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by crowdpleaser 2659 days ago
Is it any surprise?

I don't want to be accused of being a racist so I can't move into affordable urban neighborhoods with too many 'underrepresented minorities'. I like peace and quiet, you don't find that in the city. I like driving more than walking/bicycling/taking the bus so I live in a place that makes it less of a hassle to own the cars. And I care for my safety and my property, I'd be an idiot to move to the cities near me that care more about being nice to criminals than protecting property owned by the working class.

And yeah, the suburbs are advantaged. I saved money to live there, I want my kids to have the most advantages possible, I've instilled enough discipline in them that they're able to learn and grow at school. I've been in city schools, they're full of kids pissing away the opportunity to learn and interfering with the learning of other students, how can someone succeed when their classmates are cranking that soulja boy?

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>I don't want to be accused of being a racist so I can't move into affordable urban neighborhoods with too many 'underrepresented minorities'

???

https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/erika-d-smi...

Improving a blighted neighborhood is racism. If I were to displace a minority from “their” neighborhood, I would have done a racist act.