I was surprised by how forces in the community could mobilize against a community changing. There were many examples of this. In St. George, members of the Latino community proposed having a "Dixie Fiesta." The resistance to that surprised me.
I hope we have American-topias. - Richard Benjamin
I hope we have American-topias.
- Richard Benjamin
The interesting thing about Georgia is, Atlanta is teeming with middle-class black people and black people with money - and yet there is still segreg… - Richard Benjamin
The interesting thing about Georgia is, Atlanta is teeming with middle-class black people and black people with money - and yet there is still segreg…
I had been hearing on-the-ground buzz that white folks were moving to places like Bend, Oregon, and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and St. George, Utah. That … - Richard Benjamin
I had been hearing on-the-ground buzz that white folks were moving to places like Bend, Oregon, and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and St. George, Utah. That …
Louisville, Colorado, which was just voted by CNN and Money magazine as the best place to live, is a veritable Whitopia that is unaffected by the hou… - Richard Benjamin
Louisville, Colorado, which was just voted by CNN and Money magazine as the best place to live, is a veritable Whitopia that is unaffected by the hou…
There is tremendous long-term harm when Americans accept ethnic and class balkanization as a de facto fixture of American life. I think that impoveri… - Richard Benjamin
There is tremendous long-term harm when Americans accept ethnic and class balkanization as a de facto fixture of American life. I think that impoveri…
By 2042, whites will no longer be the American majority. - Richard Benjamin
By 2042, whites will no longer be the American majority.
I concede that segregation can allay social tensions immediately, but it further debilitates us in the long run. - Richard Benjamin
I concede that segregation can allay social tensions immediately, but it further debilitates us in the long run.
With growing and intermixed minority populations, our democracy can not work optimally unless all people are integrated as full and equal members, an… - Richard Benjamin
With growing and intermixed minority populations, our democracy can not work optimally unless all people are integrated as full and equal members, an…
Problem with segregation isn't that people can't live in peaceful harmony singing "Kumbaya" - although that wouldn't be bad. The problem is that many… - Richard Benjamin
Problem with segregation isn't that people can't live in peaceful harmony singing "Kumbaya" - although that wouldn't be bad. The problem is that many…
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