Mr. Mork wrote, in part:
> I'm just happy that blacks here didnt burn down > their own neighborhood. We have progressed. > Hard as it may be to accept, the relatively mild > "attack" on media is vastly preferable to past > riots. It shows the country has progressed. > Chris responds A fine, optimistic view and I wish I could share it, but I think we'd be lulling ourselves into a false complacency by believing we've progressed past social / racial riots, particularly at a time when economic disparities are as wide as ever in this country. The increasingly entrenched perception of corruption within the economically elite class only adds fuel to the fire. No social sentiments can paper over this. Chris Beckwith Ward 6 > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > http://finance.yahoo.com > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
