Comment 120052

By kevlahan (registered) | Posted September 17, 2016 at 13:53:53 in reply to Comment 120047

I agree with emphasizing support and helping organize campaigns to encourage people to shop at stores along the line. That is certainly what I plan to do.

The problem is that much of the noLRT rhetoric and tactics are so over-the-top, deliberately misleading and offensive ("EARTHQUAKES!", "$1 BILLION FOR A SINGLE BRIDGE", "100s OF BUSINESSES WILL GO BANKRUPT!" "ONLY BUMS AND HOBOS WILL USE IT!" "EMERGENCY VEHICLES WILL BE UNABLE TO USE KING ST!" "DOWNTOWN IS A DUMP!") that it difficult to treat their actions with respect as individuals.

But I try to separate the need to support the businesses from the tactics some of these business people are using.

Paradoxically, an anti-LRT poster on the no LRT facebook page said that they have already stopped shopping in Hamilton because of the "bike lanes" and instead now shops only in Burlington (which also has bike lanes!). It is comments like this that make it difficult to believe that their concerns for businesses along the line are genuine.

Comment edited by kevlahan on 2016-09-17 13:55:53

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