'White' flight stems from subliminal guilt and a desire to have an unjust advantage

The fact that these 'non-white' people who moved to the suburbs were of the same economic class clearly refutes my opponent's claim that 'white' flight is a phenomenon that is caused solely by economic factors. Also, as this article was published in 2014 and deals with current information rather than information from the 60's, it is a more accurate and relevant depiction of the 'white' flight migration. First off I did not state only economic reasons I listed several reasons. The economic factors are simply the easiest for me to cite reputable sources for the information in a complex debate. The move back to the cities from the suburban dose have an economic cause a well. We are both in agreement that all races did migrate to the suburbs. For my example I will use Phoenix, AZ. All races of at least middle class move to the suburban areas. Phoenix downtown became very run down. In March of 2005 construction of a light rail system was started right through the middle of the urban downtown area; this was finished in December of 2008. During the construction luxury town homes and apartment building were built. Also 4 and 5 star restaurants, high end stores, fancy movie theaters, and other business cratering to the upper middle class was built. On Aug. 25, 2008 in almost the center of the urban area the ASU Walter Cronkite School of journalism opened. Were once stood one the most gang infect apartments in the Phoenix metropolitan area there is now one of the most expensive places to live in Phoenix, The City Scape Plaza. They are hosting one of the largest holiday events in the Phoenix metropolitan area. For us in Phoenix an outdoor ice rink is a HUGE deal. In 9 years the urban area of Phoenix as changed from an area that was so run down people did drugs on the street, to one of the wealthiest areas in the city. http://cronkite.asu.edu... http://www.cityscapephoenix.com... http://www.valleymetro.org... Was subliminal guilt the reason for the people moving to the urban area of Phoenix? No it was the economic opportunities that the light rail brought. Anyone that can afford to move from the suburbs to this luxury down town area is moving there. Many other cities did similar things to revitalize the urban areas starting in the 1990’s. This exactly when your source states that migration started back to the urban areas. Here is a small list of the cities that did this in the 1990’s I could find quickly, keep in mind I skipped over twice as many because they started in 2000 or 2001. http://www.spur.org... (Washington DC) http://www.metrojacksonville.com... (Oklahoma City) http://www.forbes.com... (Cleveland) http://www.forbes.com... (L.A.) http://www.forbes.com... (Grand Rapids) http://www.forbes.com... (Cincinnati) http://www.forbes.com... (Louisville) http://www.forbes.com... (Denver) Is it a fully mixed diversity of people no unfortunately? While the have been many people that are minorities that have gained upper middle class income level there is still a gap. Things have changed a lot in one generation. Last time it started with 100% white migration first. Now it mixed and next time it happens when I am hitting retirement age it will be mixed even more. This is where racism plays in. You can’t fix generations of economic oppression overnight. This is just not the reason for the migration like you claim. It is the reason why minorities take longer to make the move, on average. Meanwhile, in nearby school systems such as Palo Alto, Los Altos and Piedmont, white parents have few complaints about the high test scores resulting from a rigorous curriculum and high academic standards. But unlike their counterparts in Alameda or Fremont, these school districts are overwhelmingly white, and homes in these neighborhoods are beyond the means of most middle"class families. Even with whites comprising over 70% of the student population, the schools' websites boast of having 'socially diverse' student bodies. The statements attributed to the parents - "For white parents, the most often"cited reasons for leaving their local public school system are a lack of diversity, intense competition and the "singlemindedness" of Asian students. A common complaint is that Asian students are not as 'well"rounded' as others, an often"used reference to the perception that Asians partake less frequently in extracurricular activities. Many cite Asian students' low participation rates in varsity sports such as football and basketball, and in activities such as pep rallies, drama and cheerleading. I have successfully given a rebuttal to your source on this information. The American Thinker is not a reputable source. If you find a reputable source for this same information I will gladly give the information more consideration. As it stands right now this information might as well come from MAD magazine and I will treat it as such. These white parents insist that they are not biased against Asians, and blame the media for injecting a racial component into a non"racial issue." - are common avoidance tactics and can be defined as avoidance coping. Wikipedia defines avoidance coping as a maladaptive coping mechanism characterized by the effort to avoid dealing with a stressor. Coping refers to behaviors that attempt to protect oneself from psychological damage. Variations of avoidance coping include modifying or eliminating the conditions that gave rise to the problem and changing the perception of an experience in a way that neutralizes the problem. I remind my opponent that there argument was not that it was avoidance coping but subliminal guilt. There is no such thing as subliminal guilt as a medical term so I will have to rebuttal with guilt. Also what drives avoidance coping is not guilt but shame. . “What’s the difference between shame and guilt? Attempts to differentiate between shame and guilt fall into three categories: (a) a distinction based on types of eliciting events, (b) a distinction based on the public versus private nature of the transgression, and (c) a distinction based on the degree to which the person construes the emotion-eliciting event as a failure of self or behavior.” “Shame, guilt, embarrassment, and pride are members of a family of “self-conscious emotions” that are evoked by self-reflection and self-evaluation” “As the self reflects upon the self, moral self-conscious emotions provide immediate punishment (or reinforcement) of behavior” “Guilt goes hand in hand with other-oriented empathy” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... Guilt comes from you knowing doing something against your moral self. You then become the judge and jury of your own self in your own head. Just like in a real court you will punish yourself more and more each time you commit the same self-crime. If you keep on doing this you will hit a point where internal punishment are not enough and will start self-harming in some fashion. John Bradshaw healing the shame that binds you. (Book) The homelessness analogy was poor, in my opinion, as there is no historical cause for guilt on the part of the observer. My point was that no one punishes the observer over guilt. When you do lash out on the observer it is because your guilt has changed to shame. *Side note: White when used as a race term is short hand for Caucasian, and not skin pigment color. As you can see from my picture my skin tone is white; however, I am not classified as white for my race. I am mixed since I am ½ Caucasian and ½ Arab. My facial hair is the only notice able part of my Arab descent. I am pushing 30 and still can’t grow a beard or mustache. 15 years from now I will be hairy like a monkey. Lol*