tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148895566137990424.post5023152839506352123..comments2024-01-29T21:57:46.033+00:00Comments on Sociology in My Neighborhood: DC Ward Six: Greenleaf, Potomac Gardens, Barry Farms -- Don't Believe DC Government PromisesJohanna Bockmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08212564448840979369noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148895566137990424.post-37678579006392165322013-07-08T22:39:19.595+01:002013-07-08T22:39:19.595+01:00It is significant that these government actions to...It is significant that these government actions to support gentrification are illegal. Legally we still live in a democracy, but the demands of the wealthy are becoming ever more incompatible with democracy and the legal institutions that have grown up around it. Making the government behave legally would force it to serve all the people equally rather than just the wealthy.<br />Of course nowadays the wealthy can always just get the supreme court to change the law to suit them....Andrew Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281653860146240750noreply@blogger.com