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howard_mandel t1_iry6n7w wrote

Reply to comment by InevitableUsual4126 in What's your opinion on renaming Plantation Street because it's racist? by [deleted]

How does changing a street name really use that much energy or resource? There’s literally no downside to it

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whatdoiwantsky t1_iryarz0 wrote

It seems to me that that poster doesn't understand how government works. I see this a lot with conservatives swayed by punditry. The government isn't a corner lemonade stand. It can handle addressing multiple major matters and lesser at the same time!! Magic!!

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[deleted] OP t1_iryelxg wrote

Ask someone who lives on the street how much of their personal info we'll have to change. Then multiply that by thousands of people.

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UniqueCartel t1_is0wlif wrote

Yeah this is probably my biggest issue with it. Although I don’t live on that street it is one of Worcester’s longest streets. It’s not at all comparable to the Yawkey way issue in Boston. Because the Red Sox were the primary owners of property on that street in addition to a handful of restaurants and a 7-Eleven. Whereas plantation Street is home to probably well over 1000 residents

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