Voice of Ignorance

Many residents of Braintree and Randolph have a hard time understanding how the town of Holbrook could vote for a regional solid waste trash transfer station. The residents of Braintree and Randolph also hope that the voters of Holbrook will rethink their position and realize how bad a transfer station would be for their property values and way of life.
The Holbrook Sun provides an opportunity for residents to voice their concerns and it carries their comments in the Sound Off section. Recently, a Holbrook resident commented that the transfer station would have serious impact on property values.
"I have lived in Holbrook for over 15 years and am faced now with the prospect of decreasing property values and hundreds of huge trash trucks backing up traffic in front of my home on Union Street along with their noise, air pollution, and potentially unsafe trash contents. Would any of the folks supporting the transfer station still support it if they lived close to it?"
The response from one of the supporters was "Speaking for the Town Residents who do not live within close proximity to the proposed transfer station. We are in favor of it. As a cash strapped town, we must move forward to generate as much revenue for to town as possible. As we have very limited resources, we must embrace this once in a lifetime chance. If you are so concerned about property values, I would suggest that you put your house on the market now, to avoid the rush."
How can you argue with that type of ignorance?