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Re:Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World... by electricslpnsld on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @01:14PM (#18294369)
> These are people who vote blue, champion diversity, and have generally progressive views. But when push comes to shove they circle the wagons to defend their interests just like the billionaires do.

My favorite example in the Bay Area is the San Francisco Sierra Club fighting to preserve a parking garage [1], which is, by and large, the exact opposite of environmental advocacy.

[1] https://www.thebaycitybeacon.com/politics/the-sierra-club-fi...

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Re:Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World... by mshenfield on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @02:01PM (#18294813)
The way environmental concerns have been corrupted into institutional delay levers is sad.

"How Burrowing Owls Lead To Vomiting Anarchists" is one of the few (and best) explanation of the impacts of these kinds of tactics that I've read [0]

[0] https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/14/sf-housing/

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