” But I did want to bring out that racial segregation/integration has hurt whites as well as blacks, and usually the ones less able to afford to make things all better for a long time after they are forced to move by racial unrest, relocation or animus. The elites plan these great schemes; the lower and middle classes pay the price.”
I totally agree, and did not mean to minimize your concerns.
The elites do act in ways that often seem callous, and I can say we are never sure if consequences of their actions were (a) understood and ignored (callousness) or (b) never thought of or considered (ignorant dumb asses with more authority than they should have). I imagine all their errors have been some of each. The bigger problem is that sometimes, no matter the cause, no matter the motive, recovery is hard or never realized for generations.
You didn't at all. Life is tough. Sometimes you're in a truly wonderful place and "you don't know what you've got til it's gone--they paved paradise; put up a parking lot."