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>In other words, where the (white) technical-professional class is the least
>"cosmopolitan" in taste and most racist socially -- i.e. Texas, Deep South,
>etc. -- inner-city abandonment and exurban sprawl is the worst. Examples --
>Atlanta,Houston, Birmingham, Jackson, Phoenix. Where the (white)
>technical-professional class is the most "worldly" in taste and the least
>racist socially -- i.e. Mid-Atlantic and New England, Pacific Northwest,
>etc. -- gentrification and exurban growth controls are the most pronounced.
>Examples -- Bay Area, Portland,
>Boston, New York.
interesting, but i think you're just seeing a lag with the south catching up to the exurban sprawl that went on in the north already. also, the notion that the south is more racist is unsupportable by many measures.
kelley