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Old Posted Dec 3, 2009, 7:12 AM
fenwick16 fenwick16 is offline
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Originally Posted by someone123 View Post
I dislike the "we can't do X because the NIMBYs will have a field day" line. It's defeatist and untrue. Most of the time the NIMBYs are whiners who do very little and are sometimes enabled by politicians. Usually things go forward anyway and are successful. Potential complaining is not a good reason to put a stadium out in the suburbs.
I like this way of thinking. Could it be that we are all being intimidated by a few very vocal opponents who don't really speak for the majority?

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