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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
It seems to me that we are all more comfortable with people who are like us and we are more comfortable with.
In NYC the best neighborhoods for raising children were predominantly Italian, Irish and Jewish. We all had family values and took care of each others kids.
Lived in Queens for many years and sold two coops. Had many people come and look when we sold but do not remember any Blacks coming.
Does that make anyone racist? I dont think so.
Let me ask another question. Why are there so few black families here?
There is a growing middle class among Blacks, and many could afford to live here. Why are they not here?[/QUOTE]
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Sarasota makes them welcome, welcomes their big money. We do not. We try to run off anyone who is not a member of a certain political party. We really do not measure up to the type of environment the wealthy black people are looking for in ordere to retire comfortably and among like minded individuals. |
Odd - I didn't encounter anyone talking to me about politics at all when I was considering moving here. Not a single encounter was it even mentioned. And no one I've played mahjong with, sewed with, gone to Cricut classes with, etc., has EVER mentioned any politics to me. I saw a few flags flying when driving down some main roads - didn't care - either party could fly their flags - so no harm, no foul - no different to me than seeing state flags in some yards.
If I've ever been excluded from anything because of my party, I'm unaware of it. And after I moved here, fall of 2018, I was so happy to see yards lined with small American flags for various holidays - all I could think of was 'I'm so happy to be somewhere where people love and honor their country' ... having moved here from the cesspool of political nonsense, DC. I turned off the news and have never been so stress free.
My perception is that unless you go looking for it, you don't have to feel badly about your party - any party. You're not going to change a single vote, so why stress out and make enemies over it? So I'm not sure how anyone is being run off, unless they choose to attend a rally where you are screamed at, called names, goaded, etc., by the other party. If you're looking to be involved in and wound up over politics, then by all means, you should probably choose to live where your political beliefs are in the majority. Otherwise, live wherever you want and go about your business and enjoy your life - there is SO much more to life and retirement than politics.