[Vision2020] Barricades in my yard!

Fri Sep 27 19:05:59 PDT 2013

My favorite political science professor, in referring to males worldwide and historically having "unearned and unacknowledged packages of personal privilege."  Can one argue the condition has disappeared?  I certainly think not.  

Sue h

Sent from my iPad Sue Hovey

> On Sep 27, 2013, at 4:34 PM, "Saundra Lund" <v2020 at ssl1.fastmail.fm> wrote:
> 
> It’s a phrase that’s popular in our home to describe an unearned sense of entitlement often exhibited by fat (meaning not economically disadvantaged) white men particularly.  Another way I’ve heard it phrased is “It’s a rich white man’s problem,” when whining about such important topics as having to drive too far to have a luxury auto serviced, not being able to order Kobe beef at the local restaurant, and no first class seats available for a 90 minute flight.
>  
> Wayne’s public whine-fest about the Mayor not immediately dropping everything to take his call about the barricades placed – or misplaced – on his property by the street department strikes me as a similar kind of thing.  Maybe I run in the wrong circles, but I don’t know a single person other than Wayne Price who would expect to have the mayor on the kind of string Wayne thinks he’s entitled to have, especially without having tried a really simple self-help thing like calling the street department FIRST.
>  
> Mind you, my reaction would have been different had Wayne said something like, “Hey – I called the street department two days ago about the barricades on my property but haven’t gotten a response yet, and I’m worried because we’re coming up on a weekend.”
>  
> But, that’s not what happened, is it?
>  
> Rather, anyone with connected brain cells can see that it was just an excuse to advocate for his mayoral candidate – Bill “The Bully” Lambert – while taking a cheap shot at current mayor.  Pretty pathetic.
>  
>  
> Saundra
>  
> From: Scott Dredge [mailto:scooterd408 at hotmail.com] 
> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 4:17 PM
> To: Saundra Lund; viz
> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Barricades in my yard!
>  
> 
> <Sense of unearned fat white man entitlement much, Wayne?>
> 
> What does this mean?  I googled it but didn't hit on anything that looked viable so I trimmed the fat down to 'white entitlement' and got a hit on 'white privilege' which in the first paragraph says can be compared / combined with the concept of 'male privilege'.
> 
> I'm against discrimination in any form that negatively affects affirmative action / equal opportunity.  I also happen to be a white male, but had no choice in the matter since I was born that way.
> 
> -Scott
> 
> > From: v2020 at ssl1.fastmail.fm
> > To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> > Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:51:37 -0700
> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Barricades in my yard!
> > 
> > No - clearly you are more of the later if you think the Mayor should
> > drop everything to listen to your whining when you haven't even taken
> > the common-sense approach of contacting the streets department because I
> > doubt you'll be successful at convincing anyone here that you support
> > the kind of micromanaging you seem to be advocating in this instance. 
> > Sense of unearned fat white man entitlement much, Wayne?
> > 
> > Silly me - I guess I thought you were seriously interested in a
> > resolution to your issue rather than to make a public whining scene. My
> > mistake.
> > 
> > 
> > Saundra
> > 
> > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013, at 03:20 PM, Wayne Price wrote:
> > > So, it's your contention that the mayor is NOT responsible for running
> > > the city and responsible for what does or doesn't get done by city
> > > employees?
> > > 
> > > I'm more of an advocate of "government of the people, by the people, for
> > > the people", not government of the few, by the few, for the few!
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Sep 27, 2013, at 3:00 PM, Saundra Lund wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Is there some reason you've not contacted the streets department directly?
> > > > That seems like a no-brainer to me, but I guess you find it more
> > > > entertaining to contact the mayor & make silly public threats rather than
> > > > take a common-sense approach. Here's a little clue for you: your
> > > > definition of abandoned property and the laws regarding abandoned property
> > > > don't coincide.
> > > > 
> > > > Guess you've learned your tactics well from Bill "The Bully" Lambert :-)
> > > > When can we expect you to start yelling during public meetings at the
> > > > hearing impaired for not being able to hear your mumbles???
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Saundra 
> > > > 
> > > > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013, at 02:43 PM, Wayne Price wrote:
> > > >> Stephanie,
> > > >> 
> > > >> 
> > > >> I hope you can get this to someone who can do something about it, I 
> > > >> e-mailed the incumbent mayor and she hasn't done anything, so far.
> > > >> 
> > > >> Someone from the city streets department deposited two metal and 
> > > >> wooden street barricades IN MY YARD at 6th and Washington, and I would 
> > > >> like them removed or I will consider them abandoned property, and deal 
> > > >> with them accordingly. As they are wood, cutting them up and putting 
> > > >> them in the winter wood pile seems like a great idea, as they have 
> > > >> been abandoned here. They also visibly block the political sign I have 
> > > >> in my yard support Bill Lambert for Mayor, which is either just an 
> > > >> error or a purposeful act, but either way, the city has NO permission 
> > > >> to store the barricades IN MY YARD and I'd like them removed immediately.
> > > >> 
> > > >> 
> > > >> Sincerely,
> > > >> 
> > > >> 
> > > >> Wayne M. Price
> > > >> 
> > > >> 
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