Motiv Apartments - 2320 Colfax Avenue S
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They aren't nutjobs. They're passionate about something, just like you and I. We may disagree on the value of the home but we can all agree that there are in fact historic homes worth fighting to save.
One of our society's biggest problems is the general lack of empathy. We seem not to teach it anymore.
One of our society's biggest problems is the general lack of empathy. We seem not to teach it anymore.
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Nobody here threw a candle light vigil when demolition was denied for the Camdi building. We stopped, looked around, and got ready for the next round. Who do we need to convince. Who do we need to get out of office. Stuff like that.
I'm not sure why we need to kowtow to an extreme minority that are convinced that the only way that the process can come out not in their favor is if it's rigged. They need to show some fucking empathy, they assume that anyone that disagrees with them is corrupt and being bought off (from Facebook commenters all the way up to elected officials). I'll show these anti-change groups some empathy and respect when they show our side even the remotest amount of it.
There are two sides to every story, but that doesn't mean that the "right" answer lies somewhere in the middle. And I think now this is the third time I've told that to you in response to your defense of NIMBY polemics.
I'm not sure why we need to kowtow to an extreme minority that are convinced that the only way that the process can come out not in their favor is if it's rigged. They need to show some fucking empathy, they assume that anyone that disagrees with them is corrupt and being bought off (from Facebook commenters all the way up to elected officials). I'll show these anti-change groups some empathy and respect when they show our side even the remotest amount of it.
There are two sides to every story, but that doesn't mean that the "right" answer lies somewhere in the middle. And I think now this is the third time I've told that to you in response to your defense of NIMBY polemics.
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In a pluralistic society, the first reaction to something weird, nutty, even creepy, should not be to involve the cops
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Re: 2316-2320 Colfax Apartments
Sad that has become so unrealistic.
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And this is at least the third time I've asked people to demonstrate respect for people. Respect is not kowtowing. It does not matter whether or not the other side shows respect. It does not matter if you get anything out of it Show respect anyway because it's the decent, human thing to do.There are two sides to every story, but that doesn't mean that the "right" answer lies somewhere in the middle. And I think now this is the third time I've told that to you in response to your defense of NIMBY polemics.
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Sometimes you gotta call a spade a spade. Respect doesn't mean legitimizing people with views that are just plain wrong. Giving a crazy person's ideas the same credence as you do a reasonable person diminishes everybody that has, you know, a brain. Respecting a position legitimizes it. I refuse to legitimize an extreme viewpoint not based in any reality. I'm an atheist, and I can respect a Christian for having their belief. I can't respect a member of the Westboro Baptist Church, because they're batshit insane.
And if I was a tenant in 2320 and didn't have any idea what was going on, I'd think it was creepy as hell to have people holding a candle light vigil across the street from me. If I was Mike Crow I'd 100% call the police and complain about harassment. People have the right to do what they want, but I'd have a hard time not feeling like this vigil was some kind of harassment.
And if I was a tenant in 2320 and didn't have any idea what was going on, I'd think it was creepy as hell to have people holding a candle light vigil across the street from me. If I was Mike Crow I'd 100% call the police and complain about harassment. People have the right to do what they want, but I'd have a hard time not feeling like this vigil was some kind of harassment.
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This. Respecting any opinion or take just because someone has it takes away from the respect you give to people with legitimate cases but differing viewpoints or how they weigh factors in life. Holding a candlelight vigil outside an inanimate object like a house is the absolute form of personifying it as a means of playing emotional warfare. This house is not alive. It doesn't tell stories, have relatives or friends, can't enjoy nice days or anything else that we typically associate with loss. I understand the people who are passionate about preservation feel that certain buildings define their sense of place, somehow maintain their view of shared culture, believe keeping aging structures is a worthy environmental goal, or whatever other reasons people have for saving structures. I mostly disagree with them on these, but can at least respect that viewpoint and have a debate on merit. Acting like a house is a person and crying over it (not unlike Nicole Curtis' actions on the Park Ave home she cried at, which she later admitted was the wrong way to approach things) is the definition of insane.I'm an atheist, and I can respect a Christian for having their belief. I can't respect a member of the Westboro Baptist Church, because they're batshit insane.
Would anyone argue someone was a bit off their rocker if people held candlelight vigils at a junkyard?
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Re: 2316-2320 Colfax Apartments
Who wants to go to the vigil tonight after the Lisa Bender Improv thingy?
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Re: 2316-2320 Colfax Apartments
Sounds like a party. A vigil for reason.
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Can we please make Pro Bendrification signs and go to the vigil tonight?
Also, will someone come up with a real definition of what adding density and Bendrifying things really means for the city and the environment?
Also, will someone come up with a real definition of what adding density and Bendrifying things really means for the city and the environment?
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Re: 2316-2320 Colfax Apartments
For those who missed 'Bendrifying:"
https://www.facebook.com/MplsRRDC/posts/450378898429609
WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING
https://www.facebook.com/MplsRRDC/posts/450378898429609
WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING
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(Lisa) Bender + gentrifying/-ication/etc., eh?
Sigh.
Sigh.
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Re: 2316-2320 Colfax Apartments
Elections have consequences. The people of this ward rejected NITBYism (not in Tuthill's backyard) pretty resoundingly last fall. Maybe they should vote with their feet and move to San Fransisco if they want a city that stands with the nutjobs in the way of progress
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The MRRDC page itself like my comment on this post which has me extremely confused as to which side I'm even on :/ lolFor those who missed 'Bendrifying:"
https://www.facebook.com/MplsRRDC/posts/450378898429609
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At least this is exactly what I figured would happen with a group like this. As time goes on they'd reveal themselves to be farther and farther form the mainstream, and in the end discredit themselves with their own madness. Most of what they post doesn't get any activity, but to have six comments, all of them calling MRRRDC out for sinking to lows they pretended they never would, that's pretty great. Some pretty great schadenfreude for me. I wonder how long all of those comments are deleted and the posters banned.
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Also, to be clear, Alex and I were banned from that page for disagreeing with the admins. We can still "Like" the page, but we can't comment on anything they post, or even like any individual post. So I've always known they were trolls at heart. It's just taken a little bit longer for everybody else to see it as well.
E: I don't think troll is the right word, because I think they actually hold the views they advocate for. I guess I don't have a good word for them, other than crazy.
E: I don't think troll is the right word, because I think they actually hold the views they advocate for. I guess I don't have a good word for them, other than crazy.
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Re: 2316-2320 Colfax Apartments
If you go back a week, they actually side with K-Mart in the whole Nicollet-Lake reconstruction situation. I'm generally not interested in nitpicking what these groups have to say, but that post is just stunning.
This whole thing is ridiculously stupid, because historic preservation is incredibly important and crap like this completely discredits the cause.
This whole thing is ridiculously stupid, because historic preservation is incredibly important and crap like this completely discredits the cause.
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I fully support this project, but a lot of you all are way off the mark in your rhetoric. Comparing people who are passionate about their neighborhood with the Westboro folks? Come on. That's just weak. Was a nazi reference too dated?
Also, to suggest that the fact that Bender beat Tuthill means that there was a mandate for densification? There are a lot of reasons people vote for one candidate (or often vote against another). I'd wager that most folks who voted for Bender wouldn't list a desire to increase density as one of the top three reasons that they did so. Yes, elections have consequences, but be careful any time you try to draw a mandate from an election.
Again, I'm in favor of this project, but many of you are too close to this thing and losing some perspective.
Also, to suggest that the fact that Bender beat Tuthill means that there was a mandate for densification? There are a lot of reasons people vote for one candidate (or often vote against another). I'd wager that most folks who voted for Bender wouldn't list a desire to increase density as one of the top three reasons that they did so. Yes, elections have consequences, but be careful any time you try to draw a mandate from an election.
Again, I'm in favor of this project, but many of you are too close to this thing and losing some perspective.
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They've decided that the city is their enemy more than anything else, so anything that is against the city is good in their mind.If you go back a week, they actually side with K-Mart in the whole Nicollet-Lake reconstruction situation. I'm generally not interested in nitpicking what these groups have to say, but that post is just stunning.
This whole thing is ridiculously stupid, because historic preservation is incredibly important and crap like this completely discredits the cause.
Can you honestly and genuinely look at the actions of the MRRDC group and say that are reasonable? I have no doubt they are sincere in their views. I have no doubt that members of the Westboro baptist church are sincere in their views. The MRRDC is doing more harm than good to its cause. It's disappointing to me that they can't be a group dedicated to actual responsible development, rather than just knee-jerk opposing everything.I fully support this project, but a lot of you all are way off the mark in your rhetoric. Comparing people who are passionate about their neighborhood with the Westboro folks? Come on. That's just weak. Was a nazi reference too dated?
I once posted, asking for an "official" clarification of what the group would view as a responsible development, along with examples. They couldn't name any. Someone posted that they thought the Wedge Coop was a good example, but I'd say that's been pretty disastrous for car traffic in that area, so I think their view of what is "responsible" means "suburban."
Put it another way, you can't always say no. You have to say yes sometimes. I don't see this group jumping up to say yes to anything.
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OK, just so we're clear, any time one of you makes an unreasonable suggestion (and that never happens), it's fair game to compare you to some of the most hateful and bigoted people in the country?
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