This is sad to see across the nation, but thank you for showcasing this video. Some people really think this only happens in inner-city environments around the projects because of crack at the hands of “minorities”… there are rundown trailer parks across the United States, filled with other types of drugs and people who aren’t black or brown. But it’s always glossed over.
I am a recovering alcoholic/addict, who is "white" and i agree with you. I relapsed once in last 23 years. I am living my life, enjoying life as much as I can. I live in a small town in Missouri and I know that if I stay on my depression meds and I do what I'm supposed to do I will be okay. Only one life, be an inspiration. I will continue to be one. GREAT VIDEO!!
I live in Springfield. I know that there are a few trailer parks, the people are trying to find a life here. I stay inside because because I am retired.
When my mother said that we were poor at one time, when she left my father. We did not get hooked on any drugs nor did we fall into the path of theift. As a teen we were not even capable of smoking a cigerette without getting our asses kicked by our mother. I have to say, I give my mother a lot of credit for not raising three non lazy, drug addicted kids.
I'd view the premise of being poor and the impacts that are experienced as a result being a situation where people's individual experiences are entirely relative to their mindset/attitudes etc. A low income person/family are definitely capable of acknowledging the realities of their circumstances without relinquishing control of their personal values and morals or their desire and motivation to elevate themselves along with their standards of living and quality of life for instance. The problem rests with a person becoming complacent with and accepting of their circumstances. Nothing will ever change under those conditions when someone claims to be a victim of their circumstances and if they're given a choice they'd actually choose a different existence but yet they're unwilling to become involved with the process of positive change in their life.
Drugs are not racist. Drugs infect the young, old, black, white, brown, poor, wealthy even educated and uneducated it’s just a matter of how and when drugs entered your life. I understand your attitude, I just refuse to judge everyone as a whole!! Be careful of what you preach, God has a way of putting you in another’s shoes.
Amen! Amen! The man doing the video is not originally from the US. This video was unnecessary. I love your statement because, it's nothing but the truth
The culture in Appalachia is like it is for tragic historical reasons going back to the civil war and earlier and all the way back to the UK. The region has a long history of explotation by outsiders and outright violence against those who tried to make things better. The culture comes from learning to be dejected and give up to protect oneself and it became ingrained over generations.
Also some of this is not the truth but simply Jose's prejudice. He is definitely right about his last point about not getting the media attention however. Most white poverty in the US is not rural. Also a lot of these sort of places DO have high rates of property and even violent crime but others don't. Most of these people if of working age also do work at least part time, with those who don't a large minority but even most of them do have a work history. These places are the exception in their regions and the negative here is partly true but also exaggerated. Negative descriptions of urban poor black communities while partly accurate tend to be greatly exaggerated as well. The mostly white and working class parts of the US have a lot more vibrant and well functioning blue collar comunities then places like this, although both are still common.
Since you did it on White's in the hood they acting like they don't see this but if it was blacks they would of been in the comments talking real bad. I respect that you did this to open up they eye's to see that it ain't a color thing it's a peoples thing but they are gonna be mad at you
@@kana-35 Not everyone does. I'm a white low/middle class male from Ohio (living in Alabama) and I have seen plenty of white trash areas. And not afraid to say it. Everybody has their problems regardless of color. But to ignore it and say it doesn't happen to "us" is just plain ignorance and then you are part of the problem.
The poor people in many areas are very similar despite their color. They tend to blame others for the way their lives turned out and take no responsibility for their situation.
Some blame is legit. Personally I didnt even have underwear. And homeless. As a teen no jobs for us. I left racist texas to calif. That was 50 yrs ago. Well off and retired now.
" If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man he won't even notice you're picking his pockets. Hell, give him somebody to look down on and he'll empty his pockets for you." ....Lyndon B. Johnson former US president. The rich have convinced the white poor they are better than the poor of color and they have bought into it.
I grew up less than a mile from Detroit border , i am from a family who made sure all of the children knew people are not to be judged by anything other than behavior , so I had no hate towards anyone that was of different nationality and tried to be friendly to all , i had black guys treat me like i was a racist , and almost daily be severely disrespected , singled out , and have had violence, and threats of violence multiple times a day. Meanwhile i had a whole bunch of black friends that took the time to judge my character just to find out im good people. It honestly hurts and om aware how many people have been treated hard from white people too. Its all lame.
I live in the worst neighborhood in Springfield mo. West central. It is a shit hole for sure but its cheap. Im glade you did this video though. It doesn't matter almost all of the US is turning into shit hole ghettos no matter where you go or race. This is what we face and should work together to fix things. I dont find attacking one side or the other to be beneficial to solving anything. We can all do better including you.
The problem is, there are so many people who say “its only them” that we have to use your town as an example to remind them were all the same. Sorry its gotta be you, but they do need to hear this.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS I agree and I love your channel. I myself am moving again out of state. As bad as it is and believe me I've seen it all, I myself have never had a problem because I made it clear that my block will not be affected. I owned a business and I don't f around. All my neighbors are elderly and we almost all are mixed race or interracial couples. I made it clear on our block I am the law. You f around on my block the police are the least of your worries. And it's worked so far. That's the solution. Don't allow it at your house or on your block. It's all you can do
Americans always loved drugs but, a lot of these cities and states are still recovering from the crack era. One of the worst times in American history, even more than the heroin epidemic.
The outsourceing of textiles in the south, manufacturing in the north and more mechanization and corporate farming throughout the Midwest, NADTA and GAFT were very bad policies, it outsourced millions of jobs, kept wages low etc,...
I live in Fresno California. We have the highest per capita of homelessness in the United States. Since we have mostly a service community, and the rent extremely high, I can see why there is so many homeless people here. I'm 70, disabled and on SSA. I'd love to be able to leave.
@@diane1390 California's Central Valley, except perhaps for Sacramento-Davis, has California taxes and opportunities characteristic of Alabama or New Mexico.
@@paulbrower than we're not saying much. New Mexico is practically empty. Alabama is a state I've never been to, but I'd hope they had more reasonably priced housing than Fresno. We had a very rough time finding another apartment due to credit checks and high rent, after a private equity firm bought out the last apartment complex I lived in, and they kicked everyone out of there. I had lived there for over 13 years, and didn't pay late or not follow their rules. I'll be so glad to leave this area for good. I hate crowded towns, I grew up in the country.
No it isn't; the vast majority, billions of us are doing OK or better, and many are doing great. If you're not, then reassess your life and get busy fixing it. Ask for help if/when you need it!
Agreed 💯 Same here and both can teach a lot of various, interesting, valuable and sadly disheartening lessons. When I experienced people treating me differently after learning I had what I have in my pursuit of property, that was difficult for me. I had a hard time with that and still do. They only see the money, stark contrast to when they assumed I was poor and nobody to bother with. I also experienced quite a prejudice when I didn't have a male business investor versus when I did. When he wasn't involved, even fellow professional women didn't return my calls nor give me a second of their precious time. Without a man involved, I was not worth their time. Extraordinarily hurtful and disgusting, interesting how little people ever change! Those are just a couple examples that affected me a lot, but I've definitely learned so much and unfortunately much of it is very sad lessons, hardening, they have made me more hopeless in people and unfortunately bitter, I'm a worse person now. I believe that's the devil's plan, bring us down. Demote us to dollar signs and nothing more.
I had no choice of growing up on Southside of Chicago. Was homeless at 15 n was a MVP in basketball for 3yrs. Gave it all up n went as far as I could till I hit Coos Bay.
I grew up south side of Chicago. Beverly, South shore Chatham. Even Roseland has great areas. Hyde Park? These are black areas. Where are you talking about. South side is huge.
I applaud your brutal honesty I caught an episode of your show and subscribed because I was interested in Florida now I've lived in one of the most brutal towns in the Midwest Gary Indiana so I know what hard times look like I now live in a small town called Hartford Alabama which is a great community but I'm about 20 minutes from Bonifay Florida and it doesn't seem that bad but I know where to stay out of thanks to you
Hartford is a great little town. And you are about an hour from the most Beautiful beaches in USA. Gary is a crap hole, but they do have a bass pro shop LOL - you ant complain about the weather except for night tornados
This was an eye opener, thank you for it, even though it makes me even more worried for our country as a whole. I believe drastic changes are ahead because so much is out of balance and at extremes, it can't remain like this or continue to spiral without consequences that will bring a reset to push the pendulum towards the middle (balance). It will, I fear be very painful. We have seen it happen throughout History, Empires fall, people erased, constant new beginnings, balanced gained. Is it our turn?
OP made it clear he doesn't care about some poor people, only certain groups. And he says he's happy if my comment to that effect is made invisible as long as he's making money. That's his opinion and he's entitled to it. As for me I'm glad I don't depend on YT for my income! They don't play fair. They will cut his views and his money the moment his message goes out of line with the management. He can open eyes.... but only if they like what he's showing. Sorry to rant, but I've been on YT at least 15 years. I've never seen things this bad and they're getting worse all the time. :(
The trouble with the "swinging pendulum" of politics is the failure to recognize that the most powerful civilian force in the U.S. is the Far Right, and as a corollary to that, there is no real opposition to it. What is considered "left" are a handful of politicians who would be considered mainstream 50 yrs ago. Joe Biden is a corporate centrist as is Hillary. Both of them and the creaky remains of the Democratic Nat'l Committee are actively hostile to anyone which challenges corporate authority (which owns the GOP). And Obama said in an interview that if he had run for office in the latter 80s he would be considered a Republican. In short, there is little on the other end of the "swing" to swing back to. To carry the pendulum metaphor further, there thereby to "center" to be had. The OP has helped to promote a discussion pointedly ignored by legacy media, but his views on lazy drug-addled whites are little more constructive than the drive-by gangsta view of the black inner city.
These places have always been here this is nothing new..before the drugs it was the liquor...but the media always finds it way to the inner cities to point the finger and say look at THISE people...
This guy is speaking that facts! I was homeless once, I was lucky in that a had a car I could sleep in. But I got off street and have a job and my own place, it took time and alot of hard work, washing dishes, shoveling snow, working in the heat on weekends, overnights, donating blood plasma. I would come home some days delirious tired because I'd have day job then work overnight as night watchmen. When I stopped blaming others for problems and got sober, stopped wasting my time on social media my life started getting better.
Dude you had a car. That’s a luxury! And nobody robbed you. This is America though why are people homeless having to donate plasma and work tired, do people do good decent work when they are tired? No, they do sloppy work. Funny how nobody blames the people who work in agencies meant to lift people out of poverty. Blaming the poor is nonsense, and having a car made you rich.
I love Springfield, Mo. Keep South of Sunshine Street, and you're pretty much good. Downtown really isn't bad to visit due to the large police presence and theres a ton to do. I wouldn't live anywhere North of Republic Road though unless it was on the far east side of Springfield. Just my opinion.
I'm surprised some places in Cincinnati, OH didn't make the list. I grew up in it's East End & Portland, KY pales in comparison to there. Parts of it have undergone gentrification during the last 30 yrs, but there r still parts of it's past still left. Cincinnati also has other white hoods like Lower Price Hill, Norwood, & Westwood bearing resemblances to neighborhoods on this list.
Great video, im amazed after your video and evidence folks still want to say this is a black/brown problem. Poverty and lower living conditions, drugs and despair DO NOT DISCRIMINATE but some people will stick to the same narrative, thanks for the upload.
In fairness, the criminal record comes after you finally realize you have some self-erected stumbling blocks like not finishing school, not being able to get a job because you didn't finish school,doing/selling drugs, having kids out of wedlock, and more. So it's not quite that easy. You forgot laziness though.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS I'm a nurse who ended up with a "record" because I was summoned to court for something and never notified. I think you better reevaluate yourself!!! Plenty of very good people end up with unjustly disservice having done nothing wrong or minor infractions in many cases. The majority are not sex offenders or violent murderers. We are actually the highest contributers in every sense. An a crime in the past at ones worst, should never destroy an entire life. That person can still bring a lot to society and being prevented from working legitimately will only lead to worse for society, repeated crime/career criminal. That benefits no one!!! Your past should be your past. Not your forever identity. Your view is actually a lot more harmful and a detriment to society than promoting work!!! You seem to praise immigrant communities as you say in your video, yet you don't believe someone with a record should ever work!? What should they do then, sit around? Off my taxes? Off yours? Go sell drugs? An for your information, immigrant families definitely do their share of crooked antics, they came to a country that was already lined up & ripe for the taking! I was able to have my situation fixed, no problem as far as my "record" goes, but I think you got a hell of nerve and are awfully ignorant. Next you're going to say someone with fraudulent charges to their credit card is their own fault for having that credit card. Simple is as simple does!
I am an educated professional nurse. I ended up with a "record" merely for not receiving a letter or notice to appear in court. Had I received it, I certainly would have been there. I managed to get it corrected but it certainly taught me quite a brutal lesson in the prejudice and hatred towards those with one, and the deplorable ignorance this man displays in his reply to your valid comment. Preventing people from working benefits no one. Most records are not infractions that should define your entire life existence. Yet he praises immigrants and claims they are such hard workers, when they are just as crooked often as the ones with records or even more so!!!
Sorry bro for being all over this thread but I want to see you come back to these places and offer them a job. Washing your car. Talk to them. Ask them questions. This assuming how they are thing seems implausible unless you do a deep dive investigation of these areas. Ask the city council and the mayor questions. Who owns these properties? Where are they? Poor people don’t own them. Make follow-up videos! Thanks!
Love this Precious one Im a older AA woman and all you got to do is get up and go...WORK! In my young day we left full-time jobs and went to our night jobs. We Survived💙💙💙 I made my kids work after they went to college.
I used to live in Florida as a teenager for a few years back in the mid '70s....most small towns were " Old Florida" and pretty decent places. There were crappy places, but it was rare.
The family unit was MUCH stronger in the mid-70's. Most women were housewives and having babies out of wedlock was frowned upon as were drugs. Families were much more cohesive. Kids were DISCIPLINED back then. Corporal punishment in PUBLIC schools was everywhere in Florida back then. Even in Miami until 1979.
@@maryannwaters339 I lived there from 1977-1979, in a semi rural area outside Orlando ...all the little towns were generally pretty nice, and trailer parks didn't look all that bad . No doubt there were crappy places, but the " Old Florida" was still very much a thing. Perfect? No, nothing is, or ever will be, but overall it wasn't a bad place to live. Our house was almost surrounded by woods and orange groves. I just remember it as a little of small towns. I think Orlando ( edge of it) was five or six miles away....
Disability attorneys are a dime a dozen in the hills and there are pill mills everywhere. Medicaid funded OxyContin and trading pills for sex is a thing here.
I just discovered your "top" shows. Enjoyed all so far. But I had to stop and comment about something you said in this one. I am so very impressed to hear you say that even though you came from a poorer community and no hs diploma you made a good living. I'm a native New Yorker. My family came from Queens. I spent most of my life on Long Island. We had our bad areas and unfortunately bc of drugs, MS13 and other gangs there are more depressed areas. Nothing like in these videos for the most part. NYC that's always been a problem. Like you said these ppl who don't have jobs and work the system are the 1st ones complaining on the news. They don't want to work. They're lazy. Ppl in and around NYC and LI want out but Don't want to put any effort into coming up with ways, make a plan to do Better. I Nearly choked on my coffee when I heard you say that. I wish I heard it more. It's possible to do. At the same time I do realize that ppl in poor communities are depressed, have no mentors, noone to support & encourage them. Not without bumps. There are a lot of smart talented kids out there and it's sad they'll never get to grow it. I'm so glad that you shared that. You seem grateful that you were able to dig out. Maybe you Have someone in your family or someone you know that you could encourage. Share some of your life and how you are doing well. Even doing Motivational speaking in schools. Look, I'm not trying to tell you what you Should do with your life. I just took the long way around to say i appreciated And am encouraged by some things you shared.
I find it interesting that you seem to enjoy showcasing the negatives in these poor areas while making an awful lot of assumptions. Please understand that drug abuse and overdose is not only something poor white people struggle with. Perhaps you should take a drive through south side Chicago so you can stop being so one sided. There are a LOT of drug addicts there, too. People are people. Not all white poor people are, as you say, “lazy”, and not all immigrants are “hard working honest citizens”. I just hired some guys from Ecuador to landscape for me and they did half a job, took the money and never came back to finish. Granted, it was my stupidity in trusting them and paying them upfront because they had 8 kids and needed money so I wanted to be kind and wanted to trust that they would complete the job. I was left with a huge mess and had to hire someone else to finish. Stop making vast generalizations and assumptions about people. It’s unfair and ignorant.
This is an interesting video! Will add there are crime ridden small mostly white towns and urban neighborhoods outside the south too though, and other comunities also have drug problems too if not as bad, so the problems definitely overlap between white and other populations. Springfield, MO in particular though has a quite high crime rate!
When he was talking about the immigrants are taking the jobs he is talking about the Mexican immigrants who are also bringing the drugs across the border.
You gave the greatest ADVICE . You speak English and got a diver licence. How do poor people from all over GOD's creation come here and become successful??? freaking hard work .
You got me there, but you can't eliminate freaking hard work like over 30 years in a steel mill, 5 years on the track gang and USAR. MY resume in a nut shell.@@jacoblecoy3700
Hahaha, they live together in under one roof and save money. Landlords getting extra money and allowing more to occupy the in the place, and that is how they thrive. Stupid question that is not really why these crimmigrants becomes successful. Do your homework before you spew lies! I've seen it over 4 decades
I was impressed by your choice of Springfield, MO. Most people aren't aware of what a mess it has become. I lived there for a year in the mid 1980s while I was going to college. The north and west sides of town were places that most people didn't want to be even then. I knew somebody who worked at a liquor store. One night a guy tried to rob him with a pair of scissors as a weapon. So he pulled out a baseball bat from behind the counter and smashed his hand. The guy ran out and was not heard from again. It's that kind of crime. Stupid people who used to live in small Ozarks towns and moved to Springfield because everybody in the small town knew about their bad behavior. At some point rural southern Missouri became the methamphetamine manufacturing capital, and things just got worse and worse. The south side and east side and areas around Missouri State Univ. are safe and mostly filled with nice family homes though.
I went to West Virginia to visit a friend and I guess the way I carry myself there was some guys just figured I was from Baltimore Maryland Maryland and they wanted to fight me but I have to I did notice some up-and-coming communities
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGSprobably talking about the eastern panhandle. Its closest to Baltimore and DC. There is still a drug problem but there has been a lot of growth the past 2 decades. No coal in that area. There is higher median incomes than the rest of the state.
Isen BURG; of course written by a Communist Jew; they've been stirring up racial problems and strife for years. Jews were the ones that ran the slave trade but we never here of that in the mainstream news and we never will.
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I like your channel. Keep your face out of your videos, and get to the point. That’s what I like about your channel the most, oh and don’t ever ask people to like or to sub your channel/videos
I'm from the Westend of louisville, and Portland used to be highly segregated, and we couldn't go pass 35th st and vice-versa now it's slump city where u can get any drug and Boones store is where the Hotspot is. Damn I call them portlanites
My suspicion about what went wrong in Springfield: the freeways surrounding it brought a construction boom at each interchange, creating lots of roadside services (motels, restaurants, and convenience stores) that create lots of low-paying jobs. Those jobs do not create a strong economy for those doing the work. Add t this... this is the Mountain South (Appalachia and the Ozarks) where educational achievement is miserable. There's nothing to attract companies that need a well-educated workforce.
If there’s a STARBUCKS there ( Springfield ) it COULDN’T be THAT financially deprived… Starbucks doesn’t hang around where there’s little money to be made .
@@brushcreek42 I wasn’t talking to you but to address your sarcasm, you don’t understand what woke is. It’s obvious you see woke in the way white liberals and white conservatives have twisted the term into, which is way off from what woke really is.
You should mention State Park Place Illinois, just east of St. Louis near hwy 70.. It sounds fancy, doesnt it? That place is the worst, but it is small, so you do not hear about it much. Also Granite City has hit near bottom.
Overdose deaths are the victims of their own foolish choices. I would not label a community "dangerous" because of a large number of OD deaths. But I am aware that an out of control, open, drug culture can bring crime with it.
Most people of working age in rural Appalachia also DO work by necessity even if the employment rate is low compared to elsewhere & addiction and welfare use is relitively high. Most people there are not impoverished and there are jobs (often low paying, a lot of the poverty is *working poverty)* despite all the problems.
Thank you for knowing what you are talking about! This really lit fire up underneath me cus. Everyone around me works . Yes😢ik people in addiction. But we also have a beautiful recovery community... lets talk about that.❤
@topsecretproductionsllc Without immigration you wouldn't have the USA 🇺🇸 as you know it. even the so-called native Americans must come from somewhere else in a distant past. immigration has been going on throughout human history worldwide. according to your comment, you think people immigrate to the USA 🇺🇸 only. well, that's wrong. USA 🇺🇸 people immigrate to everywhere in the world as well. every country in the world receives immigrants, also. as well as their people immigrate to other country's as eell too. the only thing that I say. is. people need to be better educated. work for living has nothing to do with immigrating. two very different issues.
@JosePerez-fe2gv Native Americans migrated from Asia originally. Genetically, they are a collection of different Asian, Eurasian and ancient nomadic Indigenous Afro-Australian Papau peoples admixed into the majority Mongoloid phenotypical origin! They cross the Bering but also came by sea as well and are the same people of origin as the Inuit/Anuit Alaskan Eskimo, Hawaiians and all other Pacific Islanders who are all Asian Mongoloid phenotypical at their core origin. Most of today's Latinos in the Americas are from that same origin but have been admixed by Euro Spaniard colonialism and now centuries of immigrants coming together.
Jose, I have followed you for a long time, watched your growth not only channel but personal growth. I have lived in many of the areas that you have lived in. For the past two years I have given up on this country ever fixing its social problems and honestly think the wealthy have chosen to keep its citizens in debt and addicted. After a lot of research and anticipation we recently spent six weeks in the country of portugal and fell in love with its beauty, people, and affordability. A go getter like yourself should investigate this gem of a place to live a peaceful life. It was a nice walk down memory lane to see N Ft Myers again, I lived there as a child for almost all of the ‘70’s. I will hopefully finalize my Portuguese home purchase in the coming couple of months and once settled would love to have you both as our guests should you ever decide to visit.
I wanna visit Spain. 🌴 America has really become a hassle. I am with a walker now, dealing with doctors and other crap. I have always dreamed of seeing Spain. Eu nau fallo Portuguese! Stay in touch please. I couldn’t believe how expensive real estate in Europe is. I might return to naples to be near family soon.
Unfortunately yes that seems to be part of their plan. There is actually a growing belief in eugenics among the US elite but done "softly" (so they hope) so the blaim doesn't fall on them.
This was amazing to see.. these are communities I hope to never see but know that I already have. Being black in the south is a game of life and death. However this video said it a few times.. don't blame others. Blame yourself.
Wellll...I love the truth..Noooo matter, how bad it hurts...I didn't know of this, until..I saw this video...I always thought of it as a , people of color thing..Blacks / Hispanics etc..Thank You, for opening my eyes / mind.. .
Hey that's a very good perspective,your right everyone deserves the benefit of the doubt. If the immigrants are good for the community in restoring otherwise in serious state of decay. If these hardworking people who had difficult experiences to come here they been subjected to experience abuses hunger. Thing's that Americans take for granted. Thanks for the perspective.
Our whole country is slowly headed this way you never hear the word prosperity anymore everything goes up but the wadges most jobs aren't 40 hours with benefits anymore it's easy to judge when you have found success but ofcourse everyone can't work for themselves or own their own business plus money and abundance isn't the answer for everyone I've had big money but now i live a life of minimalism and I'm much happier now and more intune spiritually as to what living actually means
The income disparity is so severe, which is why they're trying so hard to get you fixated on race & gender so much.
Fax. White black again and brown are in it together
This is sad to see across the nation, but thank you for showcasing this video. Some people really think this only happens in inner-city environments around the projects because of crack at the hands of “minorities”… there are rundown trailer parks across the United States, filled with other types of drugs and people who aren’t black or brown. But it’s always glossed over.
In a black hood you see trash all over the place and people living in squalor and liking it.
FACTS
You just want your time on this channel WHO REALLY CARES ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE
@@anthonysalvi4404 and you have a lot of time on your hands. Enjoy your week.
Sad because its white right? 😅
I am a recovering alcoholic/addict, who is "white" and i agree with you. I relapsed once in last 23 years. I am living my life, enjoying life as much as I can. I live in a small town in Missouri and I know that if I stay on my depression meds and I do what I'm supposed to do I will be okay. Only one life, be an inspiration. I will continue to be one. GREAT VIDEO!!
Glad your doing your best. I live in Bradenton Florida and misery is abundant here on the streets
U can't beat brother America is falling
I live in the Northside of Springfield. The best way to avoid crime here is merely to stay out of the trailer parks.
The trailer parks are coming to you. Just wait.
I live in Springfield. I know that there are a few trailer parks, the people are trying to find a life here. I stay inside because because I am retired.
Springfield is an absolute piece of trash
When my mother said that we were poor at one time, when she left my father. We did not get hooked on any drugs nor did we fall into the path of theift. As a teen we were not even capable of smoking a cigerette without getting our asses kicked by our mother. I have to say, I give my mother a lot of credit for not raising three non lazy, drug addicted kids.
Wish my mom didn't smoke weed with me at 13yo....I ended up a heroin addict, albeit a very successful functioning one, but still an addict
@@kazammazak1944people definitely need to stop smoking weed with their children. I have a similar story...it's crazy how parents can't be parents 😔
I'd view the premise of being poor and the impacts that are experienced as a result being a situation where people's individual experiences are entirely relative to their mindset/attitudes etc. A low income person/family are definitely capable of acknowledging the realities of their circumstances without relinquishing control of their personal values and morals or their desire and motivation to elevate themselves along with their standards of living and quality of life for instance. The problem rests with a person becoming complacent with and accepting of their circumstances. Nothing will ever change under those conditions when someone claims to be a victim of their circumstances and if they're given a choice they'd actually choose a different existence but yet they're unwilling to become involved with the process of positive change in their life.
U blessed man. Good and loving parents will stop 99% of all of this cr4p
So they raised three kids who were lazy but at least didn't do drugs
Drugs are not racist. Drugs infect the young, old, black, white, brown, poor, wealthy even educated and uneducated it’s just a matter of how and when drugs entered your life.
I understand your attitude, I just refuse to judge everyone as a whole!!
Be careful of what you preach, God has a way of putting you in another’s shoes.
Amen! Amen! The man doing the video is not originally from the US. This video was unnecessary. I love your statement because, it's nothing but the truth
Actually, whites don’t overdose 2x more than blacks and Hispanics… so it’s clearly a race issue.
Well said
He's not preaching he's showing people where poverty crime and the drug trade flourish amongst us. So how about you follow your own advice.
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I notice that he’s not showing us the drug addict in the White House, where’s Hunter
The truth hurts and people dont want to hear that! Im glad you spoke up and tell it like it is!
Who said they didn't want to hear it? I am confused.
The culture in Appalachia is like it is for tragic historical reasons going back to the civil war and earlier and all the way back to the UK. The region has a long history of explotation by outsiders and outright violence against those who tried to make things better. The culture comes from learning to be dejected and give up to protect oneself and it became ingrained over generations.
Also some of this is not the truth but simply Jose's prejudice. He is definitely right about his last point about not getting the media attention however. Most white poverty in the US is not rural. Also a lot of these sort of places DO have high rates of property and even violent crime but others don't. Most of these people if of working age also do work at least part time, with those who don't a large minority but even most of them do have a work history. These places are the exception in their regions and the negative here is partly true but also exaggerated. Negative descriptions of urban poor black communities while partly accurate tend to be greatly exaggerated as well. The mostly white and working class parts of the US have a lot more vibrant and well functioning blue collar comunities then places like this, although both are still common.
You sound easy to confuse. @@StandStrong614
@@jKLaThe truth hurts huh? What is that saying..a hit dog will howl😂😂😂😂
Since you did it on White's in the hood they acting like they don't see this but if it was blacks they would of been in the comments talking real bad. I respect that you did this to open up they eye's to see that it ain't a color thing it's a peoples thing but they are gonna be mad at you
They love to talk trash about our poor but want to skip over thiers!
@@kana-35 Not everyone does. I'm a white low/middle class male from Ohio (living in Alabama) and I have seen plenty of white trash areas. And not afraid to say it. Everybody has their problems regardless of color. But to ignore it and say it doesn't happen to "us" is just plain ignorance and then you are part of the problem.
Right Right Right ❤❤❤
Amen and Amen
The poor people in many areas are very similar despite their color. They tend to blame others for the way their lives turned out and take no responsibility for their situation.
poor me syndrome
Some blame is legit. Personally I didnt even have underwear. And homeless. As a teen no jobs for us. I left racist texas to calif. That was 50 yrs ago. Well off and retired now.
" If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man he won't even notice you're picking his pockets. Hell, give him somebody to look down on and he'll empty his pockets for you." ....Lyndon B. Johnson former US president. The rich have convinced the white poor they are better than the poor of color and they have bought into it.
So true, 🎯💯
@@aliceestrada2904 yeah Texas is racist!
You blame addicts.whst about the people getting filthy rich selling the shit????
If the DEMAND for drugs wasn't so hi, there would be no SUPPLY!!!🤔
I grew up less than a mile from Detroit border , i am from a family who made sure all of the children knew people are not to be judged by anything other than behavior , so I had no hate towards anyone that was of different nationality and tried to be friendly to all , i had black guys treat me like i was a racist , and almost daily be severely disrespected , singled out , and have had violence, and threats of violence multiple times a day. Meanwhile i had a whole bunch of black friends that took the time to judge my character just to find out im good people. It honestly hurts and om aware how many people have been treated hard from white people too. Its all lame.
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I live in the worst neighborhood in Springfield mo. West central. It is a shit hole for sure but its cheap. Im glade you did this video though. It doesn't matter almost all of the US is turning into shit hole ghettos no matter where you go or race. This is what we face and should work together to fix things. I dont find attacking one side or the other to be beneficial to solving anything. We can all do better including you.
The problem is, there are so many people who say “its only them” that we have to use your town as an example to remind them were all the same. Sorry its gotta be you, but they do need to hear this.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS I agree and I love your channel. I myself am moving again out of state. As bad as it is and believe me I've seen it all, I myself have never had a problem because I made it clear that my block will not be affected. I owned a business and I don't f around. All my neighbors are elderly and we almost all are mixed race or interracial couples. I made it clear on our block I am the law. You f around on my block the police are the least of your worries. And it's worked so far. That's the solution. Don't allow it at your house or on your block. It's all you can do
Hit dog will holler.
@@pigstars89The truth is coming back to bite them. 🤭😯
Trump hires illegal immigrants facts America 🇺🇸
Great reporting. Thank you.
Americans always loved drugs but, a lot of these cities and states are still recovering from the crack era. One of the worst times in American history, even more than the heroin epidemic.
This fent is the worst thing ever
Nah... it's that Crystal Meth that's taking over...
The outsourceing of textiles in the south, manufacturing in the north and more mechanization and corporate farming throughout the Midwest, NADTA and GAFT were very bad policies, it outsourced millions of jobs, kept wages low etc,...
Cheap heroin and fentanyl have replaced crack unfortunately. Oh yeah, don’t forget meth and alcohol.
People get high on drugs everywhere, you can say this about any nation
You are roasting tf outta these folks. It is sickening all of the trash they leave out.
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Well, they don't have the time to clean up their trash, when they have to spend 8 hours on the corner, begging for beer money. Priorities, man!
@logicalschizoid_intp9698 IKR...
That's 8 hours, they could be, on a JOB..😢😢
THANK YOU 🙏 FOR YOUR VIDEO
MAKES YOU APPRECIATE THE VALUE AND CONCEPT OF HARD WORK
INSTEAD OF ROBBING STEALING AND DRUGGZ THANK YOU 🙏
I live in Fresno California. We have the highest per capita of homelessness in the United States. Since we have mostly a service community, and the rent extremely high, I can see why there is so many homeless people here. I'm 70, disabled and on SSA. I'd love to be able to leave.
Fresno is shocking to see.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS it is a sad reality.
@@diane1390 California's Central Valley, except perhaps for Sacramento-Davis, has California taxes and opportunities characteristic of Alabama or New Mexico.
@@paulbrower than we're not saying much. New Mexico is practically empty. Alabama is a state I've never been to, but I'd hope they had more reasonably priced housing than Fresno. We had a very rough time finding another apartment due to credit checks and high rent, after a private equity firm bought out the last apartment complex I lived in, and they kicked everyone out of there. I had lived there for over 13 years, and didn't pay late or not follow their rules. I'll be so glad to leave this area for good. I hate crowded towns, I grew up in the country.
Trump hires illegal immigrants facts America 🇺🇸
Love to see a video titled like this can't wait to watch it!!!!
Good channel....and I like the narrator...sounds like a good man.
Great video
News never shows WP poverty hoods on the news. This is the first.
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THANK you for putting this out. I Will hit subscribe if you continue to present the truth.
thats what we do, but dont get mad at me when you dont like it one day LOL
Excellent video, thank you for the entertainment...
Your perspectives on poverty and addiction are very simplistic.
A little too simplistic, "they took our joerbs"
Thanks for the video, we knew we weren't the only ones, all of America is falling
No it isn't; the vast majority, billions of us are doing OK or better, and many are doing great. If you're not, then reassess your life and get busy fixing it. Ask for help if/when you need it!
@@Kay.in.FL.HI.SA.JP.OZ.NZ.RIO.. If there are "billions" what are the odds I don't know a single one?
Wow ... I had been rich, I had been poor ... and I learned from both.
Well said..
Agreed 💯 Same here and both can teach a lot of various, interesting, valuable and sadly disheartening lessons. When I experienced people treating me differently after learning I had what I have in my pursuit of property, that was difficult for me. I had a hard time with that and still do. They only see the money, stark contrast to when they assumed I was poor and nobody to bother with. I also experienced quite a prejudice when I didn't have a male business investor versus when I did. When he wasn't involved, even fellow professional women didn't return my calls nor give me a second of their precious time. Without a man involved, I was not worth their time. Extraordinarily hurtful and disgusting, interesting how little people ever change! Those are just a couple examples that affected me a lot, but I've definitely learned so much and unfortunately much of it is very sad lessons, hardening, they have made me more hopeless in people and unfortunately bitter, I'm a worse person now. I believe that's the devil's plan, bring us down. Demote us to dollar signs and nothing more.
Interesting and enlightening video
GREAT VIDEO !!
Great video, thank you for sharing!!!!
I had no choice of growing up on Southside of Chicago. Was homeless at 15 n was a MVP in basketball for 3yrs. Gave it all up n went as far as I could till I hit Coos Bay.
Some people are just gonna work for it
For the Bulls?
I grew up south side of Chicago. Beverly, South shore Chatham. Even Roseland has great areas. Hyde Park? These are black areas. Where are you talking about. South side is huge.
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This is why I love your channel, you call it like you see it, no discrimination, just the facts jack, thank you and keep them coming
I applaud your brutal honesty I caught an episode of your show and subscribed because I was interested in Florida now I've lived in one of the most brutal towns in the Midwest Gary Indiana so I know what hard times look like I now live in a small town called Hartford Alabama which is a great community but I'm about 20 minutes from Bonifay Florida and it doesn't seem that bad but I know where to stay out of thanks to you
Hartford is a great little town. And you are about an hour from the most Beautiful beaches in USA. Gary is a crap hole, but they do have a bass pro shop LOL - you ant complain about the weather except for night tornados
I really enjoy your channel so keep up the good work
Good job sir!!!
Thanks So Much
Loved your video, nothing else needs be said, my son lives in Anderson IN,he is a success story, Don't be lazy!
This was an eye opener, thank you for it, even though it makes me even more worried for our country as a whole. I believe drastic changes are ahead because so much is out of balance and at extremes, it can't remain like this or continue to spiral without consequences that will bring a reset to push the pendulum towards the middle (balance). It will, I fear be very painful. We have seen it happen throughout History, Empires fall, people erased, constant new beginnings, balanced gained. Is it our turn?
OP made it clear he doesn't care about some poor people, only certain groups. And he says he's happy if my comment to that effect is made invisible as long as he's making money.
That's his opinion and he's entitled to it.
As for me I'm glad I don't depend on YT for my income! They don't play fair. They will cut his views and his money the moment his message goes out of line with the management. He can open eyes.... but only if they like what he's showing.
Sorry to rant, but I've been on YT at least 15 years. I've never seen things this bad and they're getting worse all the time. :(
This isn't an eye opener..RACIST won't talk about the truth ..RepubliCONS won't either
The trouble with the "swinging pendulum" of politics is the failure to recognize that the most powerful civilian force in the U.S. is the Far Right, and as a corollary to that, there is no real opposition to it. What is considered "left" are a handful of politicians who would be considered mainstream 50 yrs ago. Joe Biden is a corporate centrist as is Hillary. Both of them and the creaky remains of the Democratic Nat'l Committee are actively hostile to anyone which challenges corporate authority (which owns the GOP). And Obama said in an interview that if he had run for office in the latter 80s he would be considered a Republican. In short, there is little on the other end of the "swing" to swing back to. To carry the pendulum metaphor further, there thereby to "center" to be had.
The OP has helped to promote a discussion pointedly ignored by legacy media, but his views on lazy drug-addled whites are little more constructive than the drive-by gangsta view of the black inner city.
These places have always been here this is nothing new..before the drugs it was the liquor...but the media always finds it way to the inner cities to point the finger and say look at THISE people...
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After a thousand
years!
This guy is speaking that facts! I was homeless once, I was lucky in that a had a car I could sleep in. But I got off street and have a job and my own place, it took time and alot of hard work, washing dishes, shoveling snow, working in the heat on weekends, overnights, donating blood plasma. I would come home some days delirious tired because I'd have day job then work overnight as night watchmen. When I stopped blaming others for problems and got sober, stopped wasting my time on social media my life started getting better.
Exactly
Ignorance and depression are not signs of laziness but they can present the same symptoms
Dude you had a car. That’s a luxury! And nobody robbed you. This is America though why are people homeless having to donate plasma and work tired, do people do good decent work when they are tired? No, they do sloppy work. Funny how nobody blames the people who work in agencies meant to lift people out of poverty. Blaming the poor is nonsense, and having a car made you rich.
The majority of the vehicles seem to be in better shape than the residents.
If they get a job they gonna make sure they get there.
WE MAY BE TRASH BUT WE STILL LIKE NICE CARS
If you have a pit bull that is in better shape than the residents, that is sad.
I love Springfield, Mo. Keep South of Sunshine Street, and you're pretty much good. Downtown really isn't bad to visit due to the large police presence and theres a ton to do. I wouldn't live anywhere North of Republic Road though unless it was on the far east side of Springfield. Just my opinion.
You just got a new subscriber 💯 I see what you did there 😂
I've never seen content like this posted and I've been on UA-cam since at least 09? I'm from Tampa, so this hit real close to home. Subscribed
It's OK 👍 to be white.
Interesting commentary.
Thank you
Kensington in Philadelphia is the worst white hood in all of USA
There is poverty in every state, some just not as bad and not all do drugs. The struggle is real here in the US
That's more of a mixed bag tho
You remember that South Park episode??
“They took our jobs!!” “Dey took urr jubs!!” 😂😂😂
awww meng dey tuk er jab?????????????
( Roaster crowing)
😂😂😂😂😂
"They took our joerbs"
Those places don't look that hood.
Poverty knows no color ! Race or Creed.
I'm surprised some places in Cincinnati, OH didn't make the list. I grew up in it's East End & Portland, KY pales in comparison to there. Parts of it have undergone gentrification during the last 30 yrs, but there r still parts of it's past still left. Cincinnati also has other white hoods like Lower Price Hill, Norwood, & Westwood bearing resemblances to neighborhoods on this list.
Great video, im amazed after your video and evidence folks still want to say this is a black/brown problem. Poverty and lower living conditions, drugs and despair DO NOT DISCRIMINATE
but some people will stick to the same narrative, thanks for the upload.
They dont want to hear the truth
So black and brown problems/poverty have something to do with white poverty?! You sound off
@@user-sy6ot9lt3w No he is saying that people just want to point out black crime.
Proportions matter.
Thanks for keeping it real brother. 🙏
In many places having a criminal record is still a big stumbling block to finding a job.
As it should be.. you want a pedo working at a school or a robber at a bank?????
And that's sad, considering not everyone with a criminal record is actually guilty of the crime. Ijs.
In fairness, the criminal record comes after you finally realize you have some self-erected stumbling blocks like not finishing school, not being able to get a job because you didn't finish school,doing/selling drugs, having kids out of wedlock, and more. So it's not quite that easy. You forgot laziness though.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS I'm a nurse who ended up with a "record" because I was summoned to court for something and never notified. I think you better reevaluate yourself!!! Plenty of very good people end up with unjustly disservice having done nothing wrong or minor infractions in many cases. The majority are not sex offenders or violent murderers. We are actually the highest contributers in every sense. An a crime in the past at ones worst, should never destroy an entire life. That person can still bring a lot to society and being prevented from working legitimately will only lead to worse for society, repeated crime/career criminal. That benefits no one!!! Your past should be your past. Not your forever identity. Your view is actually a lot more harmful and a detriment to society than promoting work!!! You seem to praise immigrant communities as you say in your video, yet you don't believe someone with a record should ever work!? What should they do then, sit around? Off my taxes? Off yours? Go sell drugs? An for your information, immigrant families definitely do their share of crooked antics, they came to a country that was already lined up & ripe for the taking! I was able to have my situation fixed, no problem as far as my "record" goes, but I think you got a hell of nerve and are awfully ignorant. Next you're going to say someone with fraudulent charges to their credit card is their own fault for having that credit card. Simple is as simple does!
I am an educated professional nurse. I ended up with a "record" merely for not receiving a letter or notice to appear in court. Had I received it, I certainly would have been there. I managed to get it corrected but it certainly taught me quite a brutal lesson in the prejudice and hatred towards those with one, and the deplorable ignorance this man displays in his reply to your valid comment. Preventing people from working benefits no one. Most records are not infractions that should define your entire life existence. Yet he praises immigrants and claims they are such hard workers, when they are just as crooked often as the ones with records or even more so!!!
Wow great video I thought Desantis had Florida under control
Sorry bro for being all over this thread but I want to see you come back to these places and offer them a job. Washing your car. Talk to them. Ask them questions. This assuming how they are thing seems implausible unless you do a deep dive investigation of these areas. Ask the city council and the mayor questions. Who owns these properties? Where are they? Poor people don’t own them. Make follow-up videos! Thanks!
There's a big difference between drug overdoses and car-jackings, murder or rape. I'll take Springfield, MO over the south side of Chicago ANY DAY.
Yes indeed. There is MORE of a chance I could go to Iraq and come back alive more than the South side of Chicago.
don't ever feel sorry for 😅
Good, stay there.
@islandboi2130 I already moved. I'll never go back to The People's Republic of Illinois. You can stay there and waste your money.
It’s all the same
Love this Precious one
Im a older AA woman and all you got to do is get up and go...WORK!
In my young day we left full-time jobs and went to our night jobs. We Survived💙💙💙
I made my kids work after they went to college.
I used to live in Florida as a teenager for a few years back in the mid '70s....most small towns were " Old Florida" and pretty decent places.
There were crappy places, but it was rare.
The family unit was MUCH stronger in the mid-70's. Most women were housewives and having babies out of wedlock was frowned upon as were drugs. Families were much more cohesive. Kids were DISCIPLINED back then. Corporal punishment in PUBLIC schools was everywhere in Florida back then. Even in Miami until 1979.
@@maryannwaters339 I lived there from 1977-1979, in a semi rural area outside Orlando ...all the little towns were generally pretty nice, and trailer parks didn't look all that bad . No doubt there were crappy places, but the " Old Florida" was still very much a thing. Perfect? No, nothing is, or ever will be, but overall it wasn't a bad place to live. Our house was almost surrounded by woods and orange groves. I just remember it as a little of small towns.
I think Orlando ( edge of it) was five or six miles away....
@@scottthomas3792 Yes Scott, not perfect back in the 70s, but in many aspects, it was MUCH better than what we have today.
Dude great video! You speak the truth.
Yep true work for your self get off drugs pray never give up no matter what
Where do they get money for drugs. Loans or stealing.
Ssi and inheritance
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS inheritance. Funny.
Disability attorneys are a dime a dozen in the hills and there are pill mills everywhere. Medicaid funded OxyContin and trading pills for sex is a thing here.
All them there are democrat and independent
I was gonna say, the way all drug addicts eventually go to get money. By selling their @$$
I just discovered your "top" shows. Enjoyed all so far. But I had to stop and comment about something you said in this one. I am so very impressed to hear you say that even though you came from a poorer community and no hs diploma you made a good living. I'm a native New Yorker. My family came from Queens. I spent most of my life on Long Island. We had our bad areas and unfortunately bc of drugs, MS13 and other gangs there are more depressed areas. Nothing like in these videos for the most part. NYC that's always been a problem. Like you said these ppl who don't have jobs and work the system are the 1st ones complaining on the news. They don't want to work. They're lazy. Ppl in and around NYC and LI want out but
Don't want to put any effort into coming up with ways, make a plan to do
Better. I Nearly choked on my coffee when I heard you say that. I wish I heard it more. It's possible to do. At the same time I do realize that ppl in poor communities are depressed, have no mentors, noone to support & encourage them. Not without bumps. There are a lot of smart talented kids out there and it's sad they'll never get to grow it. I'm so glad that you shared that. You seem grateful that you were able to dig out. Maybe you
Have someone in your family or someone you know that you could encourage. Share some of your life and how you are doing well. Even doing
Motivational speaking in schools. Look, I'm not trying to tell you what you
Should do with your life. I just took the long way around to say i appreciated
And am encouraged by some things you shared.
So many amazing talented kids in my city , nyc, No good guidance or leadership and being led to their demise, or being used for their talents
I find it interesting that you seem to enjoy showcasing the negatives in these poor areas while making an awful lot of assumptions. Please understand that drug abuse and overdose is not only something poor white people struggle with. Perhaps you should take a drive through south side Chicago so you can stop being so one sided. There are a LOT of drug addicts there, too. People are people. Not all white poor people are, as you say, “lazy”, and not all immigrants are “hard working honest citizens”. I just hired some guys from Ecuador to landscape for me and they did half a job, took the money and never came back to finish. Granted, it was my stupidity in trusting them and paying them upfront because they had 8 kids and needed money so I wanted to be kind and wanted to trust that they would complete the job. I was left with a huge mess and had to hire someone else to finish. Stop making vast generalizations and assumptions about people. It’s unfair and ignorant.
I did take a drive thru the southside of Chicago.. seams like YOUR the one with some prejudice issues 🥴
Not at all. I’m a realist.
Hire the right immigrants. Mexicans. Not from Ecuador. Everything else you said is true.
This is an interesting video! Will add there are crime ridden small mostly white towns and urban neighborhoods outside the south too though, and other comunities also have drug problems too if not as bad, so the problems definitely overlap between white and other populations. Springfield, MO in particular though has a quite high crime rate!
Dang, great content, bro. You stepped your product by starring at No. 1 opposed to No. 10. Gotta lead the audience on a suspenseful journey.
Book: Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South, by Keri Leigh Merritt. Gives an idea about things.
When he was talking about the immigrants are taking the jobs he is talking about the Mexican immigrants who are also bringing the drugs across the border.
I knew that Portland Louisville Kentucky just from the thumbnail 😂
You gave the greatest ADVICE . You speak English and got a diver licence. How do poor people from all over GOD's creation come here and become successful??? freaking hard work .
Not hard to get a diver certification . Pretty good money in Hard hat diving.
You got me there, but you can't eliminate freaking hard work like over 30 years in a steel mill, 5 years on the track gang and USAR. MY resume in a nut shell.@@jacoblecoy3700
Hahaha, they live together in under one roof and save money. Landlords getting extra money and allowing more to occupy the in the place, and that is how they thrive. Stupid question that is not really why these crimmigrants becomes successful. Do your homework before you spew lies! I've seen it over 4 decades
LOVE YA, DUDE!!!!!
Holy crap, is that a Blockbuster at 6:32? That means the store has been empty for 10 years!
Its a methbuster now
I’m surprised no West Kentucky towns were in this video.
I was impressed by your choice of Springfield, MO. Most people aren't aware of what a mess it has become. I lived there for a year in the mid 1980s while I was going to college. The north and west sides of town were places that most people didn't want to be even then. I knew somebody who worked at a liquor store. One night a guy tried to rob him with a pair of scissors as a weapon. So he pulled out a baseball bat from behind the counter and smashed his hand. The guy ran out and was not heard from again. It's that kind of crime. Stupid people who used to live in small Ozarks towns and moved to Springfield because everybody in the small town knew about their bad behavior. At some point rural southern Missouri became the methamphetamine manufacturing capital, and things just got worse and worse. The south side and east side and areas around Missouri State Univ. are safe and mostly filled with nice family homes though.
When they drop the meth and pick up the new blend… its REALLY gonna get tbad
Isn't Bass Pro Shops in Springfield Missouri
Yes, but it's on the south side, which is not a blighted area.
@@MrDEWaters I've wanted to visit it since the early 1980s
I live in Audubon Park and volunteer in Portland, my husband went to Shawnee High what School did you go to?
I live in Portland right by sav a lot
I went to West Virginia to visit a friend and I guess the way I carry myself there was some guys just figured I was from Baltimore Maryland Maryland and they wanted to fight me but I have to I did notice some up-and-coming communities
Up and coming in West Virginia? Which ones?
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGSprobably talking about the eastern panhandle. Its closest to Baltimore and DC. There is still a drug problem but there has been a lot of growth the past 2 decades. No coal in that area. There is higher median incomes than the rest of the state.
This shit funny 😂😂😂😂
Book: White --ash: The 400-year Untold History of Class in America, by Nancy Isenberg. Also helps to understand things a little.
Isen BURG; of course written by a Communist Jew; they've been stirring up racial problems and strife for years. Jews were the ones that ran the slave trade but we never here of that in the mainstream news and we never will.
Wow! Never heard about that but, I will look it up
Will you got to see white people where slaves too they just got a deal to fight for the rich in the war as a Confederate
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How do up ?? How do u know where it goes as far as its goes by name ??
Help! Im lost but want be on utube, lotta good ideas out there!
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Contact youtube
I gotta see this!
Just found your channel... Interesting. THANK YOU!!!!! 👏🏾
I like your channel. Keep your face out of your videos, and get to the point. That’s what I like about your channel the most, oh and don’t ever ask people to like or to sub your channel/videos
I'm from the Westend of louisville, and Portland used to be highly segregated, and we couldn't go pass 35th st and vice-versa now it's slump city where u can get any drug and Boones store is where the Hotspot is. Damn I call them portlanites
My suspicion about what went wrong in Springfield: the freeways surrounding it brought a construction boom at each interchange, creating lots of roadside services (motels, restaurants, and convenience stores) that create lots of low-paying jobs. Those jobs do not create a strong economy for those doing the work. Add t this... this is the Mountain South (Appalachia and the Ozarks) where educational achievement is miserable. There's nothing to attract companies that need a well-educated workforce.
yeah, attracting the right jobs is a key to an area going in the right direction
You may be right. At least it's a very good possibility.
If there’s a STARBUCKS there ( Springfield ) it COULDN’T be THAT financially deprived… Starbucks doesn’t hang around where there’s little money to be made .
You're acting like Starbucks is a sign of wealth.
Ah yes, the Walmart of coffee chains.
@@GeeEm1313😅😂, Still trying to cover the trash.
I think they're mostly on the south side.
What about white privilege??
Good question! I guess Southern Life didn't like it!
You don’t understand how “white privilege” works and that comment is a dead giveaway.
@@apexone5502 I know, I'm just not woke enough.
@@brushcreek42 I wasn’t talking to you but to address your sarcasm, you don’t understand what woke is. It’s obvious you see woke in the way white liberals and white conservatives have twisted the term into, which is way off from what woke really is.
@@apexone5502 What is woke, in your opinion?
You should mention State Park Place Illinois, just east of St. Louis near hwy 70.. It sounds fancy, doesnt it? That place is the worst, but it is small, so you do not hear about it much. Also Granite City has hit near bottom.
Brooklyn Park Maryland has to be a honorable mention
Id agree to that, ... It's a shit hole
Does africa have white or mexican slums
Yo mama does
Overdose deaths are the victims of their own foolish choices. I would not label a community "dangerous" because of a large number of OD deaths. But I am aware that an out of control, open, drug culture can bring crime with it.
Most people of working age in rural Appalachia also DO work by necessity even if the employment rate is low compared to elsewhere & addiction and welfare use is relitively high. Most people there are not impoverished and there are jobs (often low paying, a lot of the poverty is *working poverty)* despite all the problems.
Thank you for knowing what you are talking about! This really lit fire up underneath me cus. Everyone around me works . Yes😢ik people in addiction. But we also have a beautiful recovery community... lets talk about that.❤
@@ebonyjohnson2617 thank you and glad to speak up. Yes, it's really over bigoted. Some of these places are indeed still very messed up however!
I love this reporting it is dead on.
privileges don't come without obligations. hard work and discipline, does it.
@topsecretproductionsllc Without immigration you wouldn't have the USA 🇺🇸 as you know it. even the so-called native Americans must come from somewhere else in a distant past. immigration has been going on throughout human history worldwide. according to your comment, you think people immigrate to the USA 🇺🇸 only. well, that's wrong. USA 🇺🇸 people immigrate to everywhere in the world as well. every country in the world receives immigrants, also. as well as their people immigrate to other country's as eell too. the only thing that I say. is. people need to be better educated. work for living has nothing to do with immigrating. two very different issues.
@JosePerez-fe2gv Native Americans migrated from Asia originally. Genetically, they are a collection of different Asian, Eurasian and ancient nomadic Indigenous Afro-Australian Papau peoples admixed into the majority Mongoloid phenotypical origin! They cross the Bering but also came by sea as well and are the same people of origin as the Inuit/Anuit Alaskan Eskimo, Hawaiians and all other Pacific Islanders who are all Asian Mongoloid phenotypical at their core origin. Most of today's Latinos in the Americas are from that same origin but have been admixed by Euro Spaniard colonialism and now centuries of immigrants coming together.
Then if other countries accepting illegals, why illegals comes the US?! @@JosePerez-fe2gv
Jose, I have followed you for a long time, watched your growth not only channel but personal growth. I have lived in many of the areas that you have lived in. For the past two years I have given up on this country ever fixing its social problems and honestly think the wealthy have chosen to keep its citizens in debt and addicted. After a lot of research and anticipation we recently spent six weeks in the country of portugal and fell in love with its beauty, people, and affordability. A go getter like yourself should investigate this gem of a place to live a peaceful life. It was a nice walk down memory lane to see N Ft Myers again, I lived there as a child for almost all of the ‘70’s. I will hopefully finalize my Portuguese home purchase in the coming couple of months and once settled would love to have you both as our guests should you ever decide to visit.
I wanna visit Spain. 🌴 America has really become a hassle. I am with a walker now, dealing with doctors and other crap. I have always dreamed of seeing Spain. Eu nau fallo Portuguese! Stay in touch please. I couldn’t believe how expensive real estate in Europe is. I might return to naples to be near family soon.
Unfortunately yes that seems to be part of their plan. There is actually a growing belief in eugenics among the US elite but done "softly" (so they hope) so the blaim doesn't fall on them.
I live not far from Vidor,this whole area is stagnant,we also are about 90 from Houston.
Beaumont ghost town
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS Not quite there,Port Arthur is closer, especially downtown.
Tks. much.
I can't understand why people say America is the greatest Country in the world, I just don't see it 😐
So, what is the greatest country then?
@FOHguy there's NO such place on Earth my friend we can only imagine
This was amazing to see.. these are communities I hope to never see but know that I already have. Being black in the south is a game of life and death. However this video said it a few times.. don't blame others. Blame yourself.
Wellll...I love the truth..Noooo matter, how bad it hurts...I didn't know of this, until..I saw this video...I always thought of it as a , people of color thing..Blacks / Hispanics etc..Thank You, for opening my eyes / mind..
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Your Narrating is A1 Mu Guy FrFr😭 Keep it up Brother
Hey that's a very good perspective,your right everyone deserves the benefit of the doubt. If the immigrants are good for the community in restoring otherwise in serious state of decay. If these hardworking people who had difficult experiences to come here they been subjected to experience abuses hunger. Thing's that Americans take for granted. Thanks for the perspective.
Where would you work in this place?
Our whole country is slowly headed this way you never hear the word prosperity anymore everything goes up but the wadges most jobs aren't 40 hours with benefits anymore it's easy to judge when you have found success but ofcourse everyone can't work for themselves or own their own business plus money and abundance isn't the answer for everyone I've had big money but now i live a life of minimalism and I'm much happier now and more intune spiritually as to what living actually means
Money comes and goes