Comments about political

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Humboldt1: I am happy to get rid of all the gangbangers. I have confronted drug dealers and will surely do it again. I do not want the kids on my street living around this......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Joe Drexler: From a building design standpoint many blocks in Bushwick were attached "row frames" as known by firefighters these row frames differed from attached brownstones in that the space or void between the roof and the......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

Xavi: Humboldt Park has its social ills (and as you can see from the rest of my diatribe, there are specific historical/social/political reasons why) but it is a ghetto struggling to maintain the rich social networks,......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

Eleanor: Lou, UFF and everyone else who is reading this post. I certainly don't think that Bushwick Buddies is too crowded ... as a matter of fact we have more and more interesting pictures every......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

Peter: tangential pseudopolitical rant? check! ignorance of actual facts? check! invocation of [[wiki:godwin's law]]? check!...

in response to: Ground Zero: lower Manhattan as it looks today by Peter

chae sone: Mad cowed assemblymen. WHO REPRESENTS KOREA? The Korean people want to be free from the mad cow riots. It reminds Rousseau’s statement. “Man is born free, yet everywhere he is chains.” In this social condition, he proposed......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

Captain Obvious: What really grates about Quebec's degenerate infrastructure, is that they have not only incredibly high taxes, but they *also* have incredibly high subsidies from all the more productive provinces, BOTH. To have billions poured into a......

in response to: Windows Health Care by EvilGentleman

serlingrod: moral of the story, everyone - deindustrialization ruined these neighbors that so many people who grew up in them loved so much. hard economic times and social/political injustice has transformed them into hotbeds for illegal......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

carrie: while i do agree that our nixon-era bred conservative government does employ a 'world cop' approach in their international relations, and also recognize the dangerously slippery slope this entails, i can't stomach yet another accusatory......

in response to: Exremist school.. by Rune

anon (ppp-70-248-117-38.dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net): I was born in 1933 at 151 Central Ave. between Willoughby and Suydam. It was mostly a Sicilian neighborhood. It was considered a slum then,but NEVER was it filthy like shown in the pictures......

in response to: Keep Bushwick Clean & Rats Out by Peter

Joe: As others have stated, the good memories exceed those that were bad: Joe the pretzel guy at Front & Allegheny, Christmas and the stores on the 3200 block of front St., local bakery shops and......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Joe: Hello CB Dare, Sounds like you have very important things to say and the courage to go with it. I can only explain my experience with my early years in Kensigton. There is somethimg to be......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Rob So many of Irlam and Cadishead old heritages have been lost through lack of interest and of course , money, as so often happens in non politically sensitive areas. The little cottage I was referring......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Nelson: Had my bike stolen April 13 at Dufferin Mall. It's a yellow, with blue and red, Giant AtX 890 mountain bike, 19.5" frame. The only thing they left was the cut lock. I reported it to......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

EvilGentleman: To Born and Raised in NYC: Sorry to ask, but exactly who made the condescending comments, and which ones in particular are you referring to? I just re-read everything here, and the general vibe I get......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

Peter: tom: i think its ludicrous to simply look at the "thousands of lives lost that day" without trying to dig deeper into the why and how of it. i think it disrespects both those who......

in response to: Ground Zero: lower Manhattan as it looks today by Peter

BILROCK-161, RTW.: Damn...y'all are embarising yourselves. It is bad enough that you post-84 new jacks are so politically retarded. There are no kings by throw-ups alone, who the f_ck taught y'all that nonsense..CAP????. CAP was a friggin......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

Joe Kash: awesome pics. looks like a pretty depressing place to live tho. i like the different types of graf, political, taggers, pieces, a lot of that looks like what i used to wrote back when i......

in response to: Keith McClusky Is a Child Mellester by little ukraine

Carrie : Ok everyone, I see you points, but let me tell you...corruption and political favors are EVERYWHERE, and in every city in America! Of COURSE, if you're in a position to keep a competitor out......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

colavitos ghost: wish i was in ny to buy my xmas gifts there. great recommendation. i was living in east harlem a while back and passed by a couple different botanicas every day. unfortunately, i never......

in response to: Bushwick Botanica by upfromflames

jack: sorry about the health care problem there, i am on medicare now but all my working years i paid over $400 a month for my health plan, it was the best, when i had open......

in response to: Windows Health Care by EvilGentleman

armleglegarm: every second statement he makes is against capitalism and money, then i went to his exhibition in central london last year and he's selling postcards for £4... a postcard for £4 with an anti-commerce statement......

in response to: Banksy Rocks! by EvilGentleman

McArthur: Dear Rest of the World, I would like to point out that Penelope's opinion (stated directly above this comment) is typical of about 99% of Hutchinsonians, and is a major part of the "problem" facing our......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

my misgivings: NORTH Wales’ Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom is calling for the legalisation and regulation of all drugs – and next week will ask North Wales Police Authority to back him. The region’s top cop reckons existing......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

observer: through the years i've known many great people in Hutchinson.Sadly, most of them are gone now but memories of them remain close. There also are people in Hutchinson whom I learned to loathe.You will not......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Xavi: Most of the eastern part of Humboldt Park until the mass Puerto Rican migration of the 1940's and '50's was Jewish and Polish, with some German and Italian elements. When those ethnic groups were......

in response to: Humboldt Park & Gentrification by Xavi

JKS: Hello. I'm a white, college-educated newcomer to Bushwick. I've always been poor, but by comparison white people are much wealthier than ethnic minorities. I'm white, and I have no trouble admitting that......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

anonymous: Why is it that in such a tragic event, one has to be dumb and immature enough to make it a political issue. It doesn't whether it was a republican or a democrat was......

in response to: Bridge Collapse 1 by Tyfoid Kid

Toxteth Riot: Hi EvilGentleman. I don't like the term FYROM. I am not a fan of the term Republic of Macedonia either. The Graeco-Romans, that is, the indigenous population of the South-Easter Meditarranean, as a people share a common......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

karlo: By the way,What you see here are murals,not grafitti. As some-one already pointed out,grafitti is usually carried out by just about anyone with a spray can or bucket of paint with the sole intention of splashing......

in response to: Graffiti in Belfast by barry

upfromflames: Rumours travel quickly. Truth travels slower. Yes, there was a problem. But all was a misunderstanding, and settled by the end of the day. No one is going to stop the Bushwick mural. Come......

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

upfromflames: Rumours travel quick. Truth travels slower. Come out to Bushwick, and see the truth for yourself, painted on the wall. Yes, there was a problem. But all was quickly settled, as a misunderstanding. No on......

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

Bushwicker: If you haven't already, definitely show your love and support for the artists from El Puente and the Academy for Urban Planning. The NYC Parks Department tried to shut the mural down today (Tues, 7/31) because......

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

jack: its all about freedom of expression, since there are no stars on the flag it is not a real american flag, many nam vets are still upset with the way america changed its views on......

in response to: Floyd Bennett Field: Let All Flags Fly by CartLegger

Bea Davis: When news of the fiasco precipitated by the less than honorable deliberations of that legislative committee becomes major news as far away as Thunder Bay, Ontario, you know that the world is laughing at elected......

in response to: Floyd Bennett Field: Let All Flags Fly by CartLegger

upfromflames: good question. glad you asked that, as I just pulled out my CB4 (Bushwick) zoning map out last night after too long. And now I get to use it! Y'see, its pretty easy for the city......

in response to: The Tower of Bushwick by upfromflames

EvilGentleman: I apologize in advance for the following politically-incorrect remark, but there is no way I can resist... So, is this Erection Day coverage?...

in response to: Festival of the Steel Phallus by serlingrod

little ukraine: Tyfoid Kid - I had a chance to read the power broker last summer (appropriately enough, while commuting on the long island rail road). it's a really incredible book, i can't say enough about......

in response to: Robert Moses Photo Collective by CartLegger

BDweller: "The Bushwick Initiative...Who is this for?" Boy, you are some busybody, upfromflames. Digging, poking, photographing and posting; then posing provocative questions. I'll take your bait. The city's official response to the steady influx of Latinos and blacks......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

John Dereszewski: In a recent post, you noted that Bushwick was denied Model City designation in 1969. I believe that a key reason for this had less to do with either the Federal Government's or the Lindsay......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

j.walthers@timesnewsweekly.com: This interaction regarding Bushwick, while interesting, is lacking in an understanding of the history of the community, specifically its course and development in Kings County (not Brooklyn) from its chartering in the 1600s, its emergence......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

barry: in response to that,there are so many varying and contrating viewpoints of 'the troubles' it's impossible to categorise what has happened into one master answer,instead we must understand the plethora of viewpoints interwoven into a......

in response to: Urban Street Propoganda by Jamie

jack: esmer, your probably too young to know what this is about so i'll explain it simply to you. since the inception of this nation we have always depended upon men and women to fight......

in response to: Untitled by dfwtiger

DIRTY: Wheatpasting is king. Ive been doin it for years and the city is to lazy to remove it. America is a fascist country. Fuck the rules, Beat the man. Do it. Political graffiti... WOOT WOOT!...

in response to: Wheatpasting: How to by An@Rch15T

Att Change: We have choices. I've chosen mine. Toronto has been very good to me. One day I plan to own my own place. My goal is to be free from political agendas. I hope my......

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

Michelle: I am happy to have stumbled upon this chat. I live at 48 abell st. and am part of a newly formed residence group called Model48 that is fighting alongside Active 18 to keep......

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

just a thought: just a quick comment ~ i agree that there is a major problem with employers taking advantage of immigrants, especially illegals. Is it ironic that it's Mexicans that are doing construction in 90 degree......

in response to: We Are Not Criminals!!!! by Rabblerouser

EvilGentleman: I'm a political science major at Concordia who is currently taking a year off to take computer tech support training at Champlain College. I am also a former student of Dawson College....

in response to: Catbread, Free Lebanon, Etc. by CE

Susannah: EG - when I first read your comment I thought - Nah - Politics is politics and religion is religion. But now that I think of it politics is a religion to many people and......

in response to: U.S. Congressman Foley by sine

Peter: im just not a fan of scientologists. i can quote vaguely likminded entries about the canadian pm, shit about the queen of england, slander against bush... sometimes, it pops up. sine is from florida, the......

in response to: U.S. Congressman Foley by sine

jack: ##[Ed: this comment was posted as a separate article. i removed the article and appended the comment here. please try to keep your comments confined to the relevant article.]## no photos, sorry folks. i......

in response to: U.S. Congressman Foley by sine

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I found this thread very educational. Often postings turn political, so maybe it's not bad that some start that way. And I love the new logo. I'm glad you kept the pigeon....

in response to: U.S. Congressman Foley by sine

Robin Majumdar: Great write-up and nice to include the photos as part of the story. I went to Dawson on Saturday with my 3 and 5 year old boys, who placed a small African Violet flowerpot at......

in response to: Murder at Dawson College by EvilGentleman

joey: guardian of the arts. yet - did you know? The Thinker Vandalized At approximately 1am on March 24, 1970, a bomb irreparably damaged the Cleveland Museum's version of Rodin's The Thinker. The bomb itself had been placed......

in response to: Cleveland Thinks by joey

EvilGentleman: Wow. Just wow. With all due respect, I have a better idea. Why don't you two emigrate to Canada and run for political office over here? Regardless of your opinions and whether or not I......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

OGLACH: MP Bobby Sands grave has been spat on! He never Died So we could Give up our right to irish independence ! Certain political groups gave it up! look it up! He never died so......

in response to: Bobby Sands: An Cumann Cabhrach biography of 1981 by Marcella32

Karlo: Volunteer Im not trying to convince you of my views,i am merely trying to reach an understanding with you as a human being. If i were standing next to you,i would offer you my sincere condolences and......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

Cathy Bernstein, east 84th Street: Carl Schurz Park: It’s easy to hear this park’s name and think Carl Schultz, the creator of the beloved Charlie Brown cartoons. In reality, Carl Schurz Park was named in 1910 to honor the soldier,......

in response to: Saturday Walk by Laura

Karlo: Well observer,i have to be honest and say they are not all tattooed thugs. There are assholes and hardmen where-ever you go,but regrettably,the macho thug image certainly is synomonus with Loyalism. There are however,huge efforts on the......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

susannah: This is an ETHNIC / POLITICAL / ECONOMIC fight, it has nothing to do with religion and its shameful. ...

in response to: Black and White by norniron

Karlo: Ok ok,now you ARE funny. 'Loyalists the world over'.... Oh,you mean your support groups such as Combat 18 (for those who dont know,C18 is a 100% Nazi organisation..18 stands for the 1st and 8th letters of the......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

Maria Latore: British people who complain about America need to get something through their heads. First, Britain was the original mega-power who everyone hated. Just because we kicked your ass in the revolutionary war and because......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

jeeff: that's a ridiculous argument. whether the graffiti has any effect on people and their polluting habits is debatable, but how can a tiny amount of spraypaint compare to the huge amount of noxious chemicals,......

in response to: Please Don\'t Dump by CE

Genaro: Susannah, I have to give you, half-a-ditto on this one! You have to understand that their were many Whites who and are still really racsists, especially the ones of the establishment, along with most of......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

EvilGentleman: Democracy is a myth. So is socialism. Of all the political systems, only despotism is pure....

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: I bet my female sleepover videos are better... Where do you think the "Evil" in my name comes from? It sure is not referring to my political stance......

in response to: Smash by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

EvilGentleman: I find it interesting to convert the demographic information for Bellevile found at [[http://www.bellevilleusa.com/demographics.html]] into actual numbers. The population of Belleville in 2000 was 2239, and broke down as follows: (including both politically correct and......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

anon (belf-cache-1.server.ntli.net): A Belfast man called Karlo: 12th Apr 2006 - 00:37 GMT i feel i must say something to at least let people know there are those of us that live in Belfast who DO posess a......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

Jack: I'm not really planning on engaging with most of the comments here, except to say to Mauvis: I'm not a "lady," so please, keep your fucking assumptions to yourself, thanks. And also, yes,......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

sarcastic magician: Ahhh, Louisiana. Gotta love them coonasses. EG, you missed the drive-thru windows at the liquor stores! (yep, not only seen 'em, patronized them once on a trip over there) Now about the legal......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

hool: those complaining about censorship are making a false assumption that their own regional political structure applies universally to every internet entity they visit. yes, this is a public forum, and yes it sees minimal......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

A Poet in Philadelphia: Having lived in Belfast several times, I can agree wholeheartedly with the above comment that the change begins with the person in the mirror. And having lived in the US for most of my......

in response to: snapshots on a refrigerator by manda

EvilGentleman: Expanding a bit on my previous comment, it all comes down to responsibility. If you are a poor kid who has a parent who automatically tries to beat up any kid (or their parents) that......

in response to: Free Man? by Urbanghost (michael talbot)

Chris Erb: Political science to photography is quite a jump! I'm going to be doing a double major in Sociology and urban studies then hopefully to to grad school to do city planning. One of......

in response to: Tall Buildings of Montreal by CE

EvilGentleman: elaine, the pink Scotiabank building is not home to Barbie, but I think that Squirrel that hangs out with Spongebob Squarepants might frequent the place fairly often. Chris, I am a political science major who is......

in response to: Tall Buildings of Montreal by CE

LEECAT: I had no idea about the history and facts of Northern Ireland, but after discovering what a colourfull history of struggle and strife and passionit has I have decided to go to belfast for a......

in response to: Graffiti in Belfast by barry

jeeff: elicar - how about the reservations up north where people continue to be stuck without clean drinking water and reliable infrastructure? how about the saskatoon police (to name only one notorious department)? the amount......

in response to: Cheap Sex $60 by Elicar

Elicar: Speaking of a thread evolving to a different life of its own... Apartheid... in Canada? For a country who has opened it's borders to everyone, for a country who has legislated equality in the workplace, for a......

in response to: Cheap Sex $60 by Elicar

Micah: Then there's the lawn ads on sticks, like they put on front lawns during political campaigns. They stick them in the ground on medians and other public grassy spaces where they won't have to......

in response to: Messing Up My Neighborhood Trees by Michelle

A Belfast man called Karlo: i feel i must say something to at least let people know there are those of us that live in Belfast who DO posess a bit of wit,understanding and compassion..it really is quite sad to......

in response to: snapshots on a refrigerator by manda

the finn: i believe in a nation once again ireland will be free one day and i would fight for the rights of the working class the small farmer too. If you look at the english they......

in response to: The Bogside by norniron

Get out of your car, buddy: Hey Jenna, I think we are on different wavelengths. Toronto is in fantastic shape. The region is not (this includes former suburbs that have been amalgamated, where you can't seem to get your bus).......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Peter: eg: you said ##"I may have differing views on America's legitimacy (and Canada's too, for that matter)"## that really caught my attention. id truly be fascinated to hear more about this... as someone whose heritage predates......

in response to: Burning the Flag by jack

EvilGentleman: Well, from an era when molestation did not get media attention, but was considered a dirty little secret, jack. Remember, most of today's molesters were yesterday's victims. More likely, it was the only Victorian politically......

in response to: Children\'s Lingerie by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Humbolt Park - Dave: Staci, There's a book I purchased unfortunately at Borders bookstore titled "Images of America, Puerto Rican Chicago" by Wilfredo Cruz. It covers everything from Families, Community life, Political/Social Activism, Arts and Culture. I look forward purchasing your......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

grange: Freedoms just another word for nothing left to lose .( janis Joplyn) It takes two to speak the truth , one to speak, one to listen( Henry David Thoreau) Man is by nature a political animal (......

in response to: Freedom of Speech! by Elicar

steve: freedom of religion All men are created equal What does the divorce rate show, concerning the sanctity of marriage The Jews were persecuted The blacks were persecuted, Now it is politically incorrect to say are do......

in response to: chicago gay pride parade by corsakti

EvilGentleman: I would imagine that: 1 - The bill will not pass through the House of Commons, as the Conservatives do not have a majority in Parliament 2 - If for some reason this bill should be passed......

in response to: Privacy Vs Law by realCanadian

elaine: hah - does that mean i don't get my fifty bucks? humph. evil gent - i was the same when i pitched up, full of sound and fury. don't think i have said anything 'political' since,......

in response to: Icinoise by GGP

John: Dia daoibh Northern Ireland is just the most extreme part of Ireland/UK that most of you bozos have been able to experience. Go visit Kosovo. Go visit the Middle East. I doubt if any of you......

in response to: Northern Ireland is the most intrguing of places by Jamie

EvilGentleman: I just checked. Apparently, I accidentally lied. So here is some personal information about me. My name is Sean, I am 36 years old, and have been married since 2001. I am presently attending Concordia University......

in response to: Arctic Landscapes II by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Actually, EvilGentleman is my chat nick on [[http://www.alamak.com]] It refers to the duality of my nature, much the same as we all tend to have. I like oxymorons, for some reason. I can see how......

in response to: Arctic Landscapes II by EvilGentleman

GB: I beg pardon from kroko, the queen sits on her arse all day. I don't think that is quite true. Although her preorgative powers have been eroded over a few centuries, the queen in fact......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

des: hillary is like the first,but how many political parties will even put a woman running?not even here in canada,that we are so''liberal''they put women running for prime minister.but i must say that at least our......

in response to: The Pope\'s Tomb by pietro

Maria: I have to agree - anyone can make big fat letters and call it art - I've seen really good modern art, and this is not art - it's big fat sprayed-on letters - that's......

in response to: Destruction of Lisbon City by cool-tsk

skip: Screw the biker, I'm in 'frisco and deal with these jackasses all day. Yea..he shouldn't of blah blah blah. I get excited when I see news reports of 2 wheeled morons earning their Darwin Awards.......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Old Kensington Dog: A couple of points re. the confrontation specifically, and Kensington Market in general: -The SUV in the photos is owned by the business accross the street, not the "Motorist". His four cylinder smaller car with......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

EvilGentleman: I find it interesting that despite the fact that Leah has publicly admitted she was out of line, many people seem to be abusing her to satisfy their own personal bigotry. Some people seem to......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

lol: people in Canada haven't got the character or the intelligence to demand majority political party accountability that waste Billions of taxation dollars time and again, but we are consumed with littering..lol. this situataion is......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Frank: Politically Correct Vigilante INCITES Avenging Litterbug. A little decency folks!...

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool