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Originally Posted by fresnelly
In his defence, (and I'm only offering a degree here, not an excuse) I think he was trying to address the black residents' fear and cynicism, that they will be shut out of the city's redevelopment.
Having been dispersed across the country, remembering a history of political neglect, and faced with a monumental civic works project, I don't think this community's fear is unreasonable. Naturally they'd be looking for some reassurance.
The Mayor should have taken the opportunity, his inspiration from MLK, rather than just pandering to racist rhetoric and cynicism.
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The only thing I can think of is that he truly fears developers will go in make housing unaffordable for those who lived there and make NO some type of DisneyLand.
Course it would be a lot less divisive and to the point if he had stated his beliefs in a non racist way.
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