Letter: Give Hamilton Boosters Good Material to Counter Negativity

Letter: Give Hamilton Boosters Good Material to Counter Negativity

By Nick Tomkin
Published July 06, 2011

Light Rail

Dear Council ,

This is going to be a bit long-winded, but I do have a point, so please hang in there.

I've always been quiet intrigued by the social and political dynamics of Hamilton. It seems very few Hamiltonians understand why Hamilton is suffering the way it is. To be so bold, I would suggest Hamilton is infected with flame-retardant, bulletproof, water-resistant negativity. Some of us feel this negativity, while others feed the fire.

Me personally, when out with others and "Hamilton" comes up, I get anxious because I know there is a good chance something negative is about to be said about my city, the place I'm trying to make a case for, and hopefully start a business in in the future.

I know Hamilton is not entirely special and that super powers to attract crime, pollution or hardship are fallacies of a weak argument against this city. I've lived in other cities. I know that a city this size comes with a few cuts and bruises.

When it comes to unreasonable, unbalanced negativity - Hamilton continues to snowball into itself with unwarranted shame.

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Letter: Give Hamilton Boosters Good Material to Counter Negativity

Like James Street Art Crawl, City of Waterfalls campaign, street festivals, air show. Hamilton is a great city. We just don't know it. Nick Tomkin is a web developer who works and lives in Hamilton with his wife, a few cute pets and a robot or two.



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