I don't think you understand what a NIMBY is. They're fine with housing developments, halfway houses, public works projects, etc as long as they are "not in the

I don't think you understand what a NIMBY is. They're fine with housing developments, halfway houses, public works projects, etc as long as they are "not in their backyard". Everything you're saying is 100% compatible with them, and in fact you're describing the exact hypocrisy for which they are labeled "NIMBY". Many are liberals who avowedly support statewide legislation for these things and then make the actual implementation of them impossible by constantly putting up legal red tape around their "backyards". So, to reiterate, you're literally just describing a NIMBY.