In a message dated 5/23/03 8:57:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Just as much of Minnesota was in the winter of '97, we're gettin' > dumped on. We're gettin' snowed by a blizzard of newly released felons > and the a growing army of angry young men and women who hang on our > street corners because they can't find jobs. In a way, the crisis we > face as a city is a lot like the floods of 1997. We can learn a lot > from how that disaster was managed. > Keith says; Thanks Dyna; you are right in your observation and conclusion. Legions of young, and not so young, black folks roamin' : Gang baited, and filling the mean streets, avenues, porches and alleys. They can't find jobs, and for so many reasons. But the sum of all the reasons equals a phenomena. The sum of all the reasons equals a micro-version of the Great Depression, at Dyna's doorstep. Her doorstep, and world, is a stage. But Dyna, rightfully, doesn't appreciate all the drama that accompanies this "labor mini-series". Ironically, this student of labor history, Dyna, gets to relive the Depression Era 24/7, but now it is coked-up. As the unrooted and homeless, poor and illiterate, mentally ill and criminally mentallly ill, medicated and unmedicated, group up to hustle a next meal, or next high. As they prepare for the next grimy, or grim, crime of opportunity, and stealth; selling a rock, or bag, on 26th Avenue seems more like fun and games to them. They are angry; and they are many. An army, doing field exercises, day and night, at Dyna's doorstep. It is no wonder Dyna can't sleep. The wonder is the continued slumber of the political elite, and those City residents outside the siege neighborhoods, but this is not new. I marveled, and fretted, and railed, in 1986. Same deal; different millennium. As a side show, I still wonder at Dyna's dogged support of the DFL Machine dogma, coupled with her disdain for the DFL Leaders. Hate the sinners; but love the sin. Go figger. PS: Does her absolute silence mean Dyna is not interested in positive participation in the West Broadway Area Coalition, and proactive, team, problem solving? She is still invited to participate. Unlike DT, we want to hear her opinions. Keith Reitman NearNorth REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
