What is MoCo's political future?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look at the diverse culture MoCo's lax policing has helped to foster:

A take over happened again about 2-3 days ago. Can't you just breathe in all that culture and feel it in your bones? It's so wonderful how much the county has progressed.

We get it you hate black and brown people

[Anonymous]

I live in the upcounty, and there are tire markings all over the place from people doing doughnuts in parking lots, on bridges, at intersections. When I was in high school, decades ago, people did doughnuts in the high school parking lot.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Lots of people from Takoma Park are for Thrive and are Nimby. They want upzoning, just not in their precious historic district. It’s the very definition of NIMBY.

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I don't live in Takoma Park, but I probably share a lot of their values (sue me), politically. However, "thrive" was a bridge too far, and a poorly engineered and constructed one at that. This is not progressive policy, it's performative masochism. Somehow my fellow D's got talked buying this YIMBY BS as some sort of economic reparations plan to compensate people with lower incomes at their own expense in the form of ruined neighborhoods and decreased property values and quality of life. They actively want to end SFH zoning...it's an afront to them and they will go to whatever silly lengths to end it, no matter how little economic or social sense that it actually makes. I've posted here before that the best thing I can do to educate the generate public about their plans is to point them to their actual words. I beg anyone that's curious to simply search for YIMBY Montgomery County on Facebook so that you can read their moody teenage rants for yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in the upcounty, and there are tire markings all over the place from people doing doughnuts in parking lots, on bridges, at intersections. When I was in high school, decades ago, people did doughnuts in the high school parking lot.

Good points. They did them in places that didn’t impede or risk the safety of other people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in the upcounty, and there are tire markings all over the place from people doing doughnuts in parking lots, on bridges, at intersections. When I was in high school, decades ago, people did doughnuts in the high school parking lot.

Good points. They did them in places that didn’t impede or risk the safety of other people.

In bridges and at intersections? Yeah, no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in the upcounty, and there are tire markings all over the place from people doing doughnuts in parking lots, on bridges, at intersections. When I was in high school, decades ago, people did doughnuts in the high school parking lot.

Good points. They did them in places that didn’t impede or risk the safety of other people.

In bridges and at intersections? Yeah, no.

Which bridges?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of people from Takoma Park are for Thrive and are Nimby. They want upzoning, just not in their precious historic district. It’s the very definition of NIMBY.

100%

I don't live in Takoma Park, but I probably share a lot of their values (sue me), politically. However, "thrive" was a bridge too far, and a poorly engineered and constructed one at that. This is not progressive policy, it's performative masochism. Somehow my fellow D's got talked buying this YIMBY BS as some sort of economic reparations plan to compensate people with lower incomes at their own expense in the form of ruined neighborhoods and decreased property values and quality of life. They actively want to end SFH zoning...it's an afront to them and they will go to whatever silly lengths to end it, no matter how little economic or social sense that it actually makes. I've posted here before that the best thing I can do to educate the generate public about their plans is to point them to their actual words. I beg anyone that's curious to simply search for YIMBY Montgomery County on Facebook so that you can read their moody teenage rants for yourself.

Yes, they actively want to change the law that only allows one specific type of housing in most parts of the county. And so do I. It's bad housing policy, it's bad land use policy, it's bad fiscal policy, and it's an unjustified restriction on property rights. Plus, on a personal level, I'd frankly be embarrassed to stand up in a public meeting and say that it will be the end of the world if my neighbor is allowed to build a duplex.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in the upcounty, and there are tire markings all over the place from people doing doughnuts in parking lots, on bridges, at intersections. When I was in high school, decades ago, people did doughnuts in the high school parking lot.

Good points. They did them in places that didn’t impede or risk the safety of other people.

In bridges and at intersections? Yeah, no.

Which bridges?

Are there bridges where you think it's ok for people to do donuts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in the upcounty, and there are tire markings all over the place from people doing doughnuts in parking lots, on bridges, at intersections. When I was in high school, decades ago, people did doughnuts in the high school parking lot.

Good points. They did them in places that didn’t impede or risk the safety of other people.

In bridges and at intersections? Yeah, no.

Which bridges?

Are there bridges where you think it's ok for people to do donuts?

What bridges in Montgomery County are people doing donuts on? Doesn’t pass the sniff test to me, but you said it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look at the diverse culture MoCo's lax policing has helped to foster:

A take over happened again about 2-3 days ago. Can't you just breathe in all that culture and feel it in your bones? It's so wonderful how much the county has progressed.

We get it you hate black and brown people

Or people hate anarchy and lawlessness

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of people from Takoma Park are for Thrive and are Nimby. They want upzoning, just not in their precious historic district. It’s the very definition of NIMBY.

100%

I don't live in Takoma Park, but I probably share a lot of their values (sue me), politically. However, "thrive" was a bridge too far, and a poorly engineered and constructed one at that. This is not progressive policy, it's performative masochism. Somehow my fellow D's got talked buying this YIMBY BS as some sort of economic reparations plan to compensate people with lower incomes at their own expense in the form of ruined neighborhoods and decreased property values and quality of life. They actively want to end SFH zoning...it's an afront to them and they will go to whatever silly lengths to end it, no matter how little economic or social sense that it actually makes. I've posted here before that the best thing I can do to educate the generate public about their plans is to point them to their actual words. I beg anyone that's curious to simply search for YIMBY Montgomery County on Facebook so that you can read their moody teenage rants for yourself.

They only want to end SFH in YOUR neighborhoods, but not theirs. Go look up how many people on the council live in protected 'historic' 'hoods that will be immune from Thrive. Rockville will also be immune from Thrive. Basically, they mostly target poor and middle class people all over Silver Spring yet again for Thrive while many on the council and rich people will be immune from it because they live in protected zones. It's absurd. Thrive should directly target and start in Takoma Park first. Make the council put their money with their mouths are and build a multistory complex right next to their 'historic' homes in TP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in the upcounty, and there are tire markings all over the place from people doing doughnuts in parking lots, on bridges, at intersections. When I was in high school, decades ago, people did doughnuts in the high school parking lot.

Good points. They did them in places that didn’t impede or risk the safety of other people.

In bridges and at intersections? Yeah, no.

Which bridges?

Are there bridges where you think it's ok for people to do donuts?

What bridges in Montgomery County are people doing donuts on? Doesn’t pass the sniff test to me, but you said it.

Look for tire tracks while you're driving around the county.

[Anonymous]

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They only want to end SFH in YOUR neighborhoods, but not theirs. Go look up how many people on the council live in protected 'historic' 'hoods that will be immune from Thrive. Rockville will also be immune from Thrive. Basically, they mostly target poor and middle class people all over Silver Spring yet again for Thrive while many on the council and rich people will be immune from it because they live in protected zones. It's absurd. Thrive should directly target and start in Takoma Park first. Make the council put their money with their mouths are and build a multistory complex right next to their 'historic' homes in TP.

You may or may not be able to afford to live in Takoma Park, but Takoma Park apparently can afford to live in your head, rent-free.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Due to self-sorting, with more centrists fleeing to Fairfax, Frederick and Howard, as well as the fact that way too many MoCoites are way too online and getting fed pretty extreme leftism, the future is going to look a lot like some combination of Portland and Baltimore. The rich areas stay rich but get smaller, the middle class and poor areas get poorer, but there’s microbrew and bike lanes!

Posted by a person who thinks Portland is what you see on Portlandia, and Baltimore is what you see on The Wire.

Umm... we all live a short trip from Baltimore. We can see what it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of people from Takoma Park are for Thrive and are Nimby. They want upzoning, just not in their precious historic district. It’s the very definition of NIMBY.

100%

I don't live in Takoma Park, but I probably share a lot of their values (sue me), politically. However, "thrive" was a bridge too far, and a poorly engineered and constructed one at that. This is not progressive policy, it's performative masochism. Somehow my fellow D's got talked buying this YIMBY BS as some sort of economic reparations plan to compensate people with lower incomes at their own expense in the form of ruined neighborhoods and decreased property values and quality of life. They actively want to end SFH zoning...it's an afront to them and they will go to whatever silly lengths to end it, no matter how little economic or social sense that it actually makes. I've posted here before that the best thing I can do to educate the generate public about their plans is to point them to their actual words. I beg anyone that's curious to simply search for YIMBY Montgomery County on Facebook so that you can read their moody teenage rants for yourself.

They only want to end SFH in YOUR neighborhoods, but not theirs. Go look up how many people on the council live in protected 'historic' 'hoods that will be immune from Thrive. Rockville will also be immune from Thrive. Basically, they mostly target poor and middle class people all over Silver Spring yet again for Thrive while many on the council and rich people will be immune from it because they live in protected zones. It's absurd. Thrive should directly target and start in Takoma Park first. Make the council put their money with their mouths are and build a multistory complex right next to their 'historic' homes in TP.

Obviously you have not been to Takoma Park. There are apartments all over the place tucked into the SFH neighborhoods.