It will never be what it was before. That's probably a good thing.

No.

But I'm a racist. (Clint says so)

Apparentlly, anyone who suggests a correlation between socio-economic status and race.... is a racist, I guess. Demographic statistics be damned....:shrug:

That there might be the source of the disconnect. Most people, at least myself and my take on most people, aren't opposed to rebuilding NO simply because it's shitty an rundown. It's not about disliking NOeans and 'darkies' on general premise. It's because it's an artificially maintained urban center in a dangerous and constantly shifting place. It's built on eons of silt wash and sits below sea level. While it lasted, it was a great place, and it was a miracle it lasted so long.
It's analogous to driving an ancient beater for years, even though it smoked and gulped oil as fast as it burned gasoline. But you keep driving it because it runs and you don't have enough money to either do the repairs or buy a new car. But when that day comes, and you knew it would, that the radiator empties, and the block cracks, and you have fluids spewing from every oriface and angle, it's time to bite the bullet and buy yourself another beater instead of pouring money into a terminal case.
Plenty of cities in the MS river flood plain relocated to higher ground after the 93 flood. The same consideration should be taking place regarding NO.

In the bathroom? With a jar of Vaseline?

Correct, because idiots (see Clint), think only blacks are poor and that only blacks run down cities and towns. The perceptions about NO seem real enough to me. I have watched and witnessed the city bus nearly every working age person that was displaced out of the city in a time when their labor is needed the most. That tells me, that NO is ripe for the pickens for anyone interested in working, earning a living and making a once dirty, filthy cesspool into a nice upper-middle and above city.

STFU , you fuggin racist.

Yup.

nope not worth 32 bucks. let all the homeless people have it.

Are you kidding? Clint lives in the White Trash Capitol of the US.

He's only arguing to argue.

That's why I'm an expert on "White Trash", and the tactics they use to make racist statements while leaving themselves just enough wiggle room to say, "I'm no racist, you are!" when confronted about their BS.

"Over? Did you say over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!"

I've read where most aren't going back, and hispanics will be the new occupants.