you believed the 2x impeached, voted out incumbent who never achieved 50% approval rating. You believe the idiot clown.

    I go by the chart I posted.
     
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    When it comes to highways, there is a pretty well established 1 for 1 induced demand problem. Build 20% more roads and traffic increases by 20% in short order. We cannot build our way out of congestion. As you noted, more highways will mean more white flight or "urban sprawl" as democrats prefer to call it.

    Anyway, in this particular case, it is fairly arguable that there is a racial component to part of it. The flooding problems they experience are because they built so many upper middle class homes in the area that flood waters used to be directed toward so now they want to level parts of this black community to mitigate the flood problems the new construction caused in connection with the highway expansion.

    I don't know what is the right solution right now today for the situation. I just know piss poor urban planning in the not so distant past created this mess. They should have known better.
     
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    Steve N Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Factually, the chart you posted shows Trump with the best numbers and Obama with the worst.

    I also go by the chart you posted.
     
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    Oh cool. So where I live, it's the wealthier whites who are the Progressives. Poor folk can't spare the energy to cosset widdle feewings.
     
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    Yes. Stay poor and/or coloured. Progressives hate that stuff.
     
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    What law compels those 'already living there' people to remain?
     
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    Unless you're planning to remove extant highways, this conversation is about the future.
     
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    Of course they would. If highways bulldozed through the wealthiest white neighbourhoods, they'd call it racist.

    When racists are put in charge of defining racism, this is what you get. It's always 'over there'.
     
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    Properties are acquired at FULL MARKET PRICE. When compulsorily acquired, it's above market price.

    That's not 'destruction', that's a win.
     

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