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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] YMBY is not a libertarian movement.

It is a movement that understands that the racist roots of much of the single family zoning has artificially inflated the cost of land and homes. It is a movement that recognizes that the zoning regime and historic preservation has been weaponized to maintain a classist status quo.

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[b]Of course. Racist!!!  SFH are racist.  People who live in them - racist!   What a crock full of sh!t.[/b]   [/quote]

NP here.  I didn’t even know about the NIMBY vs YIMBY debates until this thread.  However, I feel confident if you wanted to know what information is out there around single family zoning history and impact on class and racial segregation you could find it.  It took me less than three minutes https://www.investopedia.com/single-family-zoning-5192299.  The person above did not say living in a SFH is racists they said much of the single family home zoning has racists roots.
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There are many good things that have racist, sexist, ableist, or classist roots. Does that mean we should abolish them all? Our constitution comes to mind.[/quote]

Uh, the Constitution was created by mostly racist white men at the expense of everyone else. Our country would have been better off either if women and people of color had been at the table at the time or if we were to codify many rights that have evolved over the centuries. Thanks for playing.[/quote]

That is exactly my point you halfwit. The constitution has evolved and been amended, not entirely abolished. [/quote]

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