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In 1975, DC was 71% black. Today, it's 45% black. It will be 60% white by 2030.
DC has a higher GDP per capita than any state. It's good to live in the imperial capital.
Main effect of DC statehood: More self-dealing by the richest people in the richest state in the country. https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1358165739883094018
DC has a higher GDP per capita than any state. It's good to live in the imperial capital.
Main effect of DC statehood: More self-dealing by the richest people in the richest state in the country. https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1358165739883094018
Also 2 more Democratic Party senators, but that's a given, since it's literally the entire reason that Democrats support statehood.
People who support DC statehood will you call you racist if you oppose it. It's a neat trick, since few cities are losing black population faster than DC is.
It's NOT a coincidence that there's more momentum for DC statehood as white liberals become dominant there.
It's NOT a coincidence that there's more momentum for DC statehood as white liberals become dominant there.
Statehood would speed up the gentrification of DC. The necessity of buying off two extremely left-wing senators on legislation would increase graft opportunities for the highly credentialed in a "state" that's 68 square miles in size. https://twitter.com/kaijubushi/status/1358170461687992320
Responding before I block: DC is the first priority, and everyone knows it, and everyone knows why.
PR statehood is more often pushed by people who don’t realize how competitive it would be.
Be polite. https://twitter.com/nick_mcgurk/status/1358171157262983169
PR statehood is more often pushed by people who don’t realize how competitive it would be.
Be polite. https://twitter.com/nick_mcgurk/status/1358171157262983169
The irony: DC statehood advocates say the Capitol riot proves the need for statehood.
But this past summer, the mayor of DC organized demonstrations outside the White House and didn’t stop riots.
It’s a perfect example of why DC is NOT supposed to be a state. https://twitter.com/scalitog/status/1358181058475413504
But this past summer, the mayor of DC organized demonstrations outside the White House and didn’t stop riots.
It’s a perfect example of why DC is NOT supposed to be a state. https://twitter.com/scalitog/status/1358181058475413504
DC residents have supported statehood for decades.
But it only became a national thing based on two factors:
- DC gentrification
- Democrats caring more about the party than their own districts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/11/22/house-turns-down-statehood-for-dc/93c04aac-5635-4c5e-899a-9584e2660650/ https://twitter.com/probablyreadit/status/1358181129178796032
But it only became a national thing based on two factors:
- DC gentrification
- Democrats caring more about the party than their own districts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/11/22/house-turns-down-statehood-for-dc/93c04aac-5635-4c5e-899a-9584e2660650/ https://twitter.com/probablyreadit/status/1358181129178796032
