Glad to hear about your friend. I find it pretty sterile, the real good times were late 90s -2010 it appears. Then the mayor threw resources into The Shoppes At Buckhead to make it the “rodeo drive” of Atlanta, they started building ground up loft apartments in a very geographically horizontally spread out city and pumped $1Bn of ARRA into a 1mi above ground rail that doesn’t serve Jack-ish while it has one of the most ineffective and useless rail lines of any top ten city in the country. It’s like the 30-35yr old kind of doing well who has no social awareness and is trying to play up to elite rich people. Sold out its character. My little neighborhood is one of the few that’s retained any sense of character.cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 5:58 pmI did basic and jump school at Benning in 1979. You don't have to convince me of some of the neanderthals that reside there. I thought things had changed quite a bit. A coworker of mine at Coca cola moved his family there about 8 years ago. They absolutely love Atlanta.Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 5:49 pmI think that various pressure and other activities can inflict psychological toll on a group of individuals that have their own legacy baggage from centuries of repression, abuse and treatment as chattel that comes down from older generations and when they see it I wouldn’t presume to pretend to know if that influences their decision making, but bet it does for some and one is too many. We’re all equal on this planet. Those folks just generally are better endowed than me and people that look like me…cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 5:46 pmI'm aware you're very well educated. To my knowledge common sense is not on the curriculum at any college or university. You either have it or you don't. I'm am of the belief that people are smart enough to understand the voting rules where they live. I'm also of the belief that no outside power can prevent them from voting if they wish . You live in Georgia, do you think the new voting laws will stop anybody you know from voting? They have had a good amount of time to figure it all out.Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 5:32 pmcradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 5:19 pmDo you now need a study to understand common sense? What your implying is black Americans and hell every voter for that matter can't figure out what they need to do to cast a vote. It pretty clear the average Democrat hasn't figured that out yet.Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 5:16 pmPlease share the study that demonstrates that a majority of Democrats think most black Americans can’t figure out how to vote.cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 5:12 pmNo argument, I think black Americans are way smart enough and dedicated to casting their vote that right and privilege will never be denied. My question stands to you, can you name a single eligible voter who was denied the right to vote? If that is true that person has remained anonymous.Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 5:06 pmJust feeling like arguing today eh? Regardless of, like facts or logic?cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 5:01 pmWhat a coincidence, a majority of Democrats think most black Americans can't figure out how to vote in an election.NattyBohChamps04 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 4:42 pmThat's honestly a "Serious question"? Anyway, I'll answer.youthathletics wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 4:05 pm
Serious question, why is it disingenuous for the last administration to ask a few states to double check their counts before conceding? Ignore that it was Trump b/c that taints your view. And suppose they found errors that flipped a state(s)....how would you then argue your point?
It's not disingenuous if the last administration asked a few states to double check their counts before conceding.
But the last administration didn't do that. They yelled and screamed at the top of their lungs about widespread fraud and rigging and never conceded. They even tried to overturn the actual results. The election was secure and fair and their claims got smacked down and disproven again and again.
And they didn't find errors that flipped states, so asking your followup question is completely moot. He wouldn't be arguing his current point.
And now a majority of Republicans think our elections are rigged.
How soon you forget I went to college and therefor and dumb and have no common sense. I do know what the concepts of “moral relativism” and “false equivalencies” are.
But for me? I can ask around. I know the level of legitimate distrust of white people in power absolutely influences important decisions that some make every day of their lives. Atlanta has a f’ed up history and we’re talking well into the 90s the stuff you think hasn’t happened since Pre 1960 was going on 20-25yrs ago
But more importantly Benning isn’t Atlanta. Within the perimeter of the city there’s a vast difference between Atlanta and even most of its close in suburbs.
Hbo did a multi part special on Atlanta’s history and it’s not a good look. So if you’re a beaten down 40yr old or 50yr old the impact of some of these actions could easily lead someone to feel like they can’t or shouldn’t vote who are otherwise thoughtful and intelligent people. That’s quite different than “Democrats don’t think Blake people are smart enough to figure out how to vote”