Monday, May 25, 2015

Forest Hills Memorial Day Parade Pics, Continued...

Thanks to local photographer Yael Adas for the pics.












7 comments:

  1. It is sad that not many people attend this parade. It looked like there were less people than last year. I thought Forest Hills was a very patriotic neighborhood. My family enjoys it every year no matter what.

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    1. Support the troops -- good.

      More patriotic -- as in conservative? as in Republican? No thanks!!! Alotta Dems moving in now ;)

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  2. Sparser attendance at these parades every year seems to be a nation-wide experience.

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  3. I had no idea that forest hills actually held parades.

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  4. When I grew up in Forest Hills, in the area south of the Gardens, it was a solid middle class community whose residents supported not only the parade, but houses of worship, community organizations, and each other. They didn't care about politics, or if you were a Republican or a Democrat. That small town pride has been slowly dying over the past few decades, and the declining attendance at the parade is a symptom of that lack of community and love of country. Many residents today view Forest Hills as just a place to live, rather than a hometown to be proud of, and to belong to. Very sad.

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  5. Why are you injecting politics into this discussion? Memorial Day is for all Americans to remember those who gave their lives to insure our freedom. Patriotism isn't partisan!

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  6. Because the undertone of the initial comment was 'I want my neighborhood (country) back' which is a common clamor of a teabagger. It also entails -- too many 'ethnics', too many liberal (bums) are moving in... house of worship??? Sorry, some of us believe in science and not Flying Spaghetti Monsters...
    http://www.venganza.org/

    Sorry, get over it -- Forest Hills will not remain a Jewish and WASP (or Germanic / Celtic) refuge in NY for long. Times change -- and noone owns NYC; everyone in the world wants to live here.

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