The real deal with Somerville politics?

[wallacestreet.livejournal.com]

I read lots comments about pro-mayor this and anti-maor that, and there appear to be a good number of contested races in the city this election cycle. Anyone care to enlighten me (and hopefully others) on what the sweep of citywide politics looks like from where you sit, and maybe a little of the history that went into it? Major points of contention? Anywhere I can read more? Thanks in advance.

Comments

[heliograph.livejournal.com]

"Alas, most of the folks who actually bother to vote are the folks who don't really have any big dreams for Somerville, or if they do, they don't know what the possibilities are, so they settle for driving their car to the mall, and getting to know the Mayor personally, so that they can park illegally whenever they want."

So you think everyone that doesn't agree with you is either 1) uninformed or 2) a moron?

I think that's pretty illustrative of the current split in Somerville politics.

[turil.livejournal.com]

I think that we're all uninformed about a lot of things. If we were omniscient, we'd be gods (and we wouldn't need a mayor to run our city). But, as far as I can tell, all of us Somervillian humans are... well... human, and as such, we all have gaps in our knowledge that sometimes lead us to miss out on the good stuff. So, yeah, regardless of whether or not someone agrees or disagrees with me, I think that they are uninformed. And that includes me, obviously.

As for being a moron? The term seems pretty meaningless to me, except for being offensive, which I'd like to avoid doing, at least intentionally. So no, I don't think anyone a "moron".