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Kilgore

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1. Furgeson residents don't seem to want change

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Nov 28, 2014, 09:11 AM

Nov 2014

From the reading I have done, the voter turnout is dismal for city elections with turnout not exceeding 12% for municipal elections.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/06/politics/missouri-elections-ferguson-voter-turnout/

I suspect if the residents invested only half the energy they used protesting into voting, real change would be a certainty.

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There are so many sad aspects to Ferguson. Saddest of all [View all] cali Nov 2014 OP

Furgeson residents don't seem to want change Kilgore Nov 2014 #1

that seems to me to be a deeply fallacious conclusion cali Nov 2014 #3

Yes, but Kilgore Nov 2014 #4

Because the police have targeted the black population and have issued warrants Lars39 Nov 2014 #8

That makes no sense Kilgore Nov 2014 #12

Article explains it all. Lars39 Nov 2014 #14

It describes a very bad situation that needs to change, but Kilgore Nov 2014 #19

I think they may be just trying to get by! elias49 Nov 2014 #17

+1 YoungDemCA Nov 2014 #15

I'm going to agree with you. JohnnyRingo Nov 2014 #11

Thank you Kilgore Nov 2014 #13

Actually, municipal elections are held in the spring of odd years loyalsister Nov 2014 #18

So make noise!!! Kilgore Nov 2014 #20

You think 12% of them are protesting and rioting? Chipala Nov 2014 #21

Yet, it's likely that the national unrest it triggered was noticed HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #2

In a way we gave the racist cover zeemike Nov 2014 #5

I think you right and I don't think it would have been any different even if the protests had been jwirr Nov 2014 #6

I feel the saddest of all... Cracklin Charlie Nov 2014 #7

All over the country there are groups forming, Ron Green Nov 2014 #9

People argue things aren't going to get better but IDK-things are clearly better Johonny Nov 2014 #10

Well said. YoungDemCA Nov 2014 #16