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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would say one would have had plenty of positive and negative interactions with people of all shades, creeds, races in this region.

Honest question, how can someone still have such views when the area is so diverse?

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Unfortunate realization: virtually 99% of all crime in DC is committed by youngish black males. I returned here after college fully woke  and somewhat strident about it, but over the last many years, I've reached the point where I can't reconcile the progressive dogma with the realty of DC's crime statistics. And I really have no patience left for street criminals and shooters.

I don't think noticing this makes me racist, but I'm sure others disagree.[/quote]

You aren't wrong to notice aa crime but the problem is that the crime stems from economic inequality stemming from systemic slavery stemming from slavery. So pointing out aa crime comes off racist to some as it does nothing to acknowledge/address/solve the continued issues still existing today- it only victim blames. Yes criminals are victims too- just not always tragic or sympathetic figures. Hard to feel sorry for someone when they rob you/assault you. I know this has turned some of my coworkers very racist- the things they say would NEVER have come out of their mouths before they too were victimized. [/quote]

It’s how poverty is expressed by a specific culture. I grew up in MoCo in a lower middle class white family that lived in a lower class and diverse neighborhood and the way that young males are taught by street culture to act leads to much of the crime problem. I have quite a few friends that I grew up with go to jail for assault and drug crimes and individually they were not that way when young kids. I watched as other young men became teenagers and started to follow street culture and it lands them in trouble. I barely got out myself because it’s hard to resist the way things are as a young man. Many of my friends were emulating gang culture and got trapped and much of that pop culture messaging was served to them by other minorities not white people. [/quote]

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