09-11-2020, 03:01 PM
(09-11-2020, 07:57 AM)ijmorlan Wrote:(09-10-2020, 10:10 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: Has there ever been a project in KW (or anywhere these days) without pushback that wasn't simply paving over farm land?
In the good old days, you could buy up a block of houses, knock them down, and build a factory, and everybody would be happy that you were creating jobs and enhancing the reputation of the place as a town of industry.
So things have definitely changed, and overall I would argue not for the better in this particular area.
I don't think it's the case that "everyone would be happy"...it's just that we never listened to all the voices. We still don't, although it's not entirely a bad thing that we listen to more (although it would be nice if we were less racist and classest in who we listen to), but it's a shame that those who are being listened too aren't being more responsible with their voice that they now have.
On the other hand, maybe its just the case that we always listened to these same people, but now we're impacting more than just the voiceless. I dunno, I'm not a historian.