Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Political Views in Cohousing

[Steve Faber (steve]

Nice work!  There should be some fun responses!

Steve

On Jun 2, 2006, at 2:42 PM, Karen Hoekstra wrote:

> These two statements caught my attention and concern me a bit:
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> > when someone in our community says they "want more
>
> > diversity" in the group it doesn't mean they want Republicans,
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> > white supremacists, or homophobes
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>
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> > if there's a Republican in our community,
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> > they're not being very obvious about it.
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> I'm not sure (although I know there are those who will disagree  
> with me)
> that republicans should be grouped in the same category as white
> supremacists and homophobes.and how exactly does one become an  
> "obvious"
> republican, other than perhaps posting signs in their year supporting
> republican political candidates? If there was a republican in your
> community, would you be concerned?
>
>
>
> I am part of a group of cohousers preparing to break ground on our  
> community
> later this summer, and while I realize that the great majority of  
> cohousers
> tend to hold more democratic and/or liberal views when it comes to  
> politics,
> I'd hate to think that I was about to move into a community of  
> intolerance
> and discrimination against those who do not.
>
>
>
> I don't want to spark a right vs. left debate, but please remember  
> that ones
> political opinions are not always a dead give-away of their values or
> beliefs, nor should they be the basis of judgment of that person.
>
>
>
> Karen Hoekstra
>
> Newberry Place Cohousing
>
> Grand Rapids, MI
>
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