I think Tom's point is that telling all those folks who moved to the burbs because they could, that they were personally racist, alienated them. What you say and what he says csn both be true. And - crime *was* a concern and motivator. Systemic reasons behind that. But no less true.

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My fourth and final essay in a series examining Trump's reign as we head now into the final hours before the midterms — this one on how Donald Trump has, through a whole series of unnecessary choices, weakened the country around the world, likely irreparably. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-s-ty...

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Win or lose holy fuck did we dodge a bullet. Another Fettermen for 6 years would have been agony

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US total casualties in Iraq (2003-2010): 36,411 That breaks down to 4,417 deaths and 31,994 serious injuries. Russia took over 54,000 casualties in Ukraine just last month. That's nearly 1.5X casualties in less than 1/80 of the time. And Russia's killed-to-injured ratio is almost certainly worse.

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It's more like a bad high school cliques drama. "Purge" is too grown-up for this bullshit.

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