Around every local election these people come out of the wood work . . . You know who I'm referring to . . . The Kansas City know-it-all who can quote a great many City Ordinances line by line and sadly thinks that useless talent substitutes for the money and connections it takes to have any real influence in this town.
The strange Kansas City know-it-all is best epitomized by two local blogs who have recently been involved in a mutual masturbation session involving developments on Troost.
Unfortunately, neither one of these bloggers noted the reality of business on Troost . . . It's a wasteland. And Government subsidized business would be a sinful waste of cash for a cause that is every bit as hopeless as the people I see walking around Troost buying liquor and Cheetos at 10 o'clock in the morning.
See . . . Just like Downtown developers . . . These bloggers are welfare cheerleaders of a different sort . . . Instead of singing the praises of corporate crooks, they're carrying the flag of non-profit agencies and the like . . .
This clueless political sect represents the same misinformed bloc of voters who would vote for a candidate based on something silly like a dog park, biking trail or community center rather than trying to discern an overall political philosophy of governance based on any kind of track record. Put simply, these are the kind of d-bags who are impressed when a politico remembers their name.
I guess I'm offended whenever anybody talks about The Eastside and forgets to mention the local homicide count . . . Right now Kansas City murders are about to run completely out of control . . . And Troost is the dividing line where death stops becoming news and is treated as commonplace. Without addressing this fact of life FIRST there will NEVER be any recovery, development or change that is sustainable.
EVERYTHING STARTS WITH SAFETY.
Ask Maslow if my style is too abrasive to be trusted.
Unfortunately, The Kansas City Know-it-All is smart enough to realize that solutions to Eastside crime are beyond the scope of some dweeb with no money or connections so they hide in meaningless issues like light rail, biking trails, dog parks, animal rights, environmentalism and Jazz in order to avoid facing any real conflict or getting to the very heart of the problem that has kept Kansas City such a third rate town for so long.
Well said Tony. These types are scary because they want to force everyone to live in the exact kind of world they envision.
ReplyDeleteAt the end of the day Tony I think you enjoy creating conflict but you understand that these people are committed to working for a better KC as well. You may disagree with them but I would hope you respect the work that they put in.
ReplyDeleteA couple of points:
ReplyDelete#1) No one is calling city "welfare" to support this. The city owns the lots and the building and is selling them. The city holding onto an abandoned building and lot just furthers the demise of Troost -- which is the alternative.
#2) Anony 7:23: Sorry if you feel like someone is trying to force everyone in the exact kind of world that they envision....but if your "vision" for Troost is exactly what is there now, that is very sad indeed and much more scary than people promoting something -- anything -- better.
who's the blonde?
ReplyDeleteIce T's cocksleeve.
ReplyDeleteass is the right position for getting my tongue deeeeeeep inside that hot colon!
ReplyDeleteThat's disgusting.
ReplyDeleteAnd awesome.
Thanks for the free publicity.
ReplyDeleteIf expressing opinions makes someone a know it all, then welcome to the club.
Both those blogs suck
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