My black friend says those in the inner city are basically trapped, they need to get out of there, it be LA, Baltimore, Chicago, they need to get out to open spaces. I agree, the biggest trap is the inner city.
My black friend says those in the inner city are basically trapped, they need to get out of there, it be LA, Baltimore, Chicago, they need to get out to open spaces. I agree, the biggest trap is the inner city.”
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“....they need to get out to open spaces....”
Well, that works for some. But, for many and possibly most, you can take the person out of the inner city but you can’t take the inner city out of the person. That is an unpleasant truth that many do not want to hear. I’ve seen this happen in both the Baltimore and DC suburbs. I think that “culture” and peer pressure is not allowing personal change to happen for many who might originally desired it.
In the future, the words of the old song may prove prophetic....”...THE WORLD IS A GHETTO...”.
You can take the person out of the ghetto, but you can’t take the ghetto out of the person...
My great grandparents ran the second largest chicken hatchery out in rural Hunterdin County, NJ. My mom grew up on that farm and said that when she was little, every summer they would have “Fresh Air Kids” from “The City” come out and live with them. I doubt such programs exist anymore... the hatchery doesn’t, thanks to NJ taxes.
Out to the open spaces, right. I live in the wide open spaces and don't want them here. There are not enough money making, tax paying other people to support those negroes.
Inner city a trap? Nope, don’t buy it, we NEED to quit buying it. Let’s say, for example, you and I and a lot of folks with the same mindset live in this “inner-city”. Do you think it would be the same then? No, it would be just like the communities we live in and are a part of now. It’s DEMOGRAPHICS. It’s the people, not the place. Until they decide to join society and become productive members,(and I’ll guarantee thats not on the agenda) nothing will change. It’s absurd to think that concrete, pavement and glass and steel are whats “holding them back”. It’s ridiculous.