Select comments:
“..if you go back a couple years and do the research you can see that the Villages get rid of the drunks and problem children. It’s called Banning and they do it quite frequently. Just think. Your Banned from you booze free village and come to Anchorage and there is booze on almost every street corner. Like going to heaven and we the people are paying them to be here, What a shame.”
‘https://icalliances.org/alaska-communities-dashboard filtering out all data except for ANCHORAGE, AK states that Anchorage homeless clients self-identified as:
– American Indian/Alaska Native/Indigenous at 45% and
– identified themselves as White at 38% (A snapshot in time for 2022-sure to change daily, weekly, yearly). They can identify as more than one race (i.e. mixed race AK Native/White) and get counted in each.
“It is a well known fact that a large percentage of Alaska natives are unable use alcohol in moderation. Coming to Anchorage from the bush is overwhelming in many ways, just one of them being the many bars and liquor stores where all you need is a little money to get endless amounts of alcohol. The availability of much alcohol to a native population results in irresponsible lifestyle choices which leads to homelessness. Simple observation is the best form of data collection as I doubt that the nonprofits are allowed to monitor racial information.”
“RACIST!
I hear it so often, it no longer holds any meaning to me.
.
At this point, it is nothing but an attempt to close the argument, and shut down debate. Don’t say what the Assembly wants to hear, and you are given an undesirable label. Which is then used to dismiss whatever you were saying.
.
Oh, this guy thinks that a lot of the homeless are AK Natives. So? Who cares what he thinks. Are they natives? Most of the homeless I see around town are, but I do not have any stats to back it up.
.
And, what is wrong with saying the native corporations should be taking more of an interested in their people? I cannot see how it is racist to say the native corporations that have more money than they know what to do with should take some action. I listen to the radio ads from Bristol Bay Native Corporation, and you would think they are one big happy family that is looking out for the next generation. But, are they? How many of their members are among the Anchorage homeless? The number would be zero if you believed their radio ads.
Finally, it is absolutely unacceptable that the Assembly is considering limiting free speech, or even giving this Professor’s letter the time of day. Unless it is clearly a threat of violence, libel, slanderous, or outright dangerous, anyone should be allowed to say anything they want. And, no… “hate speech” is not dangerous, it is just something you do not want to hear.”