GREATER HAMILTON’S INDEPENDENT VOICE NOVEMBER 7 — 13, 2019 VOL. 25 NO. 42 Places FILM: TERMINATOR: DARK FATE • PERSPECTIVE: THE ERASING OF BERNIE SANDERS • REAL ESTATE: ALL TIME HIGH • ASTROLOGY 2 OCTOBER 10 — 23, 2019 VIEW VIEW NOVEMBER 7 — 13 2019 3 THEATRE 06 LEGALLY BLONDE Photo by: INSIDEHeather Pierorazio. THIS ISSUE NOVEMBER 7 — 13, 2019 06 COVER MAMMA MIA! 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HAMILTON, ONTARIO L8P 1K2 HAMILTON’S WEEKLY ALTERNATIVE SINCE JANUARY 5, 1995, VIEW IS PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER USING VEGETABLE OIL-BASED INKS 4 NOVEMBER 7 — 13, 2019 VIEW [PERSPECTIVE] by MICHAEL TERRY aires are relatively silent about Bernie while they tell us how scared they are of Elizabeth Warren. Perhaps there’s a THE ERASING OF BERNIE SANDERS reason Donald Trump says less about Bernie than any of his other potential THIS WEEK, CONTINUING a refrain from the likes of CNN, MSNBC, and the in a conspiratorial fashion is utterly cerns about Sanders’ inability to reach opponents. Perhaps the owning class earlier in the campaign, Bernie New York Times wish you to play. To beside the point. Rather, we should out to women and minorities, but far in America knows Bernie’s campaign is Sanders advisers once again went after pretend that all of the headlines that assess what the interests of these less about why two of the most visible plenty strong, and that it may become what they view as unfair treatment emphasize Biden, Warren, or even groups are and see that it would only women of colour in American politics unstoppable if given the oxygen. from the mainstream media. Sanders Mayor Pete, just happen to be that par- make sense that they would act this had cast their lot in with Bernie. If you really want to get an idea for speechwriter David Sirota said this in a ticular headline, framed the way it is way, that they would seek to tilt the Again, without trying to sound like a how out of step Bernie’s campaign real- recent newsletter, “In the last week, a by nothing more than happenstance. coverage against or, even better, away conspiracy nut, you could not get me ly is with the interests of the rich and wave of polls has emerged showing a That Sanders and his people are seeing from Sanders. to believe that if these two congress- powerful in America, just think about genuine, full–on Bernie surge — but a conspiracy so they can try to make Just a few examples since there are woman had endorsed Elizabeth how Trump’s ‘movement’ was covered you might not know that if you tuned political gain out of it. too many for this piece alone. Sanders Warren, it would not have been parad- wall–to–wall during the 2016 into cable TV or read the headlines For my money, there’s just too only really broke through into consis- ed around the mainstream media as a Republican Primary. He was gifted bil- from the national press corps. In fact, many examples of this phenomenon to tent mainstream coverage after his game changer, and a death sentence lions in earned media, television time you might not even know Bernie is discard it outright. But it does speak to heart attack. The media was more for the Sanders campaign. that his opponents could not compete running for president.” Criticisms like a critical larger point. If Sanders and than willing to cover that story and ask Then there was his comeback rally with. His rallies were pinged daily into this have been quickly shot down by his advisers are going to go down the a thousand times whether he should in New York City that was attended by millions of American households. the likes of CNN, and other critics road of claiming conspiracy, they are drop out. Then, Sanders stabilized, over 25,000. This absolutely dwarfs the Now, those same media outlets guffaw have gone so far to say the complain- giving these media outlets the escape physically and in the polls. He was fur- size of any other gathering of any other at his ‘lack of respect for the office’ and ing sounds downright Trumpian. But, hatch they need. Look at crazy Bernie! ther boosted by the endorsements of Democratic candidate. Somehow it so on. Meanwhile, Sanders tours while there may be emphasis here from He thinks we’re all in cahoots! Instead, AOC and Congresswoman Rashida was covered with less import than the Detroit, the largest city in a state the Sirota to make a point, it would be Sanders ought to make the argument Tlaib. Weirdly, these were treated in a heroism of Elizabeth Warren braving a Democrats simply must win. He’s irresponsible to pretend there’s not a from the perspective of class, in which rather muted fashion, despite how four–hour selfie line. While media out- endorsed by a popular great deal of truth in what he has writ- he excels in so many other moments. important they were said to be, when lets may not be completely erasing Congresswoman. He speaks of corpo- ten. In fact, in order to claim other- The idea that billionaires and wealthy we were waiting to see where they Sanders and his campaign, they seem rate greed and the need to abolish pri- wise, one must simply play the game media entities need to consciously act would land. We heard plenty of con- desperate to avoid conveying anything vate health insurance companies. He about its actual strength. packs a crowd of 5,000 into a gymnasi- [CATCH] by DON MCLEAN For now, Sanders supporters ought um for a rally, where rock star Jack to take this treatment as a sign that White opens the show. Did anyone get something is working. It suggests that to watch his entire speech? Where was Bernie’s working–class agenda is the breathless, ceaseless analysis of a authentic, because the exact people burgeoning movement? Or were pun- LESS FARMLAND who would be most impacted are busy dits too busy lauding Mayor Pete’s either pretending he doesn’t exist, or ‘strong fourth’ place position right that his support doesn’t really matter. before they cut to a health insurance OR MORE DENSITY Perhaps there’s a reason that billion- ad? V WHETHER HAMILTON WILL expand onto more farmland or Competing (or additional) choices include 380 hectares accommodate growth with higher densities will be decided by along Twenty Road on the east side of Upper James, and 180 February. Public consultation meetings will start November hectares near the airport whose owners forced the current 26, but there’s strong pressure on council to continue expand- review through a 2015 Ontario Municipal Board decision. ing the urban area to accommodate the additional 200,000 The hopes of all these land speculators were likely buoyed residents that the province forecasts will move in by 2041. by the staff and consultant presentations even though no City staff and consultants updated councillors last month decisions were made at the October 21 meeting. That’s main- on choices between additional sprawl on rural lands or high- ly because consultant Antony Lorius argued that putting even er populations in the current urban area. Provincial rules half of new residents inside the built–up area is “a stretch require at least half of all new growth to take place within goal” given his assessment of market demand. built–up areas of the city, but council could choose to aim He called the 50% built–up target “the absolute high end” higher if it wants to preserve more rural lands or even request that could be achieved although he acknowledged that a lower target. Hamilton hit that mark in 2018. Lorius argued that market Heather Travis, the city’s project manager for the growth demand remains strong for single–family housing and if strategy, said avoiding any urban boundary would bump up Hamilton doesn’t provide for such low–density residential the target to 80%.