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Ozy_Flame · 11-10-2013, 05:52 PM

I don't want to give the Sun anymore attention, but I had to post this. Not sure whether to laugh or to cry:

http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/11/09...t-city-council

What a way to start the column too:

"One of the cool things about politics is that often everybody’s wrong.

Conventional wisdom in the municipal election was pretty clear.

It was a victory for what my colleague Rick Bell calls the latte lifters.

The urbanists.

Urbanists, in case you don’t recognize the term, are pretentious faddists who hate the suburbs where 87% of city dwelling Canadians reside.

But they like public art and woonerfs.

They like bicycle-share programs and public transit and mistake their esthetic preferences for morality.

They love high-density housing so much that they have a long-term strategy to force you to live in it, too."

11-10-2013, 05:52 PM	#157
Ozy_Flame Posted the 6 millionth post! Join Date: Feb 2002 Exp:	I don't want to give the Sun anymore attention, but I had to post this. Not sure whether to laugh or to cry: http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/11/09...t-city-council What a way to start the column too: "One of the cool things about politics is that often everybody’s wrong. Conventional wisdom in the municipal election was pretty clear. It was a victory for what my colleague Rick Bell calls the latte lifters. The urbanists. Urbanists, in case you don’t recognize the term, are pretentious faddists who hate the suburbs where 87% of city dwelling Canadians reside. But they like public art and woonerfs. They like bicycle-share programs and public transit and mistake their esthetic preferences for morality. They love high-density housing so much that they have a long-term strategy to force you to live in it, too."