The Atlantic blames "progressives" for housing woes, ignore obvious cause
The Atlantic blames "progressives" for housing woes, ignore obvious cause
The U.S. was once the world’s most geographically mobile society. Now we’re stuck in place—and that’s a very big problem.
Archived link: https://archive.ph/BdFwc
In an unbelievable hit piece, the Atlantic's deputy executive editor blamed "progressives" for the death of American Dream, blaming Jane Jacob, an advocate for mixed use building in urban environments, for the lack of housing in the US.
Somehow the editor completely failed to account for various obvious reasons that housing became unaffordable, such as NIMBYism, financialization of housing, speculative purchases, loose monetary policies, etc. and put all the blame on "progressives".
Insane paragraph below:
The sclerosis that afflicts the U.S.—more and more each year, each decade—is not the result of technology gone awry or a reactionary movement or any of the other culprits that are often invoked to explain our biggest national problems. The exclusion that has left so many Americans feeling trapped and hopeless traces back, instead, to the self-serving actions of a privileged group who say that inclusion, diversity, and social equality are among their highest values.
Damn progressives that ruled the country for the last 40 years !
That's the most insane part. Real progressives were never in charge. Both parties push neoliberal economic policies which led to the current situation.
What trash.
The Atlantic claimed they are "liberals" but have articles telling us not to "discriminate Trump voters" and they are also against transgender people.
Now Trump is in charge and they seem to be showing their real face.