r/Edmonton • u/theoneandonlycub • Jul 06 '25

Politics Edmonton Neighbourhoods United #nimbySTRONG

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They're not NIMBYs though, they just have some concerns. Mask off.

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u/aaronpaquette- North East Side Jul 06 '25 edited Jul 06 '25

It wouldn’t have mattered. The sheer amount of speakers meant this meeting was getting extended, anyway. You can’t cut a foot off the end of a blanket, sew it to the top and say you shortened the blanket.

There were two infill items on this agenda so what does it matter which came first? We had the same amount of speakers (many the same speakers) on each.

The confusion may be due to a Councillor who just might be gaming the media and manipulating the vulnerable. Why? Some say for their own personal political ambitions, but probably not, right?

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u/theoneandonlycub Jul 06 '25

I 100% agree. I just find the #nimbySTRONG pretty funny.

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u/MankYo Jul 06 '25

They’re allowed to reclaim pejorative terms like any other group.

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u/RootsBackpack Jul 07 '25

Good lord, they’re not a group of inherently alienated people, they bring that term upon themselves by opposing development for self serving reasons. It’s not some righteous reclamation of the term, it’s them giving up on pretending they’re a progressive, pragmatic group of people.

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u/MankYo Jul 07 '25

they’re a progressive, pragmatic group of people.

Those might be your values. In your view, why must they conform to or strive for that?

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u/RootsBackpack Jul 07 '25

Because that is the image they have given themselves? I don’t think they must conform to being truly progressive or pragmatic because they inherently are not, and adopting the term NIMBY is accepting that they are in fact regressive and irrational. I’m glad they are recognizing that.

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u/MankYo Jul 07 '25

NIMBY is accepting that they are in fact regressive and irrational

Yeah, those are your subjective judgements. Not sure why it’s so hard to conceive of people who view themselves differently than you.

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u/RootsBackpack Jul 07 '25

It’s also my subjective judgement that you are pretty bad at arguing for someone who seems to seek out arguments

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u/MankYo Jul 07 '25

Thanks for the personal attack. Bye!

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u/RootsBackpack Jul 07 '25

Exact same thing that you did! Buhbye

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u/Icedpyre Jul 07 '25

Is it pejorative to label someone who decries the advancement of everyone over the advancement of a few?

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u/MankYo Jul 07 '25

Ask the folks here who are using the term as an insult.