White Rage America Wants to See the World Burn.

[evildevil]

White America says “Let the Fire Burn”
What the Philadelphia firebombing of 1985 can tell us about the culture of white rage that led to the shutdown

In Jason Osder’s disturbing and extraordinary new documentary “Let the Fire Burn,” which entirely consists of archival footage, we see a Philadelphia police officer named James Berghaier testify at a

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[chasingtides]

[blackflamerose]

::headtilt:: I'm not exactly sure what I'm looking at, here. What's up with the three center lines of...buildings? that makes them stick out so much?

[mastadge]

Here you go if you'd like to zoom in and investigate: http://goo.gl/maps/no1IJ

[chasingtides]

It's that they're still bombed out.

[policraticus]

No. That is not Osage Ave today, or even roughly today. Osage Ave was completely rebuilt. It has since hit some pretty hard times, but not that hard. That is a picture from some time shortly after the fire. Head to Google street view and check it out.

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[romp]

I can't find any mention of the site being preserved. I can't imagine who would do that, like they did the church in Dresden. (a powerful image but even it has now been rebuilt)

[sfrlz]

Huh? I live in Philly, and that street does not still look like that.