@WSJ written under the assumption that all predominantly black neighborhoods are poor. Thanks for perpetuating racial stereotypes WSJ
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@rainyday80@WSJ they aren't assuming anything. All predominantly black neighborhoods here are also struggling economically. It's regional -
@jmwilliams@WSJ not all dear. there r plenty of affluent black neighborhoods in the US. i grew up in one. -
@rainyday80@WSJ Here, meaning St. Louis, spec. North County. That's what I meant by regional. The racial politics are deeply segregated. -
@jmwilliams@WSJ alright I'll give u that one cuz I don't know much about STL -
@rainyday80@WSJ until late 60's there were legal sundown towns here. Even after, the off the book policies didn't change for a long time. -
@rainyday80@WSJ The combo of sundown towns and people in power slow to change and be inclusive is behind what's happening in#Ferguson
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@WSJ it's crime flight.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ By "race" surely you only mean "colour"? We are all one race, the human race.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ The way I read it, Ferguson racial makeup was not white flight, but blacks moving to the suburbs.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ excellent maps for those who think there are no implications for Australia note "the suburbanisation of poverty" in the light of budgetThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ crazy! Stop saying everything is racism. It's not!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@WSJ Is that why Dems put voter registration tent at the site of the shooting?#ClasslessThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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