WalMart leaving Chicago...

**Averageman** · 04-19-23, 23:09

He said, "They're trying to starve the Black Neighborhood.

**Artos** · 04-19-23, 23:43

Pearles before swine...beyond sad.

https://mobile.twitter.com/polishpri...92352279437331

**SteyrAUG** · 04-19-23, 23:46

Really feel bad for guys like the guy running that LFR ministry who still try and accept the consequences and responsibilities of the "black community."

I understand that because of "targeted racism" some black people have to come together on some level, but it has to be hard to be the guy who says "no we did this" and include yourself in that statement even though he (and thousands of other black folks) didn't do any of those things.

I could never survive a "community" mindset that put me automatically in the same group as Hillary Clinton. I'd much rather hang out with the dude from LFR ministries.

I only wish more people could emancipate themselves from that "community" mindset.

**Mr_Happy1** · 04-20-23, 00:33

Originally Posted by SteyrAUG

Really feel bad for guys like the guy running that LFR ministry who still try and accept the consequences and responsibilities of the "black community."

I understand that because of "targeted racism" some black people have to come together on some level, but it has to be hard to be the guy who says "no we did this" and include yourself in that statement even though he (and thousands of other black folks) didn't do any of those things.

I could never survive a "community" mindset that put me automatically in the same group as Hillary Clinton. I'd much rather hang out with the dude from LFR ministries.

I only wish more people could emancipate themselves from that "community" mindset.

As a member of two minority groups, I could not agree with you more. That mindset holds people back, and gives others the ability to feel entitled to special treatment. If we really are all equal, then we don't need special categories.
I am Hispanic and Disabled, I regard myself as everyone else, and expect no special treatment. I would however like a tax break.

**SteyrAUG** · 04-20-23, 03:13

Originally Posted by Mr_Happy1

As a member of two minority groups, I could not agree with you more. That mindset holds people back, and gives others the ability to feel entitled to special treatment. If we really are all equal, then we don't need special categories.
I am Hispanic and Disabled, I regard myself as everyone else, and expect no special treatment. I would however like a tax break.

Disabled I understand. That can happen to anyone, but nobody wakes up one day and goes "OMG I'm suddenly Pacific Islander." That is something arbitrary and a consequence of birth that nobody had any control over.

So the idea that we'd form communities due to skin pigment and how efficiently we absorb Vitamin D is just odd. Now if people want to come together and form cultural lines that is fine. Despite being as Anglo / European as they come, I fit well in selected asian and black cultures who both provided me with some wonderful role models.

Then at least we have a choice about how we can pick out teams and I don't have to worry about ending up on Team Hillary or Team Crips n Bloods. That is how we should form communities if we are gonna.

The part that kills me most, is for everyone that was stealing from that Walmart or otherwise contributing to it's downfall, there were hundreds of people who were trying to support it, trying to make it work, trying to offset all of the dumb shit and yet according to some they are ALL members of the same community. But approximately one half of the community will always be the victim of the other half in terms of quality of life in the exact same place.

**Averageman** · 04-20-23, 05:41

And Portland. Cracker Barrel has also left Portland.
Also Tech Companies are leaving Austin.

Gee, what do Austin, Chicago and Portland have in common?

**utahjeepr** · 04-20-23, 05:43

^^^ Exactly This ^^^

I can have very good relationships with the majority of black, asian, (insert other minority here) folks. It's not them who are F'ing things up in their communities. It's a subset that are the problem, just like in the "white community". There is another subset making excuses for the bad actors and/or blaming racism for all of the problems. The coddling makes the problem grow.

When I say "crack down hard on the criminals in bad neighborhoods" it ain't cause I'm racist. It's because I don't want good people to have to live in those conditions, no matter what race they happen to be. Unfortunately the enablers of the criminals have a different agenda. They don't give two shits about the good decent folks in those neighborhoods. They just wanna drive the wedge deeper for their own nefarious purposes.

ETA: Dammit Averageman, you messed up my pointy arrow thing to Steyr's post. Couldn't have anything to do with my slow typing.

**flenna** · 04-20-23, 08:23

Originally Posted by Averageman

And Portland. Cracker Barrel has also left Portland.
Also Tech Companies are leaving Austin.

Gee, what do Austin, Chicago and Portland have in common?

REI is closing their flagship store in Portland.

https://www.kptv.com/2023/04/17/rei-...creased-crime/