The only part I don't think is entirely accurate, is your use of "co-opting", insomuch as the rhetoric is used by the people who are NIMBYs, who are one and the

The only part I don't think is entirely accurate, is your use of "co-opting", insomuch as the rhetoric is used by the people who are NIMBYs, who are one and the same group that make up "progressives". The progressives are the NIMBYs as much or moreso than apparent conservatives, and always have been. Not to say there aren't also true YIMBYs in both groups, but there's a hell of a lot of overlap between those who vote progressive and are ostensibly liberal, and those who gain the most in home appreciation and/or oppose denser housing near their SFH. It's what defines a NIMBY, because it's fine as long as it's elsewhere, and is inherently hypocritical. I like George Carlin's bit from the 90s on this; right out the gate he perfectly describes not just this idea, but also a series of other examples of idiotic rhetorical posturing we embrace unironically in 2023. [0] https://youtu.be/YjONsL4thQQ https://youtu.be/YjONsL4thQQ