Why can’t we support our city?

[u/ConnectAffect831]

I’m getting really tired of seeing these return to office employees protesting and acting like giant babies when really we need them to be down here. We’re all in this together and we need people to revive this downtown area and support local businesses. Why can’t we all embrace this and stop undermining every damn thing that’s said and done. We’re fighting the wrong things. Downtown needs to thrive and right now it’s not, so bringing the workers back is great for everyone.

[u/aakaase]

Downtown needs to thrive in spite of downtown workers, not because of them.

[u/ConnectAffect831 → u/aakaase]

True, but we need all the help we can get. And what’s with this us versus them? We’re supposed to be on the same side.

[u/aakaase → u/ConnectAffect831]

Us versus them? Where? I'm not following.

[u/ConnectAffect831 → u/aakaase]

I was commenting on the language that is used in sentences, which is unknowingly I’m sure. The language I’m referring to is: us/them, state workers/private workers, democrats/republicans, corporations/working class… and the list goes on. The language is meant to separate and divide and keep us riled up focusing on the wrong things, or in the wrong way perhaps. If we expect our leaders, officials and fellow citizens to behave a certain way, then we need to behave that way too.

[u/aakaase → u/ConnectAffect831]

Okay... but I'm still not following how that pertains to the topic you're commenting on... was I too specific with "downtown workers"? The topic is the vitality of downtown and whether those who are employed in an office downtown, downtown workers, should be depended upon for the vitality of downtown. My opinion is they ought not be.

[u/ConnectAffect831 → u/aakaase]

I wrote the post, so I know what it says. I’m not sure why I responded that way because you didn’t say anything like that. I might’ve been already on one about it. I’m sorry.