DickSonstreetDFW, on Jan 15 2006, 01:53 PM, said:
I did not once equate "predominantly white" with "culturally better".
I have, however, observed that those with a liberal guilt complex who enjoy lecturing others about racism tend to themselves live primarily in predominantly white enclaves such as Boulder, Berkeley, Madison and NWA. There's a comfort level with pontification and self righteousness that comes only from an insular environment like those listed, but I digress.
I simply responded to what I interpreted as the allegation that NWA had "no culture" by describing the prevailing culture prior to growth. Isn't that what this thread is about?
Growth and its results?
Japan has McDonald's? Great. Does it have a large Irish community? Having an American restaurant does not make a nation multicultural anymore than my mother being a fan of jazz make my family multi-racial. Your examples, for lack of a more fitting word, suck. You're stuck on what you percieve as white racism all around you, yet, like I noted above, people like you tend to be drawn to very white communities. Search deep inside and see if you can figure that out.
A need to categorize people as racist aside, what I have gathered from masons dad's posts is that he thinks an "urbanized" "culture" wherein everything national or branded is superior to anything local or homegrown and ultimately a sign of "progress".
If that is how you truly feel, may I suggest you move to Plano, Texas.
Here we have all the brands and chains, zero local flavor and a McDonald's and Starbucks on every corner.
That's what I gather is your vision of "urban, baby".
I have, however, observed that those with a liberal guilt complex who enjoy lecturing others about racism tend to themselves live primarily in predominantly white enclaves such as Boulder, Berkeley, Madison and NWA. There's a comfort level with pontification and self righteousness that comes only from an insular environment like those listed, but I digress.
I simply responded to what I interpreted as the allegation that NWA had "no culture" by describing the prevailing culture prior to growth. Isn't that what this thread is about?
Growth and its results?
Japan has McDonald's? Great. Does it have a large Irish community? Having an American restaurant does not make a nation multicultural anymore than my mother being a fan of jazz make my family multi-racial. Your examples, for lack of a more fitting word, suck. You're stuck on what you percieve as white racism all around you, yet, like I noted above, people like you tend to be drawn to very white communities. Search deep inside and see if you can figure that out.
A need to categorize people as racist aside, what I have gathered from masons dad's posts is that he thinks an "urbanized" "culture" wherein everything national or branded is superior to anything local or homegrown and ultimately a sign of "progress".
If that is how you truly feel, may I suggest you move to Plano, Texas.
Here we have all the brands and chains, zero local flavor and a McDonald's and Starbucks on every corner.
That's what I gather is your vision of "urban, baby".
