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I just posted this in another comment, but I'll repost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerable_area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerable_area Granted, it

I just posted this in another comment, but I'll repost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerable_area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerable_area Granted, it's not nearly as bad as say south american favelas, where the government has no power whatsoever, not even to charge for utilities. But the point is that such places used to not exist at all in some countries. BTW, this is not just a "white people" problem. Perceived or real lack of safety creates unsavory political options everywhere. If tomorrow, somehow, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict were to be magically resolved, Hamas would probably disappear overnight.

hef19898 3y ago
Sweden again... Why am I not surprised? And hell, one can even spend vacation in some favelas. Jesus... Edit: From your own source >> The increase is reported to be due to better reporting, not a changing situation.[5] The overall trend is that these areas are improving.[6] >> Work on improving the areas requires cooperation with several parties like local landlords and organisations, but fear of gentrification may cause problems.[10] -> If done well, that cpupd adress some.of the underlying social problems, I fear it might just lead to even more gentrification and make everything worse for everyone. Except rich investors, that is. So seriously, what the heck?