tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049100705786633064.post264318842240619361..comments2024-01-20T02:06:45.388-08:00Comments on The Political Omnivore: What's Behind Ferguson?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049100705786633064.post-62587406898894850642014-09-09T08:05:08.478-07:002014-09-09T08:05:08.478-07:00I think you're right that, according to storie...I think you're right that, according to stories I have heard, black would-be home owners were seen as -especially- vulnerable for some reason, yes. However, it was probably easier to dehumanize them for the (white) con-men selling those sub-prime loans. -The Omnivore (and yes, humanity has a better nature too)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049100705786633064.post-80994163658444076582014-09-03T13:53:30.690-07:002014-09-03T13:53:30.690-07:00O, the "targetted hit" on black communit...O, the "targetted hit" on black community wealth was, imho, much less to do with racial or even economic prejudice (i.e. intending harm to), than it had to do with pure, abstracted (i.e. separated from humanity) and thus (non-pejorative) amoral, economic opportunism. There was money to be had. I don't like it, it ain't cool, but dems de facts.<br />And wrt humanity not needing a playbook to be aweful to each other, yes there is truth. But again that, it seems to me, tends to originate as part of group-think, where the 'human connection' is abstracted away. Cause it's also true that people don't need a playbook to realize these things are wrong, to be kind, and to want to help. <br />Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15512098310504652381noreply@blogger.com