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Originally Posted by the urban politician
I think so, yes. If you believe in real property rights then you’d understand that this is an attempt to “hold down” property for one ethnic group’s use at the expense of others. Cities are healthy when they re allowed to be fluid, changing places that service changing realities.
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Well that certainly isn't exclusive to minority groups in Chicago. Look at the project that lost John Arena his seat in the 45th ward. A bunch of mostly white homeowners banded together to try to block affordable housing in their ward.
People want to keep their homes and neighborhoods the way they are, for better or for worse. Everyone should understand that sentiment and be empathetic to it while working with communities that are being reshaped by progress. Those white homeowners were just as wrong as any Hispanic activists in Pilsen. You're exactly right that cities need to be "changing places that service changing realities", which includes the understanding the damage that segregation has done--which requires effort and tolerance on both sides of the issue.