Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with the message? Really? There are huge numbers in Alexandria of blacks in AH that shouldn't be there. Working age males routinely involved in violent gun battles. Something like 30 calls for gunshots in the last 18 months. That is who he is talking about and everyone in this city knows this. Had he said "deserving whites" we wouldn't even be talking.
Anonymous wrote:Alexandria City is so comically racist against white people that everyone is waiting to file a civil rights suit anytime someone says something at a hearing or the council tries to pass a law
Anonymous wrote:It sounds like the concern on this forum is that he was being racist toward white people? But I read his comments as being racist toward Black people. The comments were soooooo patronizing. And the language about not grabbing into the opportunity to full participate in the economy? That shows a lot of ignorance.
Anonymous wrote:Ok, OP.
Anyone with half a brain can see what’s wrong with the statement.
Virginia is a right to work state with at-will employment. They can fire him for picking his nose if they want to.
I wouldn’t want to be associated with someone who spoke in that manner, either. And I find it odd and trollish that you are defending it.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It sounds like the concern on this forum is that he was being racist toward white people? But I read his comments as being racist toward Black people. The comments were soooooo patronizing. And the language about not grabbing into the opportunity to full participate in the economy? That shows a lot of ignorance.
Of course it was racist against black people. The responses on this thread suggesting otherwise are either trolls or idiots.
Anonymous wrote:It sounds like the concern on this forum is that he was being racist toward white people? But I read his comments as being racist toward Black people. The comments were soooooo patronizing. And the language about not grabbing into the opportunity to full participate in the economy? That shows a lot of ignorance.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with the message? Really? There are huge numbers in Alexandria of blacks in AH that shouldn't be there. Working age males routinely involved in violent gun battles. Something like 30 calls for gunshots in the last 18 months. That is who he is talking about and everyone in this city knows this. Had he said "deserving whites" we wouldn't even be talking.
Who are you to decide who is worthy?
A taxpayer perhaps?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:His language was terrible but the philosphy of what he is trying to say gets lost in that bad vocabulary. This was a hearing on upzoning.
Some other speaker lady said something like the entire city council deserved to be spanked and punished. Not sure why that isn't getting as much press.
FWIW I have worked with ARHA for decades and the demographics of who is in section 8 in Alexandria is quite diverse, it is not overwhelmingly AA.
LOL no, just no.