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5. what they mean is, some democrats want to remove redlining that keeps minorities out

Reply to Laelth (Original post)

Mon Aug 24, 2020, 10:00 PM

Aug 2020

and in their world, allowing black people in would destroy the suburbs.

some argue that the whole point of the suburbs for white people was to get away from black people.

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Honestly, do you know ANY Democrat who wants to ABOLISH the suburbs? [View all] Laelth Aug 2020 OP

Nope PJMcK Aug 2020 #1

it's a racism blowhorn Skittles Aug 2020 #2

Recommended. H2O Man Aug 2020 #3

No. We're not. Mea culpa. n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #4

There could be spies here. H2O Man Aug 2020 #7

what they mean is, some democrats want to remove redlining that keeps minorities out unblock Aug 2020 #5

I've seen a bunch of suburbs in this country. Laelth Aug 2020 #6

ah, but the myth lives on, and the republican party is allll about myth... unblock Aug 2020 #8

Black, and Asian, and Sub-continental ... I love the suburbs these days. Laelth Aug 2020 #11

I think this explains their strategy JonLP24 Aug 2020 #9

Lions and tigers and bears oh my! agingdem Aug 2020 #10

No. But trump wants to lower the number of minorities in suburbs from 35% jorgevlorgan Aug 2020 #12