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Monday, December 09, 2013

"This is a city for the right people who can afford it!"

As we were just saying in the previous post... New Orleans is currently being pulled into the orbit of cities like San Francisco.  Here's what's going on there.
In the video, a Google employee who hopped off the bus shouts down Erin McElroy, a protester who also heads the eviction mapping project. "How long have you lived in this city?" McElroy asked him. He shouted back "Why don't you go to a city that can afford it? This is a city for the right people who can afford it. You can't afford it? You can leave. I'm sorry, get a better job."
Can't stress this enough.  The political leaders you elected to represent you are currently cheering the arrival of these people to your city.

Update: Agent provocateur?  I wouldn't be shocked.  In that case, the little stage play is still a useful fiction.  The caste system is clearly illustrated by Google's privatized buses. Those things are real.

Upperdate:  The guy is very definitely a fake.  Which is another reason to hate Occupy style protesters.  Even when they're right they make it very difficult to be on their side.  And yet, incidentally, this in itself is another reason not to want New Orleans to turn into San Francisco.