FUD Wrote:
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> The poisoning part isn't a myth. Air quality
> monitoring shows it. Also shows that it's bad near
> freeways and high-traffic rail lines and airports.
> Things like that generally make living nearby
> unhealthy. They also tend to limit property
> values, which makes it possible for people with
> low incomes or who are considered "undesirable" in
> a racist society to live there, which then results
> in poor health and quality of life outcomes. Yes,
> racism is part of the overall picture. No, the big
> boats (and trains (and trucks)) are not
> deliberately doing it because they're operated or
> controlled by racist people (which some are, but
> that's beside the point), unless the facilities
> located there because the property was cheap
> because "people of color" lived there. Which in
> some cases did in fact happen (freeways were
> notorious for that in the 1940s-60s).
>
> (Tempted to launch into some ad hominem, but will
> resist the temptation...)

This is a correlation equals causation argument. It's funny to read someone complain about geographic racism after they moved to an 83% white county.