Freedom of Speech depicts a scene of a local town meeting in which Jim Edgerton, the lone dissenter to the town selectmen's announced plans to build a new school, as the old one had burned down

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[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So brave amerikkka-clap

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The article is vague so it's possible the the dude was objecting on a good point like the school not being big enough for future growth, or being in a shitty place.

The way the sentence is written sure sounds like he was just objecting about building a school though.

[–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I remember a nearby small town the next state over proposed closing their decaying, poorly constructed 70s era library with a new one, only to have it voted down by the town because it the "fiscally responsible thing to do" was renovate the old one.

It's costed them like twice as much now.

[–] VILenin@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’ve got a feeling some people are more interested in the feeling of getting things done than actually getting things done

[–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Honestly? I think some people outright don't want their local community to be improved in any way and actively prefer things to be falling apart out of some sense of pride for independence.

[–] AcidSmiley@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Amerika, or: What if toxic masculinity was a country?

[–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

America is if "malelivingspaces" was a country.