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by jdross 1063 days ago
Noah and other YIMBY types tend to skew left wing by any US definition that isn’t based around the moderate voter of San Francisco
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And yet the moderate voter in San Francisco is on the right wing of most political continuums outside of the U.S. The statement stands.
Absolutely not. SF voters think police shouldn't crack down on people openly selling/using drugs, weather on trains, buses, sidewalks, or in front of schools because that would perpetuate racism. They also are removing algebra from middle school for DEI reasons. Many believe developers should not be allowed to build any market rate housing. The planning process to build anything requires years of environmental costing millions which is much more onerous than in most European and Asian cities. In Asia people in general are not onboard with the "woke" culture of San Francisco. Socially, they're much more conservative. In general, Europe is in between.