The Great American Single-Family Home Problem

Re:The Great American Single-Family Home Problem by Clubber on Sunday December 03, 2017 @02:29PM (#15839038)

So redefining words so your argument makes sense isn't a valid tactic. From a dictionary:

xen·o·pho·bi·a ˌzenəˈfōbēə,ˌzēnəˈfōbēə/Submit noun intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries.

Nimby ˈnimbē/Submit noun a person who objects to the siting of something perceived as unpleasant or potentially dangerous in their own neighborhood, such as a landfill or hazardous waste facility, especially while raising no such objections to similar developments elsewhere.

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Re:The Great American Single-Family Home Problem by damnyou on Sunday December 03, 2017 @06:33PM (#15840288)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/xenophobia includes "strangers".

In common parlance in the United States, NIMBYism includes opposition to housing. That is also what we're talking about in this thread.

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Re:The Great American Single-Family Home Problem by Clubber on Monday December 04, 2017 @08:45AM (#15843705)

Maybe in your little bubble, but not generally.

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Re:The Great American Single-Family Home Problem by damnyou on Thursday December 07, 2017 @04:53PM (#15874705)

If you want, replace all instances of "NIMBYism" in my text with your preferred term. Maybe "housing NIMBYism"?

You'll see that the changes don't actually make a difference to any of my arguments.

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