I don't think Deval planned on this at all. I do think that from the beginning he assumed that everyone but affluent, educated folks like himself living in upscale Whole Foods communities would clamor for a casino - especially in East Boston which was supposed to clamor the most, being especially blessed that so many of it's political leaders had spent years making it inevitable.
And I also believe he was convinced that a tribal casino was a done deal, or at least wanted to look like he did in order to keep getting tribal campaign contributions.
I think he felt removing surrounding communities from the equation would grease the greed skids and remove pesky obstacles for potential host communities.
But when things started shaking out differently, when the MGC started kicking casino CEO's to the ground, when the populace refused to fall in line, Deval had to adjust his world view.
Tilt, adjust, see... all better. Everything going exactly as planned.
The important thing being that he will never personally live next to one of the monsters he created.
After spending $25 MILLION in Palmer, wining, feeding and schmoozing, who could believe the local 'hicks' wouldn't welcome the community destruction the Mega Monster that has no water and no flyover offers?
How come no one in the Casino Cheerleading media asks 'WHY?' these esteemed leaders who supported this Folly don't want to live next to this great revenue generator?
Is it the increased CRIME they all deny? 24/7/365 noise and traffic?
Is it the prostitution and drugs they insist doesn't happen?
Is it the DRUNK DRIVERS caused by FREE ALCOHOL that make everyone a target on the roads?
Is it the homelessness, personal bankruptcies, family destruction?
Or is it the invasion of LOW WAGE EMPLOYEES into their rarified lives, who will need LOW COST HOUSING [i.e. substandard housing], ESL classes for their children that will impact local school budgets?
My name is Mary Tufts, and I live in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
In early 2007 I first heard about land right down the street in Middleboro being sold to build a casino, and knew the problems a casino would create weren't going to stop short at the town border.
Aside from voting, I'd never participated in government, so I didn't know what to expect when I went to Middleboro town hall to sit in on an informational meeting about the casino - but I didn't expect to hear an attorney, who claimed to be an expert in tribal law, telling everyone that it was all over. To give up and sign on the dotted line.
That didn't seem right to me. It didn't even seem American to me.
I heard a lot of pros and cons of expanded gambling that night, and over the next few years, but most of the things I learned scared me. Witnessing the process scared me more. So I guess I just decided to stop being scared, and start fighting.
I met a lot of fantastic (and not so fantastic) people along the way, and became part of grassroots movement to preserve quality of life, kick corporate influence out of politics, and rid government of it's gambling addiction.
Welcome to my adventures in activism.
- Mary (aka Gladys)
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hahahaha....Deval's master plan. Love it!!!
I don't think Deval planned on this at all. I do think that from the beginning he assumed that everyone but affluent, educated folks like himself living in upscale Whole Foods communities would clamor for a casino - especially in East Boston which was supposed to clamor the most, being especially blessed that so many of it's political leaders had spent years making it inevitable.
And I also believe he was convinced that a tribal casino was a done deal, or at least wanted to look like he did in order to keep getting tribal campaign contributions.
I think he felt removing surrounding communities from the equation would grease the greed skids and remove pesky obstacles for potential host communities.
But when things started shaking out differently, when the MGC started kicking casino CEO's to the ground, when the populace refused to fall in line, Deval had to adjust his world view.
Tilt, adjust, see... all better. Everything going exactly as planned.
The important thing being that he will never personally live next to one of the monsters he created.
Right on!
After spending $25 MILLION in Palmer, wining, feeding and schmoozing, who could believe the local 'hicks' wouldn't welcome the community destruction the Mega Monster that has no water and no flyover offers?
How come no one in the Casino Cheerleading media asks 'WHY?' these esteemed leaders who supported this Folly don't want to live next to this great revenue generator?
Is it the increased CRIME they all deny? 24/7/365 noise and traffic?
Is it the prostitution and drugs they insist doesn't happen?
Is it the DRUNK DRIVERS caused by FREE ALCOHOL that make everyone a target on the roads?
Is it the homelessness, personal bankruptcies, family destruction?
Or is it the invasion of LOW WAGE EMPLOYEES into their rarified lives, who will need LOW COST HOUSING [i.e. substandard housing], ESL classes for their children that will impact local school budgets?
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