Recent comments in /f/springfieldMO

ErisEpicene t1_j0skeyb wrote

Reply to Which one does Springfield have more of? by CuriousBear23

The vape shops are just more visible. They want to be on main roads for visibility. There are more churches because churches are all over. They're in neighborhoods, on country roads, in out of the way places. They have reverse iceberg shapes. The visible churches in high traffic areas are the tip of the churchberg, while the visible vape shops are the main underwater mass of the vapeberg (pronounced vape-eh-burg). Church runs deep. It saturates.

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ErisEpicene t1_j0sit58 wrote

Reply to Life-threatening temps next week - volunteers desperately needed to open warming centers and shelters by renny065

I can't advertise the location (both for my safety and because I simply don't have the authority) but I plan to let people use my hotel lobby as a warning station. I'll also probably let anyone who wants it have coffee or tea. Normally they'd get onto me for the coffee, but it's Christmas weekend. I fucking dare'em. =P

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formiscontent t1_j0sdlkk wrote

Reply to Customers by the_honeyman

I think most people are feeling the conflict between what is still socially expected of them (start a family, buy a house, have a successful career) and the reality that those days are increasingly out of reach for the average American. They (particularly white men) feel like they've done what they were supposed to do and aren't receiving the upward-mobility rewards enjoyed by their grandparents.

They feel gypped of a lifestyle they felt was promised to them, and are lashing out at anyone they have a sense of authority over. Retail and fast food workers, teachers (also spouses and kids) become easy targets because it's hard for them to walk away from the assailant. And there are almost never repercussions for these attacks, so they continue and can easy escalate and spread.

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HalfADozenOfAnother t1_j0s50ij wrote

Reply to Willard Schools by growth-or-happiness

I have a middle schooler at and a kid that went to willard through middle school. I think the issue with Willard is the culture clash. Especially in the middle school. Willard is a huge district thst pulls a massive number of students from the north and west side of Springfield. These kids who are coming from more alternative and liberal backgrounds are getting thrust into a middle school with the very rural far more conservativ kids from the Willard area. This is creating a lot of tension and hostility. I don't think the administration or school board is doing a good job creating a safe and accepting place. Parents aren't either. Racism and bigotry is taught at home

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