How many more?

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Originally Posted by bae

I see parts of urban America that are in decay, full of crime, lacking in employment opportunities, lacking in basic infrastructure services, lacking in good quality education and healthcare.

Which political party or parties is/are mostly-responsible for this?

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A one-word answer to that question would betray a commitment to ideology over logic.

While it's certainly demonstrable that most if not all of our most impoverished, ill-run cities have been dominated by Democrats for the past 50-100 years, they are only part of a national and world system. Just blaming insufficient spending toward any given area isn't sufficient: we spend more on public education and partially public health care per capita than most other nations for inferior outcomes. Tax policy, fiscal policy, trade policy, regulatory policy, monetary policy and public sentiment all have a role to play (both long ago and current). Anyone who claims to have a comprehensive understanding and cost-effective plan to address those problems is probably misinformed in direct proportion to his/her level of confidence.

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Originally Posted by LDAHL

A one-word answer to that question would betray a commitment to ideology over logic.

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That's just crazy talk!

(Well said!)

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Originally Posted by bae

Not...exactly. Only those into dyads.

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Very good point. I was remiss.

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Originally Posted by LDAHL

I was thinking it might be more accurate to say "Democrats" rather than "liberals" in reference to that party's role in perpetuating slavery, opposing women's suffrage, refusing to accept the Civil Rights Acts, etc. "Conservative" and "liberal" seem to mean different things in different times and places.

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The parties have changed a lot.

But I am not a Democrat. I am a leftist (on most issues).

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Originally Posted by Teacher Terry

Republicans

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And yet, my city with its high crime, low educational rate, and decaying blocks that look like WW2 era Berlin is entirely governed by Democrats.

I've heard tell of one lone Republican alderman in a far south city Ward, but I do not know if that is an urban legend or not.

It was in this Democratic city that I learned to be a Republican.

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Originally Posted by bae

...crazy talk...

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Ableist slur.

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Originally Posted by iris lilies

And yet, my city with its high crime, low educational rate, and decaying blocks that look like WW2 era Berlin is entirely governed by Democrats.

I've heard tell of one lone Republican alderman in a far south city Ward, but I do not know if that is an urban legend or not.

It was in this Democratic city that I learned to be a Republican.

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Republican run cities are universally amaze-balls!

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Originally Posted by bae

I was asking for data, not anecdote. Given the size of the USA, I can find an anecdote to support almost any claim, which is why I like to look a bit deeper....

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?
It's a non-fiction book almost 500 pages with facts and references.

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Originally Posted by Alan

I'm not actually blaming anyone. I'm pointing out that it's only natural that conservatives embrace MLK's dream. After all, he was a conservative too. The fact that the favored party of the liberals have been a historical detriment to race relations is just a fun bit of trivia that many with liberal educations seem to have missed in their indoctrination.

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I think this is referring to the Dixiecrats. Of course, those Southern Dems all eventually became red-state Republicans. But I guess having to reach back 45 years to blame an entire party can be classified as historical trivia.

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Originally Posted by Lainey

I think this is referring to the Dixiecrats. Of course, those Southern Dems all eventually became red-state Republicans. But I guess having to reach back 45 years to blame an entire party can be classified as historical trivia.

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It is almost like Alan was rewriting history for his own gain.