In a message dated 3/29/02 10:58:32 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< P.S. As for the use of the word “slumlord” I think it is an appropriate description of a property owner who flouts the law and uses threats and intimidation to prevent people from reporting repair problems. We should not tolerate owners who defer maintenance while tenants and neighborhoods suffer. >> In your proper use of the term "owners who defer maintenance" in your above paragraph, you refute your own argument for the use of the inflammatory term "slumlord". The term you apparently prefer to use. When you say, "We should not tolerate owners who defer maintenance...", you make a compelling argument. When and if you say "slumlord", you may exclude from discussions, and participation, some reasonable and sincere property owners who wish to work with all stakeholders in a neighborhood to solve common problems. Using inflammatory language is demagoguery and does not maximize positive outcomes for a neighborhood. Keith Reitman, NearNorth _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
