• Omega@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Personally, I’d prefer the stadium. But I’m also not a narcissist and I’d vote for the public transportation to help the public good rather than the stadium for my personal enjoyment.

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      1 year ago

      That statement is really bizarre to me. Isn’t the point of voting to vote what you actually want? If you are right and the masses would prefer a transit system… It would win anyway right?

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        1 year ago

        I think it’s more bizarre to want a private stadium built with tax payer money rather than a functional transit system.

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        1 year ago

        I think there’s more to voting than just getting what you want. And I think a lot of minority groups have been negatively impacted by such thinking.

        I can want a new stadium while also recognizing that saddling the 49% of the population who didn’t even want an entertainment building with part of that debt is immoral.

        OTOH, a transit system could be a net positive for the city, even if it wouldn’t help me personally.