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Xenophobia is fear or loathing of outsiders. Nuclear plants are a ridiculous strawman. We're talking about places for people — living, breathing human beings,
by damnyou 9y ago
Xenophobia is fear or loathing of outsiders.
Nuclear plants are a ridiculous strawman. We're talking about places for people — living, breathing human beings, with thoughts, dreams and aspirations — to live in.
Ensuring other people have a place to live is more important than your property values and neighborhood character.
I have an extremely clear understanding of how the white upper middle class has systematically used the state's monopoly on violence to exclude anyone else from joining their ranks.
- Clubber 9y agoSo redefining words so your argument makes sense isn't a valid tactic. From a dictionary: xen·o·pho·bi·a ˌzenəˈfōbēə,ˌzēnəˈfōbēə/Submit noun intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries. Nimby ˈnimbē/Submit noun a person who objects to the siting of something perceived as unpleasant or potentially dangerous in their own neighborhood, such as a landfill or hazardous waste facility, especially while raising no such objections to similar developments elsewhere.
- damnyou 9y agohttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/xenophobia https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/xenophobia includes "strangers". In common parlance in the United States, NIMBYism includes opposition to housing. That is also what we're talking about in this thread.