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General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours
(05-07-2021, 01:31 PM)Rainrider22 Wrote:
(05-07-2021, 11:29 AM)Bytor Wrote: It's pretty darn accurate, though, when you consider what demographic that 99% of NIMBYs and ant-LRT people fall into. White baby Boomers tend to be the biggest bloc that actively complains to their municipal councillors about proposed policies that would make both our urban cores and suburban neighbourhoods better places for a wider variety of people.
So can we make comments like that about other subject matter and identified groups ?  no we cant... I am surprised at your lack of cultural competence.

Why do you feel that there is something wrong about noting that NIMBYs and this reactionary voting bloc strongly tend to be older and white? Do you deny the accuracy of taking note of that?
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RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours - by Bytor - 05-07-2021, 04:16 PM

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