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It's not "convenient" though. People desperately want to believe that there is some remote "other" that is causing the problems, not their otherwise kind, frien
by davidw 5y ago
It's not "convenient" though. People desperately want to believe that there is some remote "other" that is causing the problems, not their otherwise kind, friendly neighbors.
And yet, at every hearing I've attended about housing, ever public comment period for a project, it is my "neighbors" opposing the homes. The editorials in the local paper about how re-legalizing fourplexes would lead to (I'm paraphrasing) "those people" living in your neighborhood are not from wall street bankers, they're from people I've met who live here.
- im3w1l 5y agoIf you want to sort out this problem then you will need to address the concerns about "those people". There are some very real concerns that people have. Violence. Drugs. Noise. School quality. People want a good environment in which to bring up their kids and these are all crucial. Fortunately they could be solved in other ways than expensive housing. Unfortunately people have a very justified fear that they wont be.
- davidw 5y agoMostly it's not justified, just racism.