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Tt post June 18, 2016

From the City Paper Hildo post:

We’ve heard all the naysayers.
Why all the hate, mate?

... the haters gonna hate.

We await the cynicism and negativity blasted toward these projects.

Haters gonna hate.

Meanwhile, haters, get outta the way and let the shovels turn dirt.

Is that a subtle desire to have freedom of thought eliminated?

How dare someone ask a question.

Express an opinion, and if the mob disapproves, then you get labeled a naysayer.

The Toledo mob mentality:

"I want to force others to accept my brand of tolerance."

Are differing opinions prohibited in Toledo now? Are discussions and debate outlawed? Is it illegal to express frustration?

Toledo politicians have spewed bullshit about the Marina District since 2001, and now all of sudden in 2016, we're suppose to goose-step behind today's bullshit-spewing politicians.

It's a fact that today's vaporware idea for the Marina District is magnitudes short of the vaporware dream for the Marina District that was sold to Toledoans at least five times before.

But if you mention that you are underwhelmed, then you are a hater.

How in the hell can a Toledoan who has lived in the city for more than 20 minutes not be cynical about the rhetoric emanating from city government?

But keep your opinions to yourself, otherwise you will be labeled negative.

We live in Toledo. We are not the haters. Maybe the 100,000 people who have moved out of Toledo since 1970 are the haters. They left for a reason.

Since 1990, shovels have turned a lot of dirt on development projects in the outlying areas.

... some of the long standing eyesores downtown are at long last poised for redevelopment ...

Sadly, it seems that the eyesores are increasing between downtown Toledo and the outer edges of the city.

But the rebirth won’t be deterred by social media vitriol.

I've heard that the Hildo writer at the Toledo City Paper is a Toledo politician. If true, that makes sense.

Politicians and newspapers hate the internet for providing the masses with an easy soap box.

The intolerant attitude expressed in that Hildo column is nothing new. Naysayer, hater, negative. Concerned Toledoans have been labeled this way in the past.

Toledo Talk - 2009 - Confusing real negativism with valid criticism

... the word "negative" is fashionably and incorrectly tossed around in Toledo.
The local media and the local public officials have pounded into the citizens' minds the perception that Toledoans have a negative attitude. And this phantom attitude is supposedly harmful to the city.

In my opinion, this myth that Toledoans are negative was created to guilt the citizenry into not speaking out against moronic actions by public officials.

Government with help from its sympathizers deflects blame away from itself by attacking opposing voices and labeling the opposition "negative."

And what is "negative" anyway? Is questioning stupid decisions made by government and the public school system considered negative? No.

But I would say calling Toledo a boring place and claiming there's nothing to do is an example of being negative or at least being lazy.

Be wary of people who [incorrectly] use the word "negative" when referring to the citizenry. They are probably agenda-based.

Yeah, only a Toledo politician could have written that Hildo post. Too bad the internet will keep right on existing.

I assume that years from now when Toledo's development projects are actually completed, the city will have enough money for legitimate road repairs. You know, one of those basic services the city is suppose to provide.