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You mean other than those parishes in Cancer Alley where there are white majorities and the primary source of household income are the chemical plants, you mean
by MisterBastahrd 3y ago
You mean other than those parishes in Cancer Alley where there are white majorities and the primary source of household income are the chemical plants, you mean?
Because I grew up in St. Charles Parish, which is 71% white, in the shadow of the Monsanto plant that makes the world's Roundup, down the road from a Dow plant, and across the river from Motiva, Shell, and Exxon refineries where you can see them light up the night sky with flares to burn off their excess gases.
- selimthegrim 3y agoIn addition many whites moved to Ascension Parish in spite of the pollution for the well paying jobs that required relatively little education.
- MisterBastahrd 3y agoYup. The entire area is full of white folks with barely high school educations who are living a fantasy life by making great money through a lot of overtime at chemical refineries. Take away the refineries and you've got nothing left to sustain any of that economy. The entire metro New Orleans system would collapse within years outside of a few tourist traps and the ports.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoSo to return to reality here, it seems that numerous commenters have indicated that this may be another case where "racism" has been substituted as a proxy for some kind of socio-economic injustice. It's always easier to play the race card than to tackle even more intractable issues that may be caught up in "the cost of doing business".
- selimthegrim 3y agoBelieve me, I know. I’m a grad student at Tulane and used to canvass in Donaldsonville.