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In reply to the discussion: Can we review what is acceptable speech on DU? [View all]Baitball Blogger
(46,703 posts)You haven't addressed the age issue when it's used as a ploy to steal property rights from innocent homeowners. This is a very recognizable pattern in Florida. These are very savvy business individuals who congregate in private organizations that have direct connections to local and state government. If you get close enough to them, you'll eventually hear them talk about themselves. They describe themselves as land takers or entrepreneurs. They are old, they are white and they are male. And they use their age to great effect. Each time they make a decision that erodes our rights as homeowners, we're expected to forgive them because of their age.
It's something that triggers the radar when you realize that the city government continues to rely on the information from the same older citizen even years after it becomes apparent that their information they provided amounted to a case of fraud.
I'm telling you, as long as they're going to use their age as a shield, they are opening the door for criticism.
We will agree to disagree on this issue.