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There is actually a one to one mapping between anti immigrant rhetoric and this gentrification nonsense. If people wish to maintain the racial makeup of their
by cuteboy19 4y ago
There is actually a one to one mapping between anti immigrant rhetoric and this gentrification nonsense.
If people wish to maintain the racial makeup of their neighborhood then they should at least be honest about it. Don't use dogwhisles like neighborhood character when everyone knows it means race
- Bakary 4y agoI live in one such neighborhood. The ethnic mix has not changed, at least not in a noticeable way. The cool people are gone, and were replaced by tech workers. The old locals are struggling. A new coffee shop with high-priced drinks and a co-working space literally just opened a few weeks ago. Don't assume your own North American perspective maps to everything.