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Old 07-08-2020, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by oranginauk View Post
I had heard of The Villages, America’s Friendliest Hometown. With wonderful homes and great facilities and activities. Surely a place to make new friends, to smile, laugh and enjoy. A retirement I always dreamed of. So I checked it out and moved here four years ago.

As a single woman of color, I felt safe. I have made friends, joined in activities, volunteered and indeed I felt safe in America’s Friendliest Hometown. Then it happened, one group against the other. Videos going viral, a man yelling “white power”, faces and voices full of hate. I began to question .... Has this incident invited white supremacists to The Villages? People seek out to live where there are like minded people.

The country is frantic now and I am afraid. All it takes is a single fuse to light a fire. I urge you to think before you speak.

Please do not destroy “ America’s Friendliest Hometown”. Please help me feel safe again.
You are safer here than anywhere. You are right in that it is a highly charged political climate these days. But it is a small fraction of extremists on both sides that make antagonistic signs, have rallys and yell out names and insults at each other. However. I don't believe anyone here will be rioting or physically threatening other residents other than in isolated situations.