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Compare the romantic concepts attached to rural poor, "heartland" we should "save", compared to the urban poor (I won't bother to list the terms). And note that
by forapurpose 9y ago
Compare the romantic concepts attached to rural poor, "heartland" we should "save", compared to the urban poor (I won't bother to list the terms). And note that for the urban poor, the solution is to erase them or get them out of sight, via gentrification, zoning, and other means.
I know that's not universally true and there are programs to help the urban poor, but it's hard to think of anyone romanticizing them.
- closeparen 9y agoAt the extreme ends, anti-gentrification activism romanticizes concentrated poverty and class segregation.