The fight is stupid, because you don’t need towering skyscrapers to get useful density (define that how you will).

Suburbs are often old small towns with housing built up around; they can have an urban component!

The real deep underlying issue is envy that you can’t live the way you want, and lashing out - combined with our houses lasting way too damn long. Nobody is knocking down 100 year old but serviceable houses unless there’s a HUGE moneymaking demand.

But that’s what you need to cycle housing stock.