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Wowzlul t1_j0iktcb wrote

That was just a pretext, a requirement that couldn't practicably be fulfilled. She doesn't want anyone who doesn't already live there moving to the neighborhood. It's classic nativism dressed up in new language.

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DadBodofanAmerican t1_j0mr21d wrote

Because new voters might not be as maleable as the ones who elected her. Can't risk the same old Harlem machine politicians losing power.

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Wowzlul t1_j0mriq3 wrote

It's bizarre to witness nyc's transformation from "diverse global migrant city of the world" to "first in time first in right"

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