i don't care about your work history or background knowledge in durham. i would've asked. i just assume most do what they can and don't hold it against those who don't. social work is not a competition nor a measuring stick. why? because you can't tell how much of a difference any of it makes far too often - and that's a personal check. not something you check like credit history.
also this wasn't about social work in the first place. just because you think that's a "i don't need to check history" card doesn't make it one. also i posted two quick ones out the gate regarding my stance on duke in general off the top of my head. i'll do it again below since you feel attacked
on top of that, since you're aware of what's going on in durham you know how bad coach k has been getting it for this bit:
Mother of former Duke player says Coach K shouted at her, making her cry, report says
and how i referred to in a previous post this bit from the administration:
Campus coffee shop was playing rap. Duke VP's complaint got employees fired, IndyWeek reports. where they'll still catching shyt
cash they take in hand over fist being 'given to the community' is nothing.
since you've been in nc for 20 years, then you know this is the norm. just like when the hospital give some kid the wrong kidneys or they contributed to redistricting or when they, again, continue to manipulate the housing market directly or indirectly along with how their mini-monopoly city-state effects businesses as a whole. if you don't kiss the ring of duke's subsidiaries at some level, you're doing everything the hard way. hell, even the new bulls stadium was contracted from duke's people. If you're unaware of the reach of the duke endowment, by all means read up before you try and say 3 million from their favorite all-american mouthpiece in coach k is anything significant compared to what that entity takes in. forget the fact that duke university by itself makes a killing, how their healthcare and related business are making money, but duke energy by itself is
monstrous. there is no local entity central to the state that is going to outbid what they want or remain unaffected by their interests.
so this? this is nothing. two generations ago durham was a black business center. now? only thing people remember is the crime. no one talks about how the dukes played working class blacks against whites then profited on the aftermath while looking like the good guys. shout out to black wall street
i honestly just don't think you got a good idea of the scope of what duke's done, been doing, and will continue to do to durham and NC as a whole. worse, you're getting mad defensive instead of taking a minute to examine or even scrutinize what people are saying about it.
the second biggest and most alarming red flag on all of this is not getting how taxes work in regard to donations but that's a whole other discussion
but im still down to be called a c00n and typical coli nikka if that's what it all comes down to
i aint ask you shyt, you felt threatened homie