I am making comparisons across countries. These talks about whiteness have been becoming mainstream in every English speaking country with a white majority. Countries generally speaking that have for the last 50 years been some of the most accepting and progressive nations in history. I think focusing on what binds us is much preferred over what differences we have. It’s much healthier for the country and makes it much easier to reshape the dominant culture to something we can all feel that we are part of.

Instead of using the term white why don’t you use the term dominant culture like you do in every other country? Why not celebrate what things we have in common instead of lecturing us into groups that only solidifies grievances and grudges?

I’ve lived here all my life and most families I know owned cars. A lot of us have family on LI or NJ, use our cars for work outside of Manhattan and generally like to take trips outside of the city. See how my anecdotal experience cancels out yours? As hard as you might try you won’t be able to control other peoples lives.

PS wealth envy is not a good look.

Maybe I’m just cynical but just hand waving that his kid is gifted is a cop out to excuse the horrible public school performance.

Yea transalt, an organization that would in no way fudge the numbers to make cars look bad LOL.

One of the benefits of a two party system is if you aren’t in power you can just blame the other party for all your shortcomings.

But that’s incorrect. Over 20 million were Chinese, which had no direct conflict with the Nazis but instead fought the Japanese (and had their own brutal civil war). In a weird twist of history a Nazi party member named John Rabe helped save 250,000 civilians in China during the Japanese rape of Nanking. It would be more accurate to say that the total 70 million dead were due to Axis aggression, not just the Nazis.

70 million?

> City correction officers, who are largely barred from cooperating with federal immigration officials, on at least several occasions in recent years went above and beyond to coordinate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the deportation of incarcerated immigrants, according to a trove of emails unveiled during a City Council hearing on Wednesday.

I don’t get the outrage, if you commit a crime and your immigration status is dodgy then you should be deported. Also, a ICE detention center is probably better than Rikers.

Lol, what a clown.

Nah, I’ll stay right here because this is my home. You can go back upstate.

55% is not “everyone”.

You make it sound like the minority is tiny while actually 45% of all NYC households in NYC own a car.. Who is this “everyone” you’re talking about?

Sorry but “no one” in this case is a small group of terminally online people that have a weird crusade over cars.

Quite.

Indeed!

I don’t agree with this anti car lunacy you’re babbling on about.

Says who? Many households around me have multiple cars and I still find parking no problem. If a permit isn’t required make it so the the permit can be turned in to the city for a income or property tax rebate.

I agree but with the exception that all residential streets are metered except for the permit holders. One permit per home / apartment.

I’d hardly call the parking free, most restaurants are on commercial strips which usually are metered blocks. With the way I see a lot of these sheds in my neighborhood I’d rather a parked car over the decrepit rat nests that they’ve become.

When the city started downscaling corner trash cans I noticed a lot more trash on the sidewalk, I’m talking small stuff like bottles and food wrappers. Those corner trash cans were usually always full even a few hours after sanitation cleared them, people used them.

I’m sorry to hear that.

Honest question, after all this why would you continue to live in such conditions? Surely your quality of life would be much better outside of the city if you couldn’t afford a better apartment. Even the worst Eastern European apartment blocks I’ve been to aren’t as bad as you describe your apartment.

Yeah I don’t think you’re very smart, look at how you spell. The George Floyd protests (and the riots) were a perfect storm of lockdown anxiety, warm weather and a heinous police brutality video being released. You have nothing to protest because the cops are being held accountable for their crimes.

I think you’re a troll, or just not very smart.

Seriously.