Reply #10: I'm pretty sick of the attacks on gated communities. [View All]

[progressivebydesign]

Jealousy is an ugly, ugly, thing. You don't know who lives in a gated community or why or how much money they have. The DU set that attacks gated communities is yet another reason why I think that liberals are just as bigoted and petty as the rightwingers.

I live in a gated community.. GASP! And I've been on DU since 2001, and I"m a liberal. SHOCKING!! The house that worked for us in in here. AND.. we're not rich, our neighbors are not rich. But let me tell ya, it's really nice for the parents with small kids to let them ride their bikes safely on our little streets. It's nice to be able to put lovely things on our porches and gardens without their being stolen or vandalized. It's nice to know your neighors and feel a sense of community. There are folks that live in gated communities because they are paranoid, every neighborhood has those. The majority of folks here live here because they love the sense of community that it brings. With suburban sprawl and life going crazy lately, it's an attempt to create a peaceful place to raise your kids. Oh.. and I know there will be those people who are thinking that this is a "white" thing. Wrong again. We are a lovely mix of races here in our gated community. We care about each other and look out for each other.

I think the financial bigotry on DU needs to end. Not every poor person is a saint, not every rich person is evil. Not everyone living in a 600 square foot house is Ghandi and not everyone in a gated community is Rupert Murdoch.