tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541828791652888926.post2751952327298140114..comments2023-10-08T10:16:32.648-05:00Comments on 43-Ideas-Per-Minute: Racially Coded Concernaironlaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17870971883454679428noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541828791652888926.post-20948967271943573142010-08-09T11:58:58.260-05:002010-08-09T11:58:58.260-05:00If you'll indulge me to speak on something I k...If you'll indulge me to speak on something I know a lot about, I'd like to set something straight without really disagreeing with you. <br /><br />My family is from East St. Louis. I consider the region(both sides of the river) my home. I know the history of that town better than most.<br /><br />East St. Louis is its own city. It's not a specific neighborhood of St. Louis like Soulard, The Hill, Clayton, Lindenwood, et cetera. It's in Illinois and thus falls under different funding/ jurisdictional constraints. St. Louis has slowly been rejuvenated through Missouri programs while East St. Louis is the city that Illinois forgot. It is one of the most violent cities in the US and things I've seen in that city will never be forgotten.<br /><br />That said, FUCK Glenn Beck for glazing over the facts and historical context of why that city is the way it is and why it continues to slide. It's the same bullshit I used to hear in thinly veiled conversations about racial animus.<br /><br />It's not just in East St. Louis that teachers/police officers/public servants are being let go in Illinois though. My uncle and several of his coworkers was let go from his IDOT job without warning. Two friends lost teaching jobs from varying regions in Illinois. Some of the most affluent neighborhoods in Illinois are losing all around, so it's not just an "urban/ghetto" issue.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04866419051298184898noreply@blogger.com