Rosedale NY. White Flight and the lies we keep telling ourselves
This is a spin-off of the Staten Island voting for Sliwa thread. https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16009929
One poster noted that Archie Bunker seemed more like he was from Staten Island than Queens. Couldn’t have been more wrong. In the 1970’s, Queens went through the great white flight.
This footage below resurfaced last year that shows children being attacked. White folks protesting black people moving into the neighborhood. This is mid to late 1970’s. Not the 50’s or 60’s.
We tell ourselves these lies, that this is not who we are. It is exactly who this country is. As long as we tell ourselves that lie, the harder it will be be for real change to come. White folks underestimate how racist a lot of other white folks are. Even the ones that claim they are not racist, but do not want to shift to a more equitable society. They don’t want a shift in the balance of power. They will do what it takes to keep the status quo.All the while, claiming they are not racist. Cite every reason under the sun to keep black people in their place. America was, is and will always be a racist country. Now, you can’t even talk about the ugly history without vitriol from right wing circles and even concern on the left to not talk about certain things pertaining to racism, for fear of further angering the right.
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