> "Holy shit, I moved next to an airport and it's loud. How could I have known? Surely this is the airport's fault!"
I think it's slightly worse than that. People buy a property for cheap[er than elsewhere] because it's close to an airport and then complain that their house is impacted by the noise from the airport and want to close the airport.
Yep. These assholes aren't even legitimate NIMBYs; they're land-speculating trash masquerading as NIMBYs.
I went to an anti-SMO protest just to keep apprised of their arguments. Talk about a disgusting spectacle: a bunch of rich white people pretending to be outraged about an airport they claim is only used by rich white people. All so they can steal an irreplaceable resource from their neighbors, the region, the nation, and their own children.
I think it's slightly worse than that. People buy a property for cheap[er than elsewhere] because it's close to an airport and then complain that their house is impacted by the noise from the airport and want to close the airport.