Posted on 01/15/2005 3:02:05 PM PST by Horatio Gates
Was that an intended pun?
Gosh, even my fingers have a sense of humor...LMAO
Have any of these people trying to re-design the city to conform to the supposed standards of the so-called "creative class" read a word of Hayek or Jane Jacobs? Aren't they aware of the failure of such programs in Europe in the past century? Attempts at re-engineering cities along ideological lines have always failed and these attempts at redistricting Spokane and altering its financial priorites are a recipie for disaster.
If it's OK with Sigmund, I'd like to call it a Snardian classic...
It's called Stonewall and you can find it (if you want to read it) in stands next to the other freebie weekly newspaper, The Inlander and a new one, Out There (which I though was another gay publication [snicker] until I picked it up and realized it's an outdoor sports rag.
Spokane did have a history of mining and farming, and farming is still important, and it had other industries, but now its really world known for its excellant heart institute ......
We're a golfers paradise, have five quality ski resorts within a 90 minute drive, five major lakes within 90 minutes as well as hunting and fishing heaven.
Now if I can only stop the county from plowing me in...
I understand it as an attempt by the Chamber of Commerce to cater to the "gay consumer" that some in the "arts community" feel we are missing out on because of the perception that Spokane is not "gay friendly".
I would prefer that our community, as well as our state, be perceived as "business friendly" before it begins to cater to "special interest groups."
This article is an oldie from mid-January, but somehow I missed it. Just now heard on the local AM news station that Spokane has gained international attention in two European publications as a result of this proposal. Just frickin' great.
Unbelievable. This faction of the gay community just can't stand to be anywhere but in the spotlight. . . "Visibility equals freedom," Aspen said. "Invisibility we have dealt with all our life." They can't stand it that others may not acknowledge or even recognize that they are gay. And how self-serving of them to think that they need their own residential community when they admit that "they face little discrimination" in Spokane. They even want to force business owners to put signs in their store windows professing their tolerance and acceptance of gays. They just can't get enough attention, can they? By forming their own residential community, they actually segregate themselves from the rest of the population. That sounds like a really good way to promote tolerance and acceptance (sarcasm intended). I think there was a Civil Rights Movement that ended racial segregation precisely because segregation does not promote tolerance or acceptance. But of course, it isn't acceptance that they want in this case, it is power.
Very good point. When it comes to militant gays, they lie when they claim their desire for legal marriage is a desire for equality. They don't want equal rights, they want special rights.
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