Racist Trees Separating Golf Course From Black Neighborhood Will Come Down

http://www.ajc.com/news/racist-trees-separating-black-neighborhood-from-golf-course-will-come-down/d ^ | December 19, 2017 | Corrine S. Kennedy

[PBRCat]

Many longtime residents of the neighborhood previously told the (Palm Springs, Calif.) Desert Sun they believed the trees were planted for racist reasons in the 1960s, and remained a lasting remnant of the history of segregation in the city. Residents said the invasive tamarisks, which block views of the Tahquitz Creek Golf Course and San Jacinto mountains, have artificially depressed property values and prevented black families from accumulating wealth in their property over the past half century.

[PBRCat]

When we were school children we were taught that, according to the poem, that "only God can make a tree."

Now planting a row of trees along the perimeter of a golf course is evidence of systemic "racism." Interestingly, those demanding the removal of the trees, are also insisting upon the installation of protective barriers such as walls or nets to keep errant golf balls from entering their yards.

Could the trees have been such a barrier?

[deweyfrank]

This is truly the age of the end of common sense.

[blueunicorn6]

And give all the cut trees to the neighborhood so they can make use of them.

[faithhopecharity]

So trees are racist now!? Ha har har ha ha !! The commie left is insane

[crusty old prospector]

Rush - The Trees.

There is unrest in the forest, There is trouble with the trees, For the maples want more sunlight And the oaks ignore their pleas. The trouble with the maples, (And they're quite convinced they're right) They say the oaks are just too lofty And they grab up all the light. But the oaks can't help their feelings If they like the way they're made. And they wonder why the maples Can't be happy in their shade. There is trouble in the forest, And the creatures all have fled, As the maples scream, "Oppression" And the oaks just shake their heads So the maples formed a union And demanded equal rights. They say, "The oaks are just too greedy; We will make them give us light." Now there's no more oak oppression, For they passed a noble law, And the trees are all kept equal By hatchet, axe, and saw.

[Da Coyote]

As soon as the golf course closes, they can build some good slums there. Then they can add 7-11s with bulletproof glass not allowed, which will allow for good cashier turnover.

Stupidity never ends, does it. Gotta love liberals.

[Gay State Conservative]

Trees help control “climate change”.These black folks are putting personal gain above the planet’s recovery.

[gibsonguy]

I heard a Detroit official claim the flower pots that places along the streets in Gross Point (a town next to Detroit) were put there to act as a barrier against black people, l kid you not.

[Delta 21]

They really be bitchin when the tee box for the #4 par 5 drives everyones tee shot into their livingroom windows.

[babble-on]

Tamarisk trees ARE sort of racist.

It’s not like overt, KKK kind of stuff, but a lot of micro-aggression, and sort of a casually dismissive tone on minority issues.

[pepsi_junkie]

Racist Trees Separating Golf Course From Black Neighborhood Will Come Down

[Rurudyne]

Golf balls breaking windows would have been racist. Trees are racist. Soon barriers to ward off golf balls will be racist too.

You know, there is a sort of white privilege: it consist entirely of people you may actually care about not expecting you to believe this SJW crap and thus be hamstrung by bad ideology.

That though is only the case to the extent that your own family is free of SJW crap.

[glasseye]

Next we will hear ‘whitey stole my shade’.

[SubMareener]

I read the article. After the trees are cut down, they want the city to put up privacy walls for those who want them. They want netting that will catch the errant golf balls erected. They want trees similar to the ones on other parts of the golf course planted where the original trees were.

I am not sure why the original trees are racist and the new ones won’t be, nor why putting up netting to keep the golf balls on the course isn’t racist.

[LostInBayport]

Soon barriers to ward off golf balls will be racist too.

And refusal to pay damages caused by those golf balls, handsome damages, will be racist too.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

I wonder how many of the council members use different means to keep ‘others’ out of their homes/properties/sanctuaries.

Fences? Alarms? Dogs? Shrubs? Trees?

[Kartographer]

So wouldn’t cutting down all those trees add to Global Warming?

[onedoug]

Playing through.

[ealgeone]

And let’s not forget how racist golf really is....they use white golf balls!

[Kipp]

We live at the edge of a golf course. We get an occasional golf ball. Golf courses also generate noise. We hear golfers shouting "Yes!" and also swearing. When there are tournaments or other group events, we hear more noise. When there's a wedding in the clubhouse we hear the music and sometimes other noise.

No complaints here. The golf course was here when we bought the house; we knew what we were getting into. But I bet once the trees come down, the closest neighbors will be complaining about noise.

And depending on wind patterns there, those neighbors might experience a lot more wind without the trees.