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If he can show any occurrence of that ever happening, then you come off as dishonest and disinterested in the needs of the community. Is it really so difficult to cater to his needs as well? There’s surely a better compromise than “Everyone who disagrees with me is a racist”.

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> Is it really so difficult to cater to his needs as well?

The man wants no transit because "crime train" while the region needs transit. What middle ground do you propose?

Not every criticism and loud individual is worth listening to.

This man is factually a racist. I am not simply labeling him that because we disagree as you insinuate, having no actual information on the situation.

And no, I see zero reason to tolerate what is clearly bad faith behavior.

In the text you shared, you imply that other readers should come to the conclusion that he's a racist because he's against public transit due to fear of crime being imported. But you made no connections as to how his claims of crime import were related to a race component. So it's understandable that readers might not find your "racist" labeling justified based on the facts that you shared.

He might be a racist but based on what you said, it's not clear what may make him so.

No, that is explicitly not what I said. I said if you talk to this person even briefly, you will quickly realize the actual basis of his objection is racism. It is not subtle.

What is your expectation of me here, to pull out some sort of video proof to convince you, the skeptical hnews reader?

Sometimes this place is extremely tiresome.

Just go do some googling and you'll realize how common this sentiment is. And it's nothing new. Read about Robert Moses and why he made bridges too low for buses.

What did he say that convinced you he’s racist?

> Read about Robert Moses and why he made bridges too low for buses.

On that suggestion, I just went and read the wikipedia article on Robert Moses. It mentions that buses and commercial vehicles do in fact go under those bridges today, and that the accusations of racism are disputed.

"I only learned about this today and just read a wiki article and that convinces me you're lying" is pretty much the problem with this place in one shot.

You complain this place is tiresome, and then invite us to go read about Robert Moses and his racist bridge policy. So we go read a bit about it, and note that a somewhat more authoritative source than rando-on-HN suggests that the accusations are in dispute and lack good supporting evidence. And now -this- is in fact the problem with HN?

Look in the mirror, dude.

Seriously? Has the bar changed from "Google it" to "Read through several research papers and books" for someone to comment on how true something is generally accepted to be? And you're saying that the person who looked something up on Wikipedia is the problem?

> you imply that other readers should come to the conclusion that he's a racist

I see no such implication.

This comment and your other one above don't really add anything to the discussion here. They comprise an attack on an individual and, as you say, we can't have an informed opinion because we don't know the individual. So it just boils down to you calling someone you know a racist based on a one-sided anecdote.

That about sums it up. Doesnt seem like a particularly balanced source either

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