It doesn't matter what their reasons are. It's their community

I get that they have a right to self determination but when did that start meaning others can’t have opinions about (perceived) short sightedness?

Am I allowed to think less of people who vote for stuff like mandatory prayer in schools, even if it is their community and their right to vote for what they want?

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twiclo 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's my community too. My opinion is worth just as much as theirs.

	▲	hoorible 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Since data centre projects are getting rammed through at breakneck speed despite very widespread opposition, it might look to others like your opinion is actually worth significantly more than theirs, simply because it happens to be shared by a handful of people with god tier money.
	▲	dbvn 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		I agree. So hold the vote. You won't like the result.
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	▲	layer8 37 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Hence why it’s on the ballots.

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DaSHacka an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

huh, seeing confederate talking points in this thread was not on my bingo card

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falcor84 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

A community is not a sovereign nation. I know that eminent domain is considered by many (and historically rightly so) to be a dirty tool, but sometimes it really is in the benefit of the country and its economy to build things even if the people living in or around that area don't like it, especially if their only reason to resisting is "I don't like it".

	▲	actionfromafar 37 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Fine, let them go through eminent domain. I'll wait.