AshingtonDC

AshingtonDC t1_j579g9v wrote

it's Atlantic City. People passed out drunk spending their savings in shitty casinos. Crack heads roaming the streets.

Camden is an example of socioeconomic factors that ruined it. It's now on the incline. Atlantic City's slow and consistent decline is marked by mismanagement and legit crime syndicates that were allowed to take over. One is not like the other.

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AshingtonDC t1_j5783ko wrote

this statement is completely ignorant of the history of Camden and cities like it as well as the hard earned progress made to bring it out of the depths of poverty. how shameful to speak in such a way without referencing any context. read a book sometime. most of the big cities in NJ are post-industrial and were fucked by redlining leading to generational poverty. Crime in Camden is down 74 percent from 50 years ago. Progress is slow but happening. I've visited Newark and Camden recently for work and concerts and had perfectly pleasant experiences.

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