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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no rational argument against upzoning. Everything comes down to selfishness, entitlement, classism, and racism.

No matter what dog whistles or code words they use, there is not a single argument that is not ultimately based on keeping less wealthy people and minorities out of their neighborhoods, gatekeeping who can live/drive/walk in their neighborhood, or the most asinine of all, seriously believing that they should be allowed to tell people what they can or can't do with their property because they don't like having to look at it. [/quote]

I find the racism argument comically ironic.  During the 2014 DCPS boundary change meetings I met countless white hipster couples frothing at the mouth accusing Ward 3 residents of racism because they fought a city wide lottery for schools.  They said they were just as entitled to attend our neighborhood school as my kids were.  I mean, the total lack of self awareness was staggering. They claimed to “love” their Petworth, Eckington, Brookland neighborhoods, but there was no way their darling kids were going to attend their neighborhood schools. The panicked looks on their faces at the slow realization that their real estate purchase not not fully though out was a sight to see.  They were trying to move heaven and earth to avoid going to schools with their neighborhood kids.   Wait, who was the racist?

This upzoning debate is a subset of this argument and equally ironic. [/quote]

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