Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Diversity, what diversity?

[Loren Davidson (loren]

At 04:15 PM 7/2/96 -0500, Tony G. Rocco wrote:
>Greetings, cohousers:
>
>I just wanted to relay an interesting experience I had 
>last night talking to the hopeful founder of a new 
>cohousing community in San Francisco.
(...)
>
>Here are some of the conditions being considered for 
>the cohousing community:
>
>* A committment to not having any children, ever.
>

Well...my first thought is, "here's an organization that won't outlive its
founders".  The second is perhaps a little less than complimentary, and has
to do with removing certain traits from the gene pool.

It "ain't my thang", and I'm not sure I have a whole helluva lot in common
with people who are intolerantly "fundamentalist anything".  Usually they
haven't thought through *all* the consequences of their core premises, at
one level or another.  So I'll vote with my feet, and in spite of the fact
it's in my area, not involve myself with them.

One thing positive I have to say for them is that they're honest about their
agendas.  I don't agree with them, but I admire their honesty.

I say let the market decide.  If they can find enough militant, childless
vegans with sufficient capital to buy housing in San Francisco, let 'em.
Personally, I think they're taking "market segmentation" a bit too far to be
successful.

Just my $0.02, as always.

Loren
Loren Davidson
loren [at] wombat.net
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The First Amendment went too far.  It should have said, "Congress shall 
make no law".