[tomkat]

Soooo, how many locals pitched in to help when they saw what the volunteers were doing ? ? ?

(my guess: ≤ 3)

[momincombatboots]

This is what we need. Glad he started the ball rolling.
Besides clean up, what else can we do in large numbers.
I know a lot of folks help as individuals.
Trying to think of something for kids besides backpacks.
FR is the forum of ideas.. let’s roll.

[mosaicwolf]

You can’t be responsible for someone else’s irresponsibility. You can only try, fail, and become frustrated.

[Tenacious 1]

And no, we don't need the politicians in order to do it.

Ahhh. Refreshing. The American Spirit is still out there in oppressed enclaves and dark corners of our great nation.

[ryderann]

The perfect example of an exercise in futility.

[chajin]

This is what Marvin Olasky was writing about almost 30 years ago, and it hasn’t changed because human nature hasn’t changed.

“Affiliation: Reconnection or involvement of family
Bonding: Personal relationship development with the poor
Categorization: Different individuals require different help
Discernment: The tool for categorization provided through bonding
Employment: Work should be required
Freedom: Liberty to rise or fall
God”

[Harpotoo]

And is proof that demoRATS can’t do an F N thing for Demselves!

[Jmouse007]

What a waste of time and effort. In a month or two the democrat deadbeats who LIVE THERE and created the mess, will turn it into a hell hole all over again.

This us so typical. The DemonRAT controlled areas turn into hell holes as a direct result of their corruption, their policies, and their failed management and then, like fools we come to their rescue, turn around and spend our time, and our treasure into temporarily fixing their mess. Then we leave and voila... in short order, they turn it into a hell hole all over again.

As long as we foolishly continue to come to their rescue they will continue to vote DemonRAT.

The real solution is to STOP ENABLING THEM. Let them lay in the cesspool bed they have made until they wake up and vote the DemonRAT bums out who created the mess in the first place! And if the people who live there don’t care and can’t be bothered, then too bad.

It’s not our problem!

[combat_boots]

I liked to 20-year old newspaper copy.

[Gritty]

Short of a change of attitude and a revival within the local culture, the cleanup is only temporary.

The Democrat politicians, criminals, and druggies (but, I repeat myself) will assure the rot continues. That clanking you hear are the chains of the honest locals.

[Oatka]

"the tired image ... (t)hat the poor people in this dilapidated city can't take care of their own neighborhoods and all the public officials around them have failed as well."

Note that they didn't say "untrue", just "tired" (as in we're tired of hearing that crap!).

[gogeo]

Presler stated that he was motivated to call for citizen action when he noticed that "politicians, pundits and prognosticators" criticized the president, but "no one was offering to put on gloves and go help."

Of course. The critics were from the left. As anyone who has attended a rally knows, conservatives pick up garbage; lefties create it.