Thursday morning, we traveled over to Charleston, Missouri to purchase fireworks. I was excited for a neat but short road trip. It was about 70 miles from my house here in Kentucky.
Our trip took us through Wickliffe, Ky and Cairo, Illinois. Both of these towns are small river towns with Wickliffe on the Mississippi River and Cairo at the confluence of the Mississippi River and Ohio River. I was floored at the dilapidated conditions of Cairo, Illinois!!!
The history of the town suggests a once bustling community that is strategically positioned at the confluence of two historic rivers. In the 1960s Cairo experienced large riots and violence. A black man interviewed on one of the youtube videos stated they "won the battle but lost the war" referring to the current poverty and economic depression of the city.
It occurred to me after watching at least a dozen videos on that region, that as a white person I really have no clue what they've been through. The black community has traveled some roads filled with poverty, restrictions, racism and violence.
Where I differ with democrats is in the approach to better black lives. The democrat approach of give, give, give and putting them in public housing has been a disaster for black people. The black community needs to seek a different approach, one that gives them a future outside of the poverty and public housing they find themselves in...This means choosing to learn trades, skilled training, and education.
These little towns are a microcosm of what happens when voting for generations of democrats. The ceiling is low, certainly not high and you'll forever be dependent on the government hand out...Trump 2020!! A vote for the democrats is a vote for socialism!!
Our trip took us through Wickliffe, Ky and Cairo, Illinois. Both of these towns are small river towns with Wickliffe on the Mississippi River and Cairo at the confluence of the Mississippi River and Ohio River. I was floored at the dilapidated conditions of Cairo, Illinois!!!
The history of the town suggests a once bustling community that is strategically positioned at the confluence of two historic rivers. In the 1960s Cairo experienced large riots and violence. A black man interviewed on one of the youtube videos stated they "won the battle but lost the war" referring to the current poverty and economic depression of the city.
It occurred to me after watching at least a dozen videos on that region, that as a white person I really have no clue what they've been through. The black community has traveled some roads filled with poverty, restrictions, racism and violence.
Where I differ with democrats is in the approach to better black lives. The democrat approach of give, give, give and putting them in public housing has been a disaster for black people. The black community needs to seek a different approach, one that gives them a future outside of the poverty and public housing they find themselves in...This means choosing to learn trades, skilled training, and education.
These little towns are a microcosm of what happens when voting for generations of democrats. The ceiling is low, certainly not high and you'll forever be dependent on the government hand out...Trump 2020!! A vote for the democrats is a vote for socialism!!