>>>Yes, I lived in a ghetto the first year I was married. It's dirty, it stinks, and it's dangerous. There were some great people there, though. <<You ever been in an inner city?>> The figures I sent you reveal a lot about what makes this country go and where its values are. The ghetto has some great people, but the values that hold this country together are elsewhere.<<<
What year did you last live in the so-called "ghetto?" And read your comment above and compare what you said to the statistics you cited.
By the way, my question to you was relative to an "inner city," and not a "ghetto."
And the figures you cited are rural-based (where most of Bush's votes came from) vs. urban-based (where most of Gore's votes came from).
[NOTE: I recommend readers to back and read Dave's original post on this subject.]
Clearly, the numbers you cited in your original post are nothing but GOPwinger propagander. They bear no resemblance of a fair comparison of reality. They exist only to attempt to make Bush look good. Please stop pretending. Bush's record is Bush's record, and he's got lots to do to improve upon it.
Incidentally, did you know that New Hampshire, long known as 'Cow Hampshire," is now about two-thirds metropolitan? Times are changing! A major city may be coming near you--lol!
I think your standard is nothing but a mere acknowledgement that there are some "great people" there (ghetto), and you simply leave it at that, as if you're safe and protected now living where you are and the city folks have no values. Do you forget that where folks are congested government programs need be different from where folks are who live far apart? Cities have very deep needs. It's not easy for so many people to live together in such a small space. Problems unavoidably result.
It doesn't mean the city folk are bad folk 'cause they voted for Gore, does it? And this is the kind of impression you gave when you cited your statistics, whether you realize it or not.
I remind you sometimes it's the fear of something which actually creates something. Your fear of the city, for example--look how you view it!
I've lived 25 years in all sorts of inner city neighborhoods, from the best to the worst, and I assure you that needs, struggles, hopes and dreams are a bit different than what the 'country' folk experience.
This dialogue is an interesting subject; the differences between rural and urban areas and why people vote the way they do. I'd like to discuss it more. However, right now, I'm on short-time and soon gotta go.
I think were to apply a fair balance behind the statitistics you cited, you'd find the reality quite different than the impression you gave by citing them. Once again, I remind you "statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is interesting; what they conceal is cruicial."
I look forward to your response.
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