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Without trying to be inflammatory, and I truly mean that... One interpretation of what you're saying is that poor blacks are regressive. But, I assume what you
by scruple 7y ago
Without trying to be inflammatory, and I truly mean that... One interpretation of what you're saying is that poor blacks are regressive. But, I assume what you really meant is that poor whites are regressive?
I've also lived in Georgia, and not in Atlanta, but in Augusta and Macon with a sprinkling of Savannah, as a relatively poor person (average white male) during their early 20s, if you want some context behind what I'm saying...
- NotSammyHagar 7y agoI'm from the south and interpret that comment in a very different way. Poor blacks are much more easily disenfranchised, especially in small towns. Educated people are more likely to be able to have id and get registered to vote, especially if they are a minority.
- munificent 7y ago> One interpretation of what you're saying is that poor blacks are regressive. Sure, but by that same interpretation, ice cream sales cause summer temperatures. I think there is a correlation that politically regressive areas also feature worse poverty rates for minorities. My strong hunch is that the causation goes in the opposite direction of what you imply. Places that care less about civil rights and equality are less likely to work to address the systemic racism that leads to relatively greater poverty for blacks than whites.