Trend Alert: Steph Curry Is Hardly the First Rich Lib to Oppose Liberal Policies in His Own Backyard

“Safety and privacy” for me, but not thee

What happened: Democratic activist and NBA star Stephen Curry wants to Block construction A multifamily housing unit was built near Curry’s $30 million estate in San Francisco suburbs. Curry and Ayesha, his wife. “major concerns in terms of both privacy and safety” Concerning the development of 16 townhouses in a vacant site in Atherton (Calif.), where an acre of land is $8 million.

“We hesitate to add to the ‘not in our backyard’ (literally) rhetoric, but we wanted to send a note before today’s meeting,” The celebrity couple Write In a Jan. 18 Letter to the Town Government. “Safety and privacy for us and our kids continues to be our top priority and one of the biggest reasons we chose Atherton as home.” According to Almanac NewsThe Currys said that they were also “pleased” To learn more about the development proposed “would not contribute to very-low or low-income housing quotas required by the state.”

Why it matters: Rich liberals insist the world would be a better place if people like them were in charge of everything and could force ignorant racists to embrace liberal policies such as increasing the availability of affordable housing units, homeless shelters, and wind farms. Curry is just one example where rich liberals are quick to abandon their support of these policies, when local politicians try and implement them within their grand mansions.

Andrea Mitchell

The NBC journalist and other wealthy residents of Chain Bridge Road NW—described as one of the “most exclusive and prestigious streets” in Washington, D.C.—fought to block commuter traffic and prevent the construction of sidewalks in their posh neighborhood. Rich liberals believed that allowing riffraff to walk through their community would make it feel more crowded. “urban,” a racist euphemism for “black.”

Mitchell claimed that building sidewalks would destroy the environment in 2021. “historic” Feel like a wealthy enclave. It would be wrong (and potentially racist) to let so-called urban pedestrians roam the streets unchecked, she argued, because many of the homes were built by black laborers, presumably for very low wages. “These are homes that were originally built during the Civil War. Mine was built in 1865, as was my next-door neighbor’s, as farm houses by freed slaves,” She spoke at a meeting with neighborhood commissioners. “This is historic!”

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