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I'll never stop using the word 'NIMBY'. It's meant to be derogatory and offensive. These people are incorrigible. I don't consider myself a NIMBY because I don't oppose the wrong projects; NIMBYs do. They try to keep things as they are. They try to keep things suburban, small, and THEIRS. Mostly, they just don't want to share. They don't want new residents or new visitors to "their" neighborhood. And, really, it's not even theirs. The more central a location in a city, the more a place is the property of all citizens of the city. These neighborhood groups act like it's THEIR neighborhood only when it's really all of ours. That rubs people the wrong way. They're often people of privilege complaining (something no one wants to hear) and opposing extending privileges to others. It's just greed and selfishness.

I don't consider what we do NIMBYism. A neighborhood group is not a legislative body. They have no legal authority. So, we need to learn to completely ignore their cries when the situation calls for it.