The point of the abovementioned post, as supported by the maps is that the the household income in Gretna (mostly $30-40K) does not necessarily make it an affluent place. It looks more like a mostly white (60+% to about 27%, I think - can try to find the reference if needed) blue-collar suburb of New Orleans. There isn't a significant class difference there.
Sullivan started out as conservative. Liberals clearly don't consider him to be one of "theirs". Neither does he, I believe, consider himself a lefty. For obvious reasons his social views are much more liberal than those of other fiscal conservatives.
I do not know if there is more racism among the poor or among the rich.
Are you going for a general discussion here? Then the answer might be "yes".
I am also not sure if there is more racism among the whites or blacks.
Again, in general, possibly, there is enough of it on both sides. The question is who gets to act it out more often (and by "act it out" I do not mean gangsta rap).
"There was no thought given to evacuation. It was all police and National Guard, and it was all, contain, contain, contain. Focus on the looters. Shoot to kill anybody after dark. Get everybody together under one roof so we can control them." - why am I not surprised?
Justoneminute mentions only one account - by two SF paramedics. However, there is also (at least) an account of a group of about 200 people who walked across the same bridge to be stopped and told "We ain't gonna turn our town into no New Orleans", or something to this extent.
If you really want it, I can look up a link, but it has been all over the place.
Chief Lawson might be in position to win in a re-election. That is if he survives a civil rights lawsuit, that I am certain will follow.
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Generally, in the today's US I'd much rather be black and rich than white and poor.
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There are two census maps in that story: household income and vehicles per household. The maps are by "census tract", whatever that means.
The point of the abovementioned post, as supported by the maps is that the the household income in Gretna (mostly $30-40K) does not necessarily make it an affluent place. It looks more like a mostly white (60+% to about 27%, I think - can try to find the reference if needed) blue-collar suburb of New Orleans. There isn't a significant class difference there.
How about white and poor vs. black and poor?
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I do not know if there is more racism among the poor or among the rich. I am also not sure if there is more racism among the whites or blacks.
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For obvious reasons his social views are much more liberal than those of other fiscal conservatives.
I do not know if there is more racism among the poor or among the rich.
Are you going for a general discussion here? Then the answer might be "yes".
I am also not sure if there is more racism among the whites or blacks.
Again, in general, possibly, there is enough of it on both sides. The question is who gets to act it out more often (and by "act it out" I do not mean gangsta rap).
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You mean, there is too much on both sides. I think the very fact that there are the two sides may be a bigger problem.
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But what would you have done had it happened to you?
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It's not "we".
It's Gretna, La., which might think this is what it needs its police for...
"We" need police for many good things like... ghmmm... taking protection money from night stores, for example...
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Again, I have had different experience in Maryland. Maybe I was just lucky.
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If you really want it, I can look up a link, but it has been all over the place.
Chief Lawson might be in position to win in a re-election. That is if he survives a civil rights lawsuit, that I am certain will follow.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/09/13/katrina.bridge/
Google News Search for "Chief Lawson, Gretna"
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"I read a blog today, oh, boy..."
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