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Pacifist Patriot

(24,647 posts)
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 07:26 AM Jun 2020

A clear indication the tide is turning.

In Atlanta, protests have come to the suburbs

Located just north of Atlanta, Dunwoody is a town of swim teams and summer camps, carpools and cul-de-sacs. Trees are everywhere here, and so are minivans.

Dunwoody is a comfortable little community far removed from the ongoing protests in Atlanta … which is why it was beyond surprising to see the city’s major thoroughfare lined with well over 500 Black Lives Matter protesters on Tuesday afternoon. For a community whose civic centerpiece is a shopping mall, that qualifies as a serious statement....

Dunwoody is a primarily white, upscale community; at the most recent census, its population was 70 percent white, with a median family income of over $100,000. The area voted for President Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton by more than a 10 percent margin in 2016. So the fact that a large protest took place here, much less went off with virtually no backlash, speaks volumes about the strength of the movement now enveloping America....


https://news.yahoo.com/in-atlanta-protests-have-come-to-the-suburbs-030329213.html

Based on the demographic and voting information in this article, the area doesn't appear to have changed much since I lived in a neighboring community. This absolutely blows my mind. And gladdens my heart.
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A clear indication the tide is turning. (Original Post) Pacifist Patriot Jun 2020 OP
Dunwoody voted for Hillary. greymattermom Jun 2020 #1
yes! RT Atlanta Jun 2020 #2
I wonder how the article's writer is defining Dunwoody then. Pacifist Patriot Jun 2020 #3
This map of 2016 election results shows most of Dunwoody solid red for Trump. honest.abe Jun 2020 #10
Blimey, the Marrietta results surprise the daylights out of me. Pacifist Patriot Jun 2020 #11
Yes, no doubt Atlanta has dramatically changed over the years. honest.abe Jun 2020 #12
So do I. However,, I am a Biden supporter and there are quite a few here. mfcorey1 Jun 2020 #4
I don't understand how Dunwoody voted for Hillary ... aggiesal Jun 2020 #7
Our very mixed race area hosted a protest... Blue_playwright Jun 2020 #5
Sorry Dios Mio Jun 2020 #6
LOL! Pacifist Patriot Jun 2020 #9
Same in Plymouth, Michigan.... marmar Jun 2020 #8

Pacifist Patriot

(24,647 posts)
3. I wonder how the article's writer is defining Dunwoody then.
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 09:29 AM
Jun 2020

Nice to see how the area has changed over the years.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,647 posts)
11. Blimey, the Marrietta results surprise the daylights out of me.
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 10:41 AM
Jun 2020

That was a very red area when I lived there. Granted, decades ago.

honest.abe

(8,556 posts)
12. Yes, no doubt Atlanta has dramatically changed over the years.
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 10:45 AM
Jun 2020

Thank goodness! I may have to move there if my wife gets relocated.

aggiesal

(8,864 posts)
7. I don't understand how Dunwoody voted for Hillary ...
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 10:08 AM
Jun 2020

based on numbers from this article
Precinct, Total Votes, Pendejo45, Hillary, Johnson
DUNWOODY, 2468, 722, 1069, 86
DUNWOODY HIGH, 1772, 766, 662, 68
DUNWOODY LIBRARY, 2234, 1039, 779, 82
Totals for 3 Dunwoody Precincts, 6474, 2527, 2510, 236

Based on these numbers Hillary lost by 17 votes.

Unless you base your statement on only Dunwoody pricinct.

Blue_playwright

(1,568 posts)
5. Our very mixed race area hosted a protest...
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 09:38 AM
Jun 2020

... appears they dispersed around midnight. Bright young men interviewed for tv and dispelling the “thug” b.s. Cops blocked off streets for them and basically stood back. But we, for the most part, have a good police force. The city has been smart about selecting the chief.

I hear more gunshots on a normal Friday night. Lol

marmar

(76,985 posts)
8. Same in Plymouth, Michigan....
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 10:30 AM
Jun 2020

.... 93 percent white, upper middle class suburb of Detroit. Hundreds of protesters yesterday.


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