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Originally Posted by Addick
The approach Stanley is taking when he brings up Stockton is a bit like the approach James Howard Kunstler uses for most urban planning issues. It is an exaggeration and a bit over the top but it does help bring attention to the issue. While I wouldn’t use it myself, I don’t mind him using it because it helps attract the general public’s attention to a really important issue. It is especially important because for much too long developers have driven the planning and development agenda without much public consultation.
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I know the approach he's taking, but over the long term saying things that are greatly exaggerated will have the opposite effect with the general public and eventually lead to tuning him out or discounting what he says as not being at face value. If I knew nothing of the issues that surround this current spat and only based my opinion on what was mentioned in the news cycle then I would view Stanley / Nenshi on the other extreme of the spectrum than the builders as opposed to coming from a reasoned pragmatic and balanced position.