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Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by BigIyanga: 8:15pm On May 30, 2022
sukkot:


https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/chicago/press-releases/2011/former-illinois-governor-rod-r.-blagojevich-sentenced-to-14-years-in-prison-for-corruption-in-office

governor / mayor ... you get the point
Nah.. Governor is the not the mayor. Governor has not business or influence at Chicago City Hall.. No be Naija where governors are call thing the shots

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Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by sukkot: 8:17pm On May 30, 2022
BigIyanga:

Did you read what you posted? Where in the artickle did it mention that Blagohevich was mayor of Chicago... you’re clearly an outsider


thats why i said mayor / governor you get the point. the guy is governor over illinois ncluding chicago and they were running the place like gangstas and mayor daley too operated like a gangsta. these guys are corrupt. they still run the place like al capone did . chicago is known as a gangsta city and thats how the city is run. brown envelopes, corruption contracts , police acting like gangsters for the politicians etc

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Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by sukkot: 8:19pm On May 30, 2022
BigIyanga:

Nah.. Governor is the not the mayor. Governor has not business or influence at Chicago City Hall.. No be Naija where governors are call thing the shots
the office of the governor is based in chicago. chicago is the admnistrative center of illinois and he is governor over chicago too. chicago is in illinois

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Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by BigIyanga: 8:23pm On May 30, 2022
sukkot:



thats why i said mayor / governor you get the point. the guy is governor over illinois ncluding chicago and they were running the place like gangstas and mayor daley too operated like a gangsta. these guys are corrupt. they still run the place like al capone did . chicago is known as a gangsta city and thats how the city is run. brown envelopes, corruption contracts , police acting like gangsters for the politicians etc
Feelings are not facts: How many Chicago mayors have been indicted and charged by FBI in the last 30yrs?? ZERO.
You cab throw corruption around, but it’s an efficient city that delivers basic services to its residents on timely basis. Most southern can handle flooding, cold and hot weather. Like in Houston.
Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by sukkot: 8:23pm On May 30, 2022
BigIyanga:

Nah.. Governor is the not the mayor. Governor has not business or influence at Chicago City Hall.. No be Naija where governors are call thing the shots

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/10/02/political-group-with-gang-connections-wields-power-in-chicago/cd9739d2-8d83-41d6-918b-9f7486f8d0a7/
Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by sukkot: 8:23pm On May 30, 2022
BigIyanga:

Feelings are not facts: How many Chicago mayors have been indicted and charged by FBI in the last 30yrs?? ZERO.
You cab throw corruption around, but it’s an efficient city that delivers basic services to its residents on timely basis. Most southern can handle flooding, cold and hot weather. Like in Houston.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/10/02/political-group-with-gang-connections-wields-power-in-chicago/cd9739d2-8d83-41d6-918b-9f7486f8d0a7/

whether you know it or not chicago is run by political mobsters
Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by TWoods(m): 8:25pm On May 30, 2022
sukkot:
nothing special for you but people with children dont wanna raise their chldren or start a family in chicago

Lol one of my wife’s closest friends lives there with her husband and their son who isn’t even 1 yet. You don’t seem to have a clue what you’re talking about.

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Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by BigIyanga: 8:25pm On May 30, 2022
sukkot:
the office of the governor is based in chicago. chicago is the admnistrative center of illinois and he is governor over chicago too. chicago is in illinois
The more you speak, the more you expose ur ignorance about the city.
Governor’s office is in Springfield IL... and doesnt call any shots in Chicago. Less of Fox News is good for ur mental/factual well being.

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Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by sukkot: 8:26pm On May 30, 2022
BigIyanga:

The more you speak, the more you expose ur ignorance about the city.
Governor’s office is in Springfield IL... and doesnt call any shots in Chicago. Less of Fox News is good for ur mental/factual well being.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/10/02/political-group-with-gang-connections-wields-power-in-chicago/cd9739d2-8d83-41d6-918b-9f7486f8d0a7/

i guess you know more than washington post huh
Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by AlphaTaikun: 8:27pm On May 30, 2022
IPIGMODS:
35 years of living in the US, I have never feared for my safety as much as I do now.
Some of you don't want to hear this but I feel safer whenever I'm back in Lagos than I do here.
Every American major cities have become so dangerous that you have to think about where you are going and fo what purpose.
I generally avoid any unnecessary trips outside of my house.
Coming to Naija soon and I'm looking forward to it like a child going to Disney world.
That's the American reality.

Another mass shooting just last night in TN

https://www.yahoo.com/news/six-people-shot-chattanooga-tennessee-182801897.html

There have been more than 200 of these mass shooting in 2022 alone and we are still in MAY, some don't even make the major headlines anymore.

Having said all these, the US remains may be the only country where you can come from anywhere with nothing and start earning a very decent legal income in a short time. That's what's keeping most people here.
Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by sukkot: 8:27pm On May 30, 2022
BigIyanga:

The more you speak, the more you expose ur ignorance about the city.
Governor’s office is in Springfield IL... and doesnt call any shots in Chicago. Less of Fox News is good for ur mental/factual well being.

https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-2012/Gangs-and-Politicians-An-Unholy-Alliance/
Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by BigIyanga: 8:29pm On May 30, 2022
TWoods:


Lol one of my wife’s closest friends lives there with her husband and there son who isn’t even 1 yet. You don’t seem to have a clue what you’re talking about.
Yep, he’s clueless. A city that has produced 1st black multi billionaire-Ebony Magazine Empire. First black billionaire-Oprah Winfrey, First Black President etc.

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Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by sukkot: 8:30pm On May 30, 2022
BigIyanga:

The more you speak, the more you expose ur ignorance about the city.
Governor’s office is in Springfield IL... and doesnt call any shots in Chicago. Less of Fox News is good for ur mental/factual well being.

https://news.wttw.com/2022/05/11/three-peat-chicago-ranks-no-1-corruption-report-finds

most corrupt city 3 years in a row ran by gangsters

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Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by sukkot: 8:31pm On May 30, 2022
BigIyanga:

Yep, he’s clueless. A city that has produced 1st black multi billionaire-Ebony Magazine Empire. First black billionaire-Oprah Winfrey, First Black President etc.
what does that mean ? nigeria has produced the richest black man and woman on the planet. does that mean it is a good place ? dumb argument

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Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by BigIyanga: 8:32pm On May 30, 2022
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sukkot:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/10/02/political-group-with-gang-connections-wields-power-in-chicago/cd9739d2-8d83-41d6-918b-9f7486f8d0a7/

i guess you know more than washington post huh
Tangentiality at its finest.. nothing proves ur point that governor runs the city. Go to ur beer parlour chatroom say that..
Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by sukkot: 8:33pm On May 30, 2022
BigIyanga:
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Tangentiality at its finest.. nothing proves ur point that governor runs the city. Go to ur beer parlour chatroom say that..
chicago ranked most corrupt city in america 3 years in a row

https://news.wttw.com/2022/05/11/three-peat-chicago-ranks-no-1-corruption-report-finds


you got no arguments bro. i was in chicago before you were even born i am sure. all these indomie generation who know nothing

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Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by Grandemperor(m): 8:40pm On May 30, 2022
Methamphetamine (Crystal meth or Mkpurumiri) and obesity compete with these.
Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by BigIyanga: 8:42pm On May 30, 2022
sukkot:
what does that mean ? nigeria has produced the richest black man and woman on the planet. does that mean it is a good place ? dumb argument
Go to University of Chicago Medical School.. top Brains are running things.. MacArthur Foundation Fellow Dr Olapada is an Oncologist. Dr Odunsin is a dean and Director of Oncolog..
Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by BigIyanga: 8:43pm On May 30, 2022
sukkot:
chicago ranked most corrupt city in america 3 years in a row

https://news.wttw.com/2022/05/11/three-peat-chicago-ranks-no-1-corruption-report-finds


you got no arguments bro. i was in chicago before you were even born i am sure. all these indomie generation who know nothing
Typical Naija brain wrong espousing that being informed and knowledgeable is limited to age.. abegi park your useless age for Ojuelegbe garage.
Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by sukkot: 8:46pm On May 30, 2022
BigIyanga:

Typical Naija brain wrong espousing that being informed and knowledgeable is limited to age.. abegi park your useless age for Ojuelegbe garage.
brah am tryna tell you that you dont know chicago. its the most corrupt most gangsta run city in america and people are tired of it. thats why sane people are running out of it. it has a history of being run by mobsters just that now the mobsterrs put on suits and pretend to be poiticans

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Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by BigIyanga: 8:49pm On May 30, 2022
sukkot:
brah am tryna tell you that you dont know chicago. its the most corrupt most gangsta run city in america and people are tired of it. thats why sane people are running out of it. it has a history of being run by mobsters just that now the mobsterrs put on suits and pretend to be poiticans
Unneeded and unfounded assumption/advice. An immigrant like the OP needed a place like Chicago.. now she’s going to University of Chicago.. Top 5 best universities in the world.
Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by Grandemperor(m): 8:53pm On May 30, 2022
Isaac Hayes (Black Moses) escaped from Southside Chicago to Atlanta Fulton County, GA
Obama made it from Chicago to become POTUS.
Best nonscience-based medical school to attend: Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by sukkot: 8:53pm On May 30, 2022
BigIyanga:

Go to University of Chicago Medical School.. top Brains are running things.. MacArthur Foundation Fellow Dr Olapada is an Oncologist. Dr Odunsin is a dean and Director of Oncolog..
what is all that got to do with chicago being a rough and tough place to be ? typical naija brain. so because there is one naja doctor somehere then the place is heaven ? your methods of arguing are dumb bro

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Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by BigIyanga: 8:58pm On May 30, 2022
sukkot:
what is all that got to do with chicago being a rough and tough place to be ? typical naija brain. so because there is one naja doctor somehere then the place is heaven ? your methods of arguing are dumb bro
You’r the dumbest brotha here.. Conflating job opportunities for Legal residents vs illegal residents.
Conflating Governor’s job vs Mayo’s. Pls go play somewhere

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Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by armadeo(m): 9:00pm On May 30, 2022
YoungBlackRico:
Mtcheeew, I stopped reading when I saw Chicago South side.

You sabi.

Of all places to go stay.
Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by maasoap(m): 9:06pm On May 30, 2022
Dawn91:


It struck a nerve right ?

Junk person

Your post was a plenty trash, junk
Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by Dawn91(m): 9:12pm On May 30, 2022
maasoap:


Your post was a plenty trash, junk

Like your life grin
Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by decasey(m): 9:18pm On May 30, 2022
Madam come to Nigeria, that all I have to say
Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by TWoods(m): 9:20pm On May 30, 2022
BigIyanga:

You’re missing the point.
Chicago is the best place for illegals like OP. Cook county health would provide medical treatment without asking questions.
Most southeren states would not.
IL will give u drivers license/ID without asking ur immigration status. Most southern states would require to bring hard of copy ur SSN.
Pls Chicago is a really sanctuary for immigrants..

And south Chicago wonders why it’s become a cesspool for crime. undecided
Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by TWoods(m): 9:21pm On May 30, 2022
sukkot:
i know all that but i am not talking about illegals. i am just talking about chicago generally and why most LEGAL indigenes are running away from it

Why won’t legal residents leave when you’ve turned your county into a safe haven for illegal immigrants, who technically are breaking federal law?
Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by Legendoo: 9:25pm On May 30, 2022
Artiiclebeast:


Monkey no understand say no be how long or far...

You fit stay US 50 years and not know your left from your right or the name of the street behind yours because na blockheadu get and person wey just enter today go dey show you road.

Shebi na dat one be most of una fears..

You'd never see this witchcraft character from other races and even other fellow Africans, only Nigerians.

Demons

Werey , no be by juju . You go work for here unless you want to do Fraud. After working sef you'll be average at best even on your 100 k salary. So what else?

You no fit understand , person wey never see kobo for life , zero exposure dey talk rubbish.

Just blabbing nonsense up and down , the article is about life in Chicago and what she said resonates even through out the western world .

Everything in life isn't about money but your low iq and poverty mindset analyses everything as such.


You think it's like Nigeria where people come into money just like that. Sho, you be ode.
Re: The American Dream: A Mirage; Only Racism, Poverty & Gun Violence Are Realities by MeetDx(m): 9:31pm On May 30, 2022
sukkot:
brah am tryna tell you that you dont know chicago. its the most corrupt most gangsta run city in america and people are tired of it. thats why sane people are running out of it. it has a history of being run by mobsters just that now the mobsterrs put on suits and pretend to be poiticans

True that, Chicago is crazy...all the guns and whatnot!

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