Facebook Follies of Friends and Families

[Valmy]

No, but the governor could still be said to be in charge there.

Sure. But you could say the same for Utica and it isn't overpriced.

[The Minsky Moment]

Had a long uber ride the day after this happened and the radio shows wouldn't shut up about it.  It was also covered in all the NY papers and the Wash Post. Quite a lot of coverage for a borough official.

[The Brain]

They talked about it, but did they say anything?

[The Minsky Moment]

"Brooklyn leader"? Is that an office?

yes each borough has their own executive.

[Valmy]

"Brooklyn leader"? Is that an office?

yes each borough has their own executive.

Ok so this guy is the mayor of Brooklyn? He said he wants all white people out? Context? Did he make a list about how many white grandparents you need to be officially classified as white?

[The Brain]

Are the Irish considered white in this context?

[Syt]

Had a long uber ride the day after this happened and the radio shows wouldn't shut up about it.  It was also covered in all the NY papers and the Wash Post. Quite a lot of coverage for a borough official.

Well, that's liberal media, no wonder my sister/that website haven't heard about it.

[Malthus]

Predictably enough, a distortion: this person made an inflammatory speech about gentrification, which was widely reported in the press. He did not say that Whites should move out, he said that gentrifying people moving in to NY from places like Iowa and Ohio should go back where the came from, which sounded very much like race-bating (as these states are majority White).   

https://nypost.com/2020/01/21/brooklyn-prez-adams-panned-for-telling-new-nyc-arrivals-go-back-to-iowa/

[Admiral Yi]

Don't look at me.

[Valmy]

Well that is like Texans or Arizonans grumbling people moving to our states should move back to California...granted elected officials don't normally say that

So unsurprisingly that post by Syt's family is full of shit.

[The Minsky Moment]

Correct the statement was about gentrification and while there is a racial component to that issue, it's interesting that "lawenforcement(Not Russia)today.com" should phrase it as telling "white people" to go back as opposed to new arrivals.

[Syt]

Well that is like Texans or Arizonans grumbling people moving to our states should move back to California...granted elected officials don't normally say that

So unsurprisingly that post by Syt's family is full of shit.

Hey, my two eldest sisters recently moved from Florida to Missouri and Arizona!

[Admiral Yi]

Any way you want to cut it, it's still a douchebag thing to say.

[Valmy]

Any way you want to cut it, it's still a douchebag thing to say.

Definitely. Very crass.

[Malthus]

Any way you want to cut it, it's still a douchebag thing to say.

Absolutely.

He was widely slammed in the media for being a douchebag, for saying that.