I live in Philadelphia, a hugely unequal city. Our access to education, transportation and health care — and the quality of these services — often depends on our ZIP codes. And nobody knows that better than people who live in minority communities.
So let’s suppose I said they’re wrong. Sure, they think they need better services. But they don’t know what they’re talking about, and the rest of us don’t need to listen to them.
Progressives would be outraged — and rightly so. The residents in our minority neighborhoods want to be afforded the same dignity and opportunities as anyone else. It’s callous — and, yes, racist — to ignore their wishes.
