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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
Good post, except .....Segregation is alive, well, and still flourishing in the tribal, ghetto, and difficult to escape areas in MOST US cities, big and small. Don't believe small? Go live in Arcadia, Fl. for 1 month and do some research.
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Thank you for making the point about segregation. You are correct. My point is that it is no longer the law of the land. The segregation that exists is more related to level of wealth or lack of it, education or lack of it, people of similar cultures living in areas where they feel welcome.
When my family, German and French, emigrated to this country, they lived in "little Germany" or the French area of town. Poor and lacking the ability to speak good English, that is where they settled. Second generation was told to speak without the accent and to get all the education they could so they could get out of the ghetto and have a better life. "Difficult to escape areas", difficult, yes, but not impossible, as some would have you believe. I have lived in good and bad places, I have felt suspicion and discrimination, so I feel, right or wrong, that I have at least a slight understanding of someone experiencing those things might feel.
The train to mutual respect, understanding and truly coming together as a nation united is not a "bullet train". It moves slower than many would like and faster than some can comprehend, but it is moving in the right direction and will continue to do so if the vandals will stop trying to tear up the tracks.
Stay safe. Stay well. Peace!