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Review of Asheville, North Carolina

Growth and diversity
Star Rating - 8/15/2008
I have read several comments on Asheville some good and some not so good. So here are my two cents worth. I am an Asheville native and like fairy tales once Asheville and the surrounding areas were quaint little towns with its citizens ready to lend a helping hand for ones fellow neighbor, and A persons word was as good as a legal signature on a piece of paper. However, in the past fifteen to twenty years all of that has gone down the drain, wealth, and greed has drawn the land vultures to our area destroying complete mountain ranges with big ugly houses, destroying wildlife and beauty as well as bringing people in to our farming areas who complain because of the smell of farms; This baffles me, because these people come for the beauty and serenity but their all to willing to complain and destroy everything in their path not to mention these people have drivin up property cost where it makes it almost virtually impossible to own your own home unless you make a five hundred grand a year or more. Now concerning the diversity issue, I am very receptive to people of different national origins thats what has made our country, however in someones comment earlier they stated that this is the Bible belt and most redneck conservatives just don't agree with the gay community. Well my opinion on this is tolerance; however I do not agree with that life style and I don't feel it should be paraded around my children in the streets or on television. So as the military has adapted the don't ask don't tell policy, that is how I feel about it. I hope I haven't offended anyone but that's my opinion and my freedom to state. God Bless
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You hope you haven't offended anyone??? Of course you've offended gay people. Gay people aren't contagious to your children. Being gay isn't a lifestyle; lifestyles are choices like living a sedentary lifestyle or living a flashy lifestyle. That’s like saying, "I don't have a problem with blacks/latinos/asians/jews, I just don't agree with the blacks/latinos/asians/jews lifestyle." Or, “I don't have a problem with women, I just don't agree with the female lifestyle." Sure, some gay people live a lifestyle of partying in the clubs, promiscuous sex or doing drugs just as some heterosexual people, but certainly not ALL gay people live that kind of a lifestyle. Being gay isn't a way of life, it's just the way we are. I like to compare it to the hand you write with. I.e. Most people are right handed, some are left handed and a few can use both. You can't switch the hand you write with, just like you can't switch your sexuality. You can try, but it just won't work! And, I’m not sure how some heterosexual people know so much about being gay when they’re not?? When you say “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” is how you feel, how would like to be told you can’t talk about the person you love and you should hide your affection and relationship and be a shamed about who you are as a person so you don’t “offend” people or make others uncomfortable? Asheville is a GREAT city full of beauty and many people who are educated, artsy and love the outdoors.
craig | Chicago, IL | Report Abuse
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Wow, AK in Asheville - you don't get it, do you? It is NOT a "lifestyle", as you put it. I know for a fact I did not choose to be gay. Who in their right mind would just decide they want to be the target for all you hate-mongers -- like we want to be crucified like poor young Matthew Shephard in Wyoming. Right. No - it is not a lifestyle. It is what we are. My wife and I look after the widows on the street, pick up newspapers and trash cans and take care of the animails for our neighbors when they are away, bring home-baked goods to everyone in the neighborhood, work hard, pay taxes, and obey the laws of our state and country. It is a riot that people like you think we are all pedophiles. What a joke! If you check the research that has been done, as well as FBI crime statistics, you will see that less than 1% of these perverts are gay! LESS THAN ONE PERCENT! And indeed, my neighbor was convicted of child molestation and IS A MARRIED STRAIGHT MAN! So really, we as gay people are afraid of you violent straight people. You are more likely by far to be child molesters and murderers. If you want to live in a safe community with lower crime rates and decent morals, look for a community of gay people.
gaius | Sacramento, CA | Report Abuse
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Homosexuality is sexual perversion and a sin, period. Comparing it to which hand you write with is laughable and represents the level of delusion and moral corruption homosexuals live under. You lash out when people point out the truth of your actions because deep down you know it and you're denying it because you hate the truth.
Zane | Coeur dAlene, ID | Report Abuse
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