Answer dv7's question, bob.
Back to just because one person is able to overcome means there is no problem, must be easy to live in a black and white world with only two outcomes to every situation.
There's no black in BFKs world. He lives in Randleman.
We all, of course, have our own notions of what real America looks like. Those notions might be based on our own nostalgia or our hopes for the future. If your image of the real America is a small town, you might be thinking of an America that no longer exists. I used the same method to measure which places in America today are most similar demographically to America in 1950, when the country was much whiter, younger and less-educated than today. Of course, nearly every place in the U.S. today looks more like 2014 America than 1950 America. But the large metros that today come closest to looking like 1950 America are Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Ogden and Provo, in Utah; and several in the Midwest and South.
But the places that look today most like 1950 America are not large metros but rather smaller metros and rural areas. Looking across all of America, including the rural areas, the regions that today look most demographically similar to 1950 America are the portion of eastern Ohio around the towns of Cambridge and Coshocton and the Cumberland Valley district in southeastern Kentucky.
These misconceptions affect our politics: an outdated view of “normal America” is baked into the presidential election process. Iowa and New Hampshire, which vote first in the primary season and therefore have disproportionate influence, rank 37th and 41st, respectively, in their similarity to the U.S. overall. The states that look demographically most similar to America are Illinois and New York, followed by New Jersey, Connecticut and Virginia. (Downstate Illinois and upstate New York are worlds apart from Chicago and New York City, as native Rochesterians like me know well.) The states that look least like America are Hawaii, New Mexico, West Virginia, Maine and Vermont, along with the District of Columbia.
Iowa’s and New Hampshire’s places of honor would make more sense if we were electing a president in the 1950s. They rank 11th and 20th, respectively, in how similar their demographics today are to those of 1950 America, though Kentucky, West Virginia and Indiana are the states whose demographics today look most like 1950 America.
There are lots of reasons to care deeply about places that are demographically different from today’s America: Some of those places may turn out to be bellwethers for a future America that will be older, more educated and more racially and ethnically diverse than today; and some of those places are especially deserving of public attention and investment because they worse off than most other places.
But if you’re trying to get outside of your bubble and get in touch with “normal America,” skip the small towns of your actual or imagined past and instead start with New Haven or Tampa.
A better question would be... why does bkf delete thousands of his own posts? Quite curious.
I'm retired, and my only son is ChrisL's age. I got a job and went to work a month after I graduated from WF when I was 21 years old and didn't stop working until I was 68. And along the way I also left my wife & 9-week old son to serve my country for two years in the army. Now, I don't have to do a damned thing each day if I don't want to. I've paid my dues. Right now I just got back from a walk on the beach in Garden City and am trying to decide which restaurant I want to pick for dinner. We have tried several of Deacon Brews' suggestions so far this week and all have been excellent. Do you care to offer any restaurant suggestions?
Respond to post #579.
Hoskins in OD has be best flounder and shrimp on the Grand Strand but it's a long way from Garden City. Hit The Dead Dog on the marshwalk for the best outside view and bar in your area and the food is pretty good too.
Interesting tidbit. Do you know why Randleman/Randolph county has a significantly lower black population relative to surrounding areas? It's probably not what you think. This area was settled by Quakers who did not believe in owning slaves. Carry on.
So two whole pages to establish that BKF is a racist old man suffering from dementia that doesn't understand the gather or the pivot foot?
Can't wait to do it again tomorrow. It's like the OGB version of the Notebook.
Interesting tidbit. Do you know why Randleman/Randolph county has a significantly lower black population relative to surrounding areas? It's probably not what you think. This area was settled by Quakers who did not believe in owning slaves. Carry on.
So you realize mocking Ph and his post count while you yourself take the time to delete thousands of your posts is completely hypocritical. Cool.I've already answered that question at least 4 times...and probably more times than that....with the exact same answer.
I'll give you a hint and you can word-search it to find those posts, because these words are in every one of the answers: "Jim Williams".
So you realize mocking Ph and his post count while you yourself take the time to delete thousands of your posts is completely hypocritical. Cool.
Nice avatar pic bkf. Racist is as racist does.