Posted on 11/25/2014 9:59:18 AM PST by TigerClaws
Last weekend, my housemate and I were mugged at gunpoint while walking home from Dupont Circle. The entire incident lasted under a minute, as I was forced to the floor, handed over my phone and was patted down.
And yet, when a reporter asked whether I was surprised that this happened in Georgetown, I immediately answered: “Not at all.” It was so clear to me that we live in the most privileged neighborhood within a city that has historically been, and continues to be, harshly unequal. While we aren’t often confronted by this stark reality west of Rock Creek Park, the economic inequality is very real.
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I have been in war zones and hell holes all over the world. Some areas of DC are scarier than those places....
Granted. All major cities have those areas, thanks to LBJ and his successors. You have to know where you are, and stay away from the projects.
“Naval” term?
You mean like Rear Admiral!
Rear Admirer.
This “guy” oozes self-importance and LIB confusion. I bet he is destined to be in some loser LIB thinktank in WDC...or a congressional staffer.
Yes, I was kidding.
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