Someone recently posted the following: > I don't think that Hartford residents were ever allowed to even get > a taste of neighborhood-based political and economic power, as the > city began to burn in the 60s. The same forces of racism and > homophobia that drained cities across the US and created > auto-emissioned wastelands are some of the same who continue to > exploit cities for cheap labor, entertainment and dumping; > zipping in and out of the safety of glass towers on high speed > roadways. and referred to "frightened, hateful suburbanites" I think this language is prejudical and uncivil. Causually tossing around blanket accusations of racism and homophobia cheapen those accusations and make many people not take them seriously anymore. Writing off entire groups of people (those who moved to the suburbs) as bad, wrong-minded people will make it more difficult to work with their representatives going forward (like Minneapoliticians vis a vis the suburban Republicans in our Legislature). And btw, is it morally wrong to move out of a city if you are concerned about crime rates, low K-12 achievement, high taxes or inefficient government. Or if you want less expensive, more spacious housing, or want more green space. Actually, this is the first time I have ever heard of homophobia as a big reason for moving out of a city. And I didn't know that Hartford was a large enough airshed to be an "auto-emissioned wasteland" all by itself. Have they put a dome over the city since I used to drive though on my way to Boston? Alan Shilepsky living in the Downtown Minneapolis auto-emissioned wasteland (cough, cough) _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
