Steve,
I don't get it.
You claim other groups are racist, but you
make comments like the following;
"Yes, Syrian Jews & Hasidics are
both "One the Move" to take over the entire area. What I've
heard about
that Ocean Area is that due to the fact that there's a transportation route to
New York through there, they're buying up everything around the bus routes
to "Make it
Safe" to walk through right to the Bus/ Train with suitcases
filled with Cash or Diamonds!"
Is that not a racist statement?
Especially the part about "Cash or Diamonds"
What do you mean by
that?
If you don't think your statement was racist, then explain to us
how it is not.
I think you have some good things to say, but you
undermine your credibility with
statements like that.
So what if
people want to "Make it Safe" and build a community.
So far, Asbury
itself has done a pretty shitty job in maintaining and growing this once
beautiful city. Don't get me wrong, i'm appalled by the destruction of so
many beautiful
and historic buildings here, but on the other hand Asbury
needs new blood, and new
thinking.
I've stated before that i'm a
newcomer to this town, and that I see things on a daily basis
that disturb
me. Do you want to see what i'm talking about? Take a drive right now to
Library Square Park. It's a beautiful park. Walk to the center of it, near
the fountain. You'll
find lots of garbage and discarded drug paraphenalia.
Look around you...you'll see some
people passed out on the grass. You'll
see a tree with somebodies discarded clothing, and
other gross things
laying around. Take a walk on 1st ave. and notice how many discarded
beer
bottles are on peoples lawns, and how much crap in general is just discarded
and left
for other people to deal with.
Being poor or homeless
isn't a crime, but it's also not an excuse.
I agree that more needs to be
done to help people get ahead in life, but people also need
to be
accountable for their own lives too.
When i hear you being passionate
about the gap between rich and poor and things like
that, I agree with
you. But, I also agree with the people who've taken a chance on Asbury,
invested in a home or business here, and want to live in a safe and clean
place. I, for one,
am sick of cleaning up other peoples garbage from my
lawn. And i'm not too happy seeing
drug deals take place right in front of
me, and not too happy about my block being used
as prostitution
central.
So, if a group like Stand up comes along to try and prevent
more of the same from
happening in AP...so what? What's wrong with that. I
donated to them, but not before
doing some research and forming my own
opinion. I want my home to be safe and clean,
and I want to be proud in my
home so that when people come to visit they don't leave with
a bad
impression of the city I live in.
The Jersey shore is filled with
contradictions...you have beautiful affluent communities on
all sides
of Asbury, with virtually none of the problems we have. I lived in Allenhurst
for 10
years without ever needing to clean up somebody else's garbage, or
chase prostitutes
away from my front yard.
Asbury's current
problems began long ago, and they aren't going away anytime soon. But,
in
order for change to happen, radically new ways of thinking need to be applied
to our
city, and past mistakes can't continue to be repeated.
I
support Stand up for that very reason. I don't want Asbury to become a haven
for
homelessness. I don't want to see homeless people hurt either. I don't
know what the
answer is, but I want to protect my
investment.
Sincerely, Jack
