Profile for Colin

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Hi everyone. I'm a new user of this site and haven't updated my bio yet, but feel free to send me a message if you would like to know more about me.
1 week, 1 day ago
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Colin's Comments

  • "Just Give It A Chance"

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    May 9th, 04:12

    1. The neighbors' concerns are absurd. Granting a variance isn't going to substantially change how this property is used, and it isn't going to set some kind of precedent that would allow Tillinghast to turn into Tarnsit Road. 2. Strengthening …

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  • Segregation Perpetuation

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    May 9th, 03:42

    "Colin, when you call people 'racist' as loosely as you do, you inflate resentment, narrow focus, and ultimately censor those who may have a legitimate feeling of frustration." 1. There was nothign loose about my use of the word. The original po…

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  • Segregation Perpetuation

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    May 8th, 03:34

    1. RD666 has it right. The reason these neighborhods went downhill has everything to do with economics, not with the pigmentation of the people livign there. 2. Josh's original post made an explicit point of contrasting the racial/ethnic makeu…

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  • Segregation Perpetuation

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    May 7th, 15:47

    1. Josh's post appeared to blame non-whites for the poverty in certain areas of the city, which is wrong for all sorts of reasons. But it's also racist, in that it creates racial hierarchies and essentializes entire groups of people into neat lit…

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