Drawbridge mentality
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Drawbridge mentality describes the attitude of those people who migrate to more exclusive or less spoiled communities and thereafter campaign to preserve the tranquil aspects of that community by opposing further inward migration by people or businesses and, possibly, any development or refurbishment, including plans put forward by those already located there.
The term can imply a selfish attitude, but can also signify an inability to empathise with people who already have strong bonds to the community and wish to protect it from change.
A drawbridge was historically the hinged bridge at a castle's gates providing entry across a defensive moat for those occupying the castle. Raising the drawbridge to a vertical position was therefore one means by which intruders could be shut out of the castle.