Class Warfare in Toronto
Apparently they have nothing to lose... but their minds...
An anonymous poster campaign is waging a war against young urban professionals in an east-end neighbourhood.Can't say I didn't see this coming.
The black posters proclaim: "No yuppies in Leslieville." They have appeared on Green P pay boxes, hydro poles and on the temporary walkway beside the EAST Lofts development on Queen St. E., near the Don Valley Parkway.
The poster suggests people can help "save the neighbourhood" by not shopping at high-end stores in the area and organizing tenant unions to fight rent increases.
The last two suggestions on the poster take on an unlawful ring: "Smash their windows" and "write graffiti." Commonly posted in shop windows, they are the creation of the Toronto East Community Coalition.
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6 comments:
These are the same folks who never contribute to their society, always looking to leech off the backs of those more able to help themselves in this world.
Wearing a Che t-shirt and quoting Marx whilst cashing your social assistance cheque does not endear you to me...
The parasites who wish to 'smash the state' should realize that if total anarchy reigned, they may well be the first to perish,unfit as they are to exist, seen as a net loss for their new masters..
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"kursk says... Wearing a Che t-shirt and quoting Marx whilst cashing your social assistance cheque"
apparently, lefties are born with, among other things, a severe "irony deficiency".
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Damn. This is just west of my nabe, so I guess I'll have to wait for the gentrification. As long as it hits before we sell in 10-15 years...
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hmmm... gentrification, or... "burn, baby, burn"?
geez, there's a toughie.
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I'm kinda in the middle. Can't stand yuppies, either, but they at least smell better than your average run of the mill "artist-anarchist-activist".
And as you say, they don't tend to burn things down.
So, I'll take my chances with the Starbucks, if they ever put one in east of Yonge Street...
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i've just gotta ask... what exactly is your current standard of living... if walmart represents "gentrification"?
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