▲ 954 ▼ Capitalism only helps those with capital (lemmy.world) submitted 4 months ago by K1nsey6@lemmy.world [M] to c/latestagecapitalism@lemmy.world 46 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Aeao@lemmy.world 98 points 4 months ago (4 children) Black people tried! A couple times to build a black community it they were very successful. Then white people people would get envious and blow it up. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 53 points 4 months ago (4 children) Or bulldoze the middle of it for a freeway, which is what happened to MLK's neighborhood (a.k.a. "the richest Negro street in the world") here in Atlanta. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] K1nsey6@lemmy.world [S] 25 points 4 months ago (2 children) They did the same in Tulsa's Greenwood district permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago* (1 child) I figured that's what Aeao was referencing to begin with, considering that he wrote "blow it up" and I don't think he was being figurative. Frankly, even though we're citing both of them as examples of black wealth being suppressed for the purpose of this discussion, I would struggle to call Tulsa and Atlanta "the same" because the tactics were so much more brutal in the former (firebombing and mass-murder vs. eminent domain). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aeao@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* I get them all mixed up. It’s happened a lot I different ways. But yeas they blew one the fuck up. And yeah it’s hard to rank “bad” blown up and killed is worse. It is all bad tho, they other time they would’ve used a bomb if they needed to. permalink fedilink source parent [–] thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip 10 points 4 months ago* Yep :( permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rooster326@programming.dev 9 points 4 months ago* Segregation was illegal but building a freeway, or in many cases a railroads in-between the colored, and the white park of town was somehow legal. People are fucked. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) Seneca Village has entered the chat permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago I brought up Sweet Auburn because it was a particularly rich Black neighborhood and therefore an example supporting the point about what happened after "white people would get envious," specifically. If we're just talking about historical Black neighborhoods that were razed for public works projects, I could cite plenty more examples just in Atlanta alone (Lightning, Butttermilk Bottom, etc.) 'cause pushing out poor Black people like that happened all the time (and in fact still does, albeit somewhat less blatantly). permalink fedilink source parent [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 months ago That's so fucked up permalink fedilink source parent [–] lobut@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago Wasn't Central Park built on top of a black community? or mostly black or something, I think it was Seneca Village or something. permalink fedilink source parent [–] thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 months ago One example of an attempt that was destroyed because Racism ™️ permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rooster326@programming.dev 5 points 4 months ago Hey now, Sometimes we paved over them Sometimes we put a park down permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 53 points 4 months ago (4 children) Or bulldoze the middle of it for a freeway, which is what happened to MLK's neighborhood (a.k.a. "the richest Negro street in the world") here in Atlanta. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] K1nsey6@lemmy.world [S] 25 points 4 months ago (2 children) They did the same in Tulsa's Greenwood district permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago* (1 child) I figured that's what Aeao was referencing to begin with, considering that he wrote "blow it up" and I don't think he was being figurative. Frankly, even though we're citing both of them as examples of black wealth being suppressed for the purpose of this discussion, I would struggle to call Tulsa and Atlanta "the same" because the tactics were so much more brutal in the former (firebombing and mass-murder vs. eminent domain). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aeao@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* I get them all mixed up. It’s happened a lot I different ways. But yeas they blew one the fuck up. And yeah it’s hard to rank “bad” blown up and killed is worse. It is all bad tho, they other time they would’ve used a bomb if they needed to. permalink fedilink source parent [–] thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip 10 points 4 months ago* Yep :( permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rooster326@programming.dev 9 points 4 months ago* Segregation was illegal but building a freeway, or in many cases a railroads in-between the colored, and the white park of town was somehow legal. People are fucked. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) Seneca Village has entered the chat permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago I brought up Sweet Auburn because it was a particularly rich Black neighborhood and therefore an example supporting the point about what happened after "white people would get envious," specifically. If we're just talking about historical Black neighborhoods that were razed for public works projects, I could cite plenty more examples just in Atlanta alone (Lightning, Butttermilk Bottom, etc.) 'cause pushing out poor Black people like that happened all the time (and in fact still does, albeit somewhat less blatantly). permalink fedilink source parent [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 months ago That's so fucked up permalink fedilink source parent
[–] K1nsey6@lemmy.world [S] 25 points 4 months ago (2 children) They did the same in Tulsa's Greenwood district permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago* (1 child) I figured that's what Aeao was referencing to begin with, considering that he wrote "blow it up" and I don't think he was being figurative. Frankly, even though we're citing both of them as examples of black wealth being suppressed for the purpose of this discussion, I would struggle to call Tulsa and Atlanta "the same" because the tactics were so much more brutal in the former (firebombing and mass-murder vs. eminent domain). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aeao@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* I get them all mixed up. It’s happened a lot I different ways. But yeas they blew one the fuck up. And yeah it’s hard to rank “bad” blown up and killed is worse. It is all bad tho, they other time they would’ve used a bomb if they needed to. permalink fedilink source parent [–] thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip 10 points 4 months ago* Yep :( permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago* (1 child) I figured that's what Aeao was referencing to begin with, considering that he wrote "blow it up" and I don't think he was being figurative. Frankly, even though we're citing both of them as examples of black wealth being suppressed for the purpose of this discussion, I would struggle to call Tulsa and Atlanta "the same" because the tactics were so much more brutal in the former (firebombing and mass-murder vs. eminent domain). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aeao@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* I get them all mixed up. It’s happened a lot I different ways. But yeas they blew one the fuck up. And yeah it’s hard to rank “bad” blown up and killed is worse. It is all bad tho, they other time they would’ve used a bomb if they needed to. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aeao@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* I get them all mixed up. It’s happened a lot I different ways. But yeas they blew one the fuck up. And yeah it’s hard to rank “bad” blown up and killed is worse. It is all bad tho, they other time they would’ve used a bomb if they needed to. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 9 points 4 months ago* Segregation was illegal but building a freeway, or in many cases a railroads in-between the colored, and the white park of town was somehow legal. People are fucked. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) Seneca Village has entered the chat permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago I brought up Sweet Auburn because it was a particularly rich Black neighborhood and therefore an example supporting the point about what happened after "white people would get envious," specifically. If we're just talking about historical Black neighborhoods that were razed for public works projects, I could cite plenty more examples just in Atlanta alone (Lightning, Butttermilk Bottom, etc.) 'cause pushing out poor Black people like that happened all the time (and in fact still does, albeit somewhat less blatantly). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago I brought up Sweet Auburn because it was a particularly rich Black neighborhood and therefore an example supporting the point about what happened after "white people would get envious," specifically. If we're just talking about historical Black neighborhoods that were razed for public works projects, I could cite plenty more examples just in Atlanta alone (Lightning, Butttermilk Bottom, etc.) 'cause pushing out poor Black people like that happened all the time (and in fact still does, albeit somewhat less blatantly). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 months ago That's so fucked up permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lobut@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago Wasn't Central Park built on top of a black community? or mostly black or something, I think it was Seneca Village or something. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 months ago One example of an attempt that was destroyed because Racism ™️ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 5 points 4 months ago Hey now, Sometimes we paved over them Sometimes we put a park down permalink fedilink source parent