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April 28, 2010
ACORN & Chuck Schumer beat hipsters & firemen
Washington Examiner
by Timothy P. Carney
I’ve written in the past about the development of the Nets (basketball) new arena in Brooklyn — a development that has involved eminent domain, subsidies, and race-baiting. This week, we get the news that the final holdout, and the loudest voice against the development, has accepted the theft of his house and his eviction, pocketed a $3 million settlement, and moved out.
The story intrigued me because it was big intramural battle on the Left. On the winning side are Chuck Schumer, developer Bruce Ratner, and ACORN. On the losing side are liberal, ill-shaven, bespectacled hipsters (including some of my friends).
The dividing line isn’t color or political affiliation. It’s people with access to government might vs. people without access to government might.
NoLandGrab: Carney has the big picture right, but he sells a diverse Atlantic Yards opposition short by describing opponents primarily as "hipsters."
Posted by eric at April 28, 2010 11:07 AM