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Not just white people “want an endlessly appreciating asset and the ability to police who their neighbors are and what they do.” A hell of a lot of POC want the same, and are mad. They blame “systemic racism” (which often I would prefer to call “circumstantial racism”) for the fact that not as many of them get to have it.

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"Villagers do not actually object to density and walkability; they object to sharing living space with their servants."

But servants really like it when their masters move downstairs to live with them. So you tag yourself "Brooklyn" rather than "New York", because you share their pride.

And now liberals call themselves socialists too. Plus ça change

"Some of my best friends are working class" American liberalism is a disaster.

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Happy 10th anniversary! I am begging you for a "hack list."

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Just to add since Ryan Cooper quotes you "White Americans want an endlessly appreciating asset and the ability to police who their neighbors are and what they do." Another hipster 'leftist' published this.

"Queens is More Diverse Than Ever and More Republican than 20 years Ago" https://vulgarmarxism.substack.com/p/queens-is-more-diverse-than-ever

Immigrants think Americans are idiots.

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