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1. rapsey · 1789563152 · focus · HN ↗

   Much like the residents of Martha's Vinyard, I am sure all have been very progressive, until it was time to have migrants in their back yards.

   1. hagbard_c · 1789563906 · focus · HN ↗

      This was voted down but it is to the point, NIMBYism is more the rule than the exception when it comes to this subject.

      1. pjc50 · 1789564157 · focus · HN ↗

         This is more likely going to be a situation where they were always xenophobic.

         There's a rather uncomfortable interview with a local resident (of many years) who is Australian with a Jamaican husband, saying "well great now I know all my neighbours hate foreigners".

         1. happytoexplain · 1789568740 · focus · HN ↗

            This isn't a good example of xenophobia, assuming you are using the word for its colloquial implications (I.e. simple race-adjacent hatred, and not just the fear of a large group of new strangers of a culture or circumstance that is alien to your community).

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