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San Francisco is where reactionary conservatism is couched in the right sort of language and gets passed off as Progressive (the capital P is for the political

San Francisco is where reactionary conservatism is couched in the right sort of language and gets passed off as Progressive (the capital P is for the political faction). Any true progressivism that may affect the wealthy homeowner class is rejected with flowery but nonsensical arguments: > “Zoning is racist and made by people like me who live here to increase my profit on my property. That’s [pro-housing activists’] line…tell that to the folks in Bayview-Hunters Point, the largest single family home owning area in the city.” > >It seemed to be lost on the group, which consisted of eleven white people over the age of forty, that minority homeowners might be clustered in that area in part because of redlining and racist zoning laws that restricted access to other neighborhoods. https://www.thebaycitybeacon.com/politics/the-sierra-club-fights-to-save-a-parking-garage/article_93ff9084-3be7-11e7-a3a8-17f11f24db6e.html https://www.thebaycitybeacon.com/politics/the-sierra-club-fi... The politics are truly cursed in SF and nothing makes sense, and all rhetoric is hidden behind several layers of misdirection and retribution for long-held grudges.

danans 5y ago
> > “Zoning is racist and made by people like me who live here to increase my profit on my property. That’s [pro-housing activists’] line ... You left out some important context there. The full quote from the article is: "For a club that sees themselves as progressive, it is ironic that they are such strong advocates for strict zoning rules, a practice rooted in racism and designed to segregate neighborhoods. This was actually a running joke in the meeting, which began when Welch sarcastically stated, “Zoning is racist and made by people like me who live here to increase my profit on my property. That’s [pro-housing activists’] line…tell that to the folks in Bayview-Hunters Point, the largest single family home owning area in the city.”"
- romwell 5y ago
  I'd hope that the sarcasm is obvious, but the full snippet is better nevertheless.
  - danans 5y ago
    The part that wasn't obvious without the full context is that it is a quote within a quote, with the speaker quoting (and disparaging) someone who is critiquing lower-density zoning.
- alisonkisk 5y ago
  Can you explain that they are sarcastically talking about?
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danans 5y ago

> > “Zoning is racist and made by people like me who live here to increase my profit on my property. That’s [pro-housing activists’] line ... You left out some important context there. The full quote from the article is: "For a club that sees themselves as progressive, it is ironic that they are such strong advocates for strict zoning rules, a practice rooted in racism and designed to segregate neighborhoods. This was actually a running joke in the meeting, which began when Welch sarcastically stated, “Zoning is racist and made by people like me who live here to increase my profit on my property. That’s [pro-housing activists’] line…tell that to the folks in Bayview-Hunters Point, the largest single family home owning area in the city.”"

romwell 5y ago
I'd hope that the sarcasm is obvious, but the full snippet is better nevertheless.
- danans 5y ago
  The part that wasn't obvious without the full context is that it is a quote within a quote, with the speaker quoting (and disparaging) someone who is critiquing lower-density zoning.
alisonkisk 5y ago
Can you explain that they are sarcastically talking about?

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