Atlanta secession effort raises race issues

[brooklynite]

Source: MSNBC

ATLANTA - In the cradle of the civil rights movement, a new secession effort is under way that would break off Atlanta's predominantly white, wealthy suburbs to the north from poorer, black neighborhoods in the south.

There's a renewed push to take some suburbs out of Fulton County, Georgia's most populous and home to most of the city of Atlanta, and put them under the now-extinct Milton County.

Its supporters hope resurrecting the county would give residents there more responsive government. But opponents say the measure is racially motivated and will open up a deep rift between black and white, rich and poor in a state with a complicated racial history. The area that would be split off is more than 75 percent white, while a large block of the remaining portion of Fulton County is 90 percent minority.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34756700

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I suppose, as long as there's a good reason.....

[onehandle]

1. They've been trying this for years. The racist Republican suburbs hate Atlanta.

I sincerely doubt it will ever happen.

[rpannier]

2. Sounds like those proposing it need to go the way of Milton County

and become extinct

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. K&R

[Zoeisright]

4. What a bunch of jackass racists.

I hate rich white people. They are unbelievably selfish, think they're entitled to the wealth they 'earned themselves' (HA) and resent anyone else anywhere getting any kind of a break.

I hope they try to secede from the country. Good luck getting along without federal highways, the National Weather Service, air traffic control, etc. etc. etc.

[Kurska]

6. WOW nice stereotyping there buddy.

I'm sure every white person with money " think they're entitled to the wealth they 'earned themselves' (HA) and resent anyone else anywhere getting any kind of a break.".

Shame on you, you're playing the exact same game the racists in this story are playing, just from the other side of the board.

[Blue_Tires]

5. still? i was living in Atlanta almost 15 years ago when they

were touting that 'secede from Fulton Co.' shit...

[bitchkitty]

7. Still???

I left Atlanta in 1999, and they had been trying this for some time. I guess they'll never give up.

[toopers]

8. They do not even need to secede . . .

if they just move to incorporate unincorporated North Fulton into a new city, called Milton, then it will greatly reduce tax revenue to Fulton County.

[raccoon]

9. Where's Sherman when you need him? :silly: nt