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Originally Posted by bryantm3
gentrifying isn't going to make anyone not poor; it's just going to move them somewhere else. so "downtown's best interests" in this instance is not in the interests of the people who already live there. it's in the best interests of people that are not from downtown and don't live downtown. ergo, it's in everybody else's best interest that the people who currently live and shop downtown can no longer afford to do so.
my point is not to catch you and label you a racist, and it's not about target in particular. my point is to get people who come from a more suburban/white background to think more critically about how these issues affect actual people of lower socioeconomic standing and stop prioritizing manmade constructions over the actual people who use them. if we destroy the community in the process, we aren't improving it. we're basically saying "these inanimate buildings are more important to me than the community of people that live there" and honestly that's really problematic.
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First of all, you don't know me so don't assume you know where I come from or anything about me.
I completely agree that gentrification is an important issue but when you suggest that a Target is being built for the elite, you just sound crazy. Your comment may not be specifically about Target but Target was
specifically the topic of discussion. So have you polled any of the poor in the area to find out whether or not they would want a Target nearby or if they feel that redeveloping Underground will "destroy their community"?
There is a lot more that the city can do to prevent the negative impact of gentrification but the fact of the matter is that NOT rebuilding Underground and investing in this area (or any other area of the city) is NOT the answer and helps exactly NOONE. There would be less jobs, less revenue for the city, less amenities even for the poor.