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I flew back from Baltimore yesterday. It's a great town. It's far, far from a failed city. I've been to failed cities. Baltimore isn't it. Are there things tha

by tomrod 4y ago

I flew back from Baltimore yesterday. It's a great town. It's far, far from a failed city. I've been to failed cities. Baltimore isn't it. Are there things that could be improved? Sure. Roll up them sleeves.

IceHegel 4y ago
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- tomrod 4y ago
  That which is asserted without evidence may be dismissed without evidence. I was there yesterday, my evidence is my experiences and memories. My judgement: not a failed city. Do you have evidence to the contrary you feel is strong enough to prove your currently unproven claim?
Georgelemental 4y ago
You haven't seen much of the city, then. I live not far away, and functional cities do not have streets that look like what many of Baltimore's streets look like. And they don't have public schools were not a single student, out of hundreds, is meeting the minimum standards of proficiency
- tomrod 4y ago
  > functional cities do not have streets that look like what many of Baltimore's streets look like You may be experiencing a bit of proximity bias. Roads all over the north east are torn up. I'd argue the school district issue can be fixed, but it will take funding.
  - George83728 4y ago
    He's obviously not talking about the state of the road surface. Anybody who's spent much time in Baltimore, not just in the tourist areas, knows what I mean.
    - tomrod 4y ago
      Then said commentator should obviously spend time writing with more clarity so their intended connotation is understood rather than using rhetoric that points to the state of the road surface. Anyone who's spent much time discussing and fixing real issues, rather than writing off whole cities as intractably broken, knows what I mean.
      - George83728 4y ago
        There's no sense clarifying things for the deliberately obtuse.
        tomrod 4y ago
        Aye, and for the rest of folks such as you, me, and the original commentator, it's important to clarify things.
  - Georgelemental 4y ago
    It's not the road surface, it's the city blocks with not a single window that isn't boarded up, and a third of the houses have trees growing inside. As for the schools, they already get a ton of funds: https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/update-baltimore-city-now-americas-third-most-funded-school-system https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/update-balti... But more money won't fix systemic incompetence, corruption (https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/former-baltimore-mayor-catherine-pugh-pleads-guilty-federal-conspiracy-and-tax-charges https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/former-baltimore-mayor-ca...), and misguided policies.

by tomrod 4y ago

IceHegel 4y ago

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tomrod 4y ago
That which is asserted without evidence may be dismissed without evidence. I was there yesterday, my evidence is my experiences and memories. My judgement: not a failed city. Do you have evidence to the contrary you feel is strong enough to prove your currently unproven claim?

Georgelemental 4y ago

You haven't seen much of the city, then. I live not far away, and functional cities do not have streets that look like what many of Baltimore's streets look like. And they don't have public schools were not a single student, out of hundreds, is meeting the minimum standards of proficiency

tomrod 4y ago
> functional cities do not have streets that look like what many of Baltimore's streets look like You may be experiencing a bit of proximity bias. Roads all over the north east are torn up. I'd argue the school district issue can be fixed, but it will take funding.
- George83728 4y ago
  He's obviously not talking about the state of the road surface. Anybody who's spent much time in Baltimore, not just in the tourist areas, knows what I mean.
  - tomrod 4y ago
    Then said commentator should obviously spend time writing with more clarity so their intended connotation is understood rather than using rhetoric that points to the state of the road surface. Anyone who's spent much time discussing and fixing real issues, rather than writing off whole cities as intractably broken, knows what I mean.
    - George83728 4y ago
      There's no sense clarifying things for the deliberately obtuse.
      - tomrod 4y ago
        Aye, and for the rest of folks such as you, me, and the original commentator, it's important to clarify things.
- Georgelemental 4y ago
  It's not the road surface, it's the city blocks with not a single window that isn't boarded up, and a third of the houses have trees growing inside. As for the schools, they already get a ton of funds: https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/update-baltimore-city-now-americas-third-most-funded-school-system https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/update-balti... But more money won't fix systemic incompetence, corruption (https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/former-baltimore-mayor-catherine-pugh-pleads-guilty-federal-conspiracy-and-tax-charges https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/former-baltimore-mayor-ca...), and misguided policies.