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steven lightfoot's avatar

This is good and I agree with it, but I will make one comment to expand on what you are saying - As far as I know, the acronym NIMBY is usually tinged with hypocrisy, I believe it was originally coined to describe citizens who, while agreeing with a state policy (say on energy, environmental or social issues), didn't want these policies affecting them personally.

I would say that with regards to drug policies (so-called safe supply, harm reduction, etc) NIMBY isn't strictly the right word to use, because most people who don't want these programs in their backyard also don't agree with the policies from the get-go. So we need another word for people who reject these polices overall. Maybe we could use the expression 'non-ideological responsible citizens who can correctly interpret empirical data".

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Alexander Simonelis's avatar

One characteristic of socialists/Trudeau Liberals is their huge arrogance in telling people how they have to live their lives and spend their wealth, and it just does not stop, ever. That is totally unacceptable, and Trudeau needs to go.

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