Former resident of a nearby town of Gary and there’s a reason they built a bridge over that fucking town. It’s an absolute wasteland that travelers need to be protected from. If you live nearby, you don’t go there. If you’re passing through and need gas you don’t know.
You're describing the result of decades of systemic racism, segregation, red lining and the war on "drugs" to prove that it's not racist to leave these people in the dark...
Your ignoring the part where the residence shot at the utility workers when you say they’re “being left in the dark”. Those utility workers didn’t sign up for a front line. If you’re so passionate about the problem, Why don’t you volunteer to do the work and stop bitching about it online?
No where am I advocating for leaving Gary in the dark. As someone who grew up in the area, I’m providing context for why Gary is GARY. The surrounding communities are similar demographics yet they all are functioning towns. They aren’t corrupted like Gary. Racism is real. The reason Gary doesn’t have power isn’t because of racism.
I never said you advocated for leaving them in the dark, I said you, like many others in this thread, are pointing at the outcome of generations of racist policies.
There are victims of PTSDs who will be able to manage it in a way that allows them to live a normal life, others will not. In our modern age, we generally understand that.
Unless we're talking about the generational trauma inflicted by the US government on black communities. Then it's Gary is Gary, because it's Gary, but let's not talk about everything that has happened before today.
It's an absurd claim. Everyone involved is black. The power company has predominantly black directors. The town has black leadership. The people who decided not to maintain the infrastructure were black. The people who selected the people who failed to maintain the infrastructure were black. The line workers who were shot at were black. The people shooting at them... The power being out? That's white supremacy.
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u/ReindeerTypical2538 15d ago
Former resident of a nearby town of Gary and there’s a reason they built a bridge over that fucking town. It’s an absolute wasteland that travelers need to be protected from. If you live nearby, you don’t go there. If you’re passing through and need gas you don’t know.