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A lot of people I know who do not reside in St. Louis have told me how bad things look here after the shooting of Michael Brown. They get the impression that there is widespread rioting and destruction. Here is some data from the local newspaper (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) as of today. http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ferguson-by-the-numbers-breakdown-since-protests-began/article_5ec448a4-3f08-5861-813c-d03bed1c9784.html

Yes, I imagine economics is a huge factor in segregation, at least at the higher end of the scale. The 'whitest' neighborhoods I know of are also the most wealthy, but I think racism is lower in these areas. Many areas of low income seem to be racially mixed around here, at least in the metropolitan area. If you move out into the more rural areas I notice many more racist whites. I know areas where I would feel reasonably safe if I was visiting, but would not consider moving into the area (I am white). Simiarly there are areas that I'm sure blacks would visit but wouldn't consider moving into. Some of it is more than likely socially based too as people tend to gather with those they find similar to themselves.

Redlining in St. Louis was common until around 1970 or so, and that had a lot to do with where blacks and whites ended up in the region. I have bought and sold several houses here over the past 30 years and any query about 'safety of neighborhoods', etc. is met with silence or a suggestion that if you'd like further information about schools, crime, etc. then you should do some research. If a real estate agent makes questionable statements about neighborhoods or potential buyers they are at high risk of losing their jobs. Regulators posing as buyers regularly go out testing the real estate agent's adherence to the law regarding this topic. There still seems to be a disparity in access to banking services between whites and blacks, although I believe this is a national problem, not just a St. Louis problem. http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/08/14/3471237/ferguson-housing-segregation/

No, I don't understand how a 'whites only' town that is 2/3 black supports your position that blacks have to live where whites tell them to live. Are you suggesting that blacks feel they have to live there because whites told them not to not long ago? Still don't get your point. I'm not denying that there used to be involuntary segregation. How does this show involuntary segregation is current? So what was the duration of your stay in the region, and what was your sample size that allowed you to draw your conclusions about the region? How did you randomly select white people? Can you give some examples of the flagrant, obvious, in your face racism?

I'm not sure how showing that Ferguson was a Sundown town (a town that is purposely all white) supports your claim that racial segregation is not "voluntary". If a town designated as 'whites only' is 2/3 black then I would suggest your argument indicates that if anything, involuntary racial segregation in this area is a total failure. Charlie Dooley, who is black, has been the St. Louis County Executive (highest political office in the County) since 2003. The city of Ferguson is in St. Louis County. St. Louis County is 70% white and 24% black. Really? A couple of times?

Huh. I didn't realize I was an amnesiac in denial. What else can you tell me about me? Between this post and your statement that "I wouldn't be surprised if Ferguson or a nearby town had been a sundown town at some point in its history.", I have to say that what passes for 'evidence' around here is going down the toilet.

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2014/08/ferguson_protesters_protect_stores_from_looters_riots_police_criticized_for_restraint.php Police, after much deserved criticism, had stayed away as much as they could from the protesters. Many people in the crowd took advantage and began looting stores, leaving it up to some local residents to reign in the looters. There was much criticism of police the next day from store owners, who began to guard of their own stores while holding weapons.

Your implication is that we locals are lying to you when we say segregation in places such as Ferguson is "voluntary". Do you have any evidence to go with your implication? Don't forget that there was also plenty of rioting going on when the police stayed away. I believe the riots were going to happen regardless of police presence.

That is funny you say that. On occassion some phrase or sentence in the book reminds me of something I've heard him say before and it is like I hear that small part being narrated by him. His books are such a pleasant, comfortable read, just like his narrations.

"The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal" David McCullough An excellent telling of what was behind the effort to build the canal, and an interesting view of how science slowly began to accept that malaria and Yellow Fever did not come from swamp fumes and low moral standards.

How will we be able to see the ones that originated a short distance away? There were a fixed number of photons generated, and eventually all of them that are directed at us and capable of reaching us must pass us by.

It is no more insane than the fact that future observers will have no way to detect you.

Does anyone have any idea when all of the CMB photons that are capable of reaching us will have done so? That is, when will we no longer see the CMB?

I often know I am dreaming while still in the dream. Usually I figure it out if the dream is causing a great deal of emotional distress, and I'll suddenly realize that what is happening is a dream. At that point I can choose to continue in the dream, or choose to wake up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus After you talked about them I just looked them up in Wikipedia to learn more about them and ran across that reference.

I saw a reference that stated octopi have four pairs of arms, rather than saying they have eight arms. Any idea what that means?

I remember sometime during my undergraduate studies when it occurred to me that every single course I took, no matter what level it was, was simply an introductory course to some more advanced topic. It seemed like every chapter in every book contained a topic that by itself could be the focus of years of study.

Stop the snarky comments please. Enough is enough.

How do you differentiate between 'an arguably large mass' and one that is not arguably large? What is the 'force of the forces'? What do you mean when you say 'forces possible'? What makes a force possible or not? And again, why would forces need to exist? I don't think you answered my question.

Why does gravity 'need' to exist if there are planets?

Do you have any other wireless devices you can check? For example, if you have a smart phone or wireless on your computer, when you turn on Wireless access on that device, you will see what wireless networks are in your 'neighborhood' that you could potentially connect to. If you see yours, which is the same one you connected to on Netflix, then your wireless is active.

That seems to be at odds with what elfmotat is saying and in agreement with michel. Is that correct? EDIT: Sorry, I edited while you were responding.

If Michel is wrong, does that mean that the expanding space between the sun and the earth is 'flowing' past us?

Guess I need to work on making my tongue in cheek comments more obvious.

Ah! So it was Ireland you were poking fun at. And here I thought you were criticizing Americans for jumping to conclusions.