Dear Billy T and Somerville Speakup Line,
Does anyone here understand what is happening to our youth? Especially those going to college? They have been brainwashed by the far left liberal fascists who are anti-American. Do you recall the protests of Antifa?
We have a group of angry protestors in Somerville who call themselves Our Revolution- they claim to be the followers of Bernie Sanders.
They have been to public hearings in past months to protest our way of life and demand rent control, right-of-first-refusal and pushing the transfer tax so they can have subsidized housing paid by homeowners and business owners.
Many live 10-20 per apartment, some with small children, abuse tenants rights, create nightmare situations for landlords.
They are college educated freeloaders who know how to manipulate the system to their advantage getting grant funded start ups and subsidized art studios and housing.
This has been going on for years right under everyone’s nose, yet hidden and protected by the liberal elite who have embedded themselves into our local political system.
They were exposed by their own arrogance and hateful demeanor at city hall for all to see— heckling long time politicians who sided with locals and they actually believe they will get away with trying to steal homes and properties with the help of ultra liberal politicians.
You connect this recent episode at the cemetery with their continual demands for bike lanes, GLX, harsh treatment against motorists and property owners, politicians who disagree with their deeply flawed political agenda, I think we have a serious problem.
Joan of Arc
WAKE UP SOMERVILLE
antifa super soldiers are INVADING our city, our revolution???? try OUR INDOCTRINATION
Just what is a “conservative liberal?
Where are these people, in Somerville, 10 to 20 in one apartment? That is illegal and don’t know of any landlord who would put up with that. It can be dangerous to everyone living on the property.
I’ve been to meetings where I, for example, opposed what the city wanted to do such as the new high school which was pitched as making Somerville high school kids smarter, more and better educated but I haven’t seen Harvard, MIT, or Tufts rushing to tear down their schools of higher learning for the same reason. There is something going on in the city that we are not privy to!
This thing with bike? Many times, in this city and other cities in the USA, I’ve brought up the idea of having bike riders take a mandatory class and be registered and insured since I and others have come very close to having bike riders hit my car our cars because most bike riders are just not careful. But, they know we auto drivers have the insurance so we are the ones who are guilty. I ‘ve even bought this up to my insurance agent. There are a few careful ones, yes. I can not be the only one to have this happen along with witnessing many bike riders beating the lights and not stopping at stop signs etc. ALL bike riders are, by law, suppose to follow the same laws as auto drivers. I sill see bike riders driving on sidewalks and driving on the wrong side of the street. EVERY bike should have a license plate attached to the back and front with an insurance sticker.
Joan I am not sure if I agree with with everything you write because I haven’t seen or witnessed these in great degree.
I will be paying more attention to the issues you’ve brought up.