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AngryOldDem

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18. I think it's a pretty fair assumption.
Tue Aug 6, 2013, 03:34 PM
Aug 2013

As I said down thread, I knew exactly what this story was referring to without even opening it.

You have to admit that SW Ohio isn't exactly the bastion on progressive thought in Ohio. And I am speaking as a native Daytonian. And the insular attitude of Greene County isn't surprising, either.

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Why do you think DC Metro doesn't go to Georgetown? KamaAina Aug 2013 #1
Metro buses run through Georgetown, just not the subway. WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #19
But they specifically kept the Metro subway out of Georgetown KamaAina Aug 2013 #21
Well, I'd say that backfired... WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #23
WASPiest madhouse I have ever seen in my life.... the blocks are about keeping stuff to bettyellen Aug 2013 #42
Drunks peeing through mail slots, sex in alley-ways... WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #47
I haven't been in a good ten years, but when I did it was 97% white... and what's worse is... bettyellen Aug 2013 #48
Had to guess, it was the southwest part of the state. liberal N proud Aug 2013 #2
Oh yeah cause way up North in Cleveland is a land of racial harmony CBGLuthier Aug 2013 #6
But SW OH is John Boehner's district is it? alp227 Aug 2013 #9
I think it's a pretty fair assumption. AngryOldDem Aug 2013 #18
Try getting to Princeton NJ sometime sharp_stick Aug 2013 #3
It's a pain in the ass only because those little towns were all built up long before pnwmom Aug 2013 #8
Yep! LiberalFighter Aug 2013 #10
There is a black community next to Princeton Medical Center, predating WWI that expand during WWII. TheBlackAdder Aug 2013 #39
+1 JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #53
You need a better colander. TheBlackAdder Aug 2013 #35
Not surprising. Beavercreek is very insular. SharonAnn Aug 2013 #4
Sigh. eom millennialmax Aug 2013 #5
I've often thought this about the bus routes in Columbus limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #7
Greene County, Ohio theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #11
All I see is an potential arrest and mental institution inmate list. Mr. David Aug 2013 #12
Pretty scary, isn't it? theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #13
Hey, I resent that, lol. I graduated from Beavercreek HS (in 1974). kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #46
I see a trend.. the (R) stands for rabid SummerSnow Aug 2013 #52
The racist donut of counties around Atlanta have prevented mass transit for decades. onehandle Aug 2013 #14
I've seen some of this, Atlanta inner city looks very upscale compared to LA or KC uponit7771 Aug 2013 #15
+1 Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #22
Which is a shame, since MARTA is one of the better-run systems. Buns_of_Fire Aug 2013 #43
The transportation system in the metro Atlanta suburbs sucks. RebelOne Aug 2013 #49
I knew even before I opened this where this mall is at. AngryOldDem Aug 2013 #16
Oh I think most of it is racism... theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #17
And the joke of this is... AngryOldDem Aug 2013 #20
I know exactly the kind of places you're talking about theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #26
this latest news from post-racial america noiretextatique Aug 2013 #24
You know what's really sad and ironic? theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #32
this brings up another point noiretextatique Aug 2013 #37
Slavery end and civil rights movement yeoman6987 Aug 2013 #54
for the umpteenth time noiretextatique Aug 2013 #58
I see those damn southerners are up to the same old shit! Rebellious Republican Aug 2013 #25
Beavercreek is Greene County... FarPoint Aug 2013 #27
I'm questioning that white community's... TRoN33 Aug 2013 #28
I live in Beavercreek..... Mustellus Aug 2013 #29
Yeah they say it's about crime gollygee Aug 2013 #36
My dad was in the USAF and we lived in Beavercreek when I was in high school. kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #45
Someone should threaten to provide a free charter bus from downtown Dayton to their neighborhood! reformist2 Aug 2013 #30
Oh yeah, I've seen this gollygee Aug 2013 #31
anti bus..anti apartments = fear SoCalDem Aug 2013 #33
"Property values" = "we need to keep Those People out" in pretty much all cases Posteritatis Aug 2013 #38
Well, When Gas Prices are $5 a gallon, Don't Cry About It. Yavin4 Aug 2013 #34
Doesn't surprise me. Ohio, in many people's mind, is "The Alabama of the North" BlueJazz Aug 2013 #40
Public transit is always about race Recursion Aug 2013 #41
I'm so ashamed. I went to high school in Beavercreek, lol. kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #44
If they want to maintain an insular environment, it's their town. badtoworse Aug 2013 #50
When I read the headline, I imagined something like that happening in my area rucky Aug 2013 #51
Why does it seem a point cannot be made about racial or economic desparity on DU.... Socal31 Aug 2013 #55
I've never seen anyone disparage "all" white ppl. xfundy Aug 2013 #56
You do see the irony in your post, correct? Socal31 Aug 2013 #57
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