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On Tue, 14 Dec 1999 14:38:05 Doug Henwood wrote:
>matt hogan wrote:
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>> Like others, I sympathize with the plight of those who must live
>>in our crumbling cities. We should help out those who live in these
>>places, however, it would be unwise--in the long term--to support
>>the idea of rebuilding our cities. Instead, we should support
>>DECENTRALIZATION.
>> The reason why I support decentalization can be summed up in four
>>words: weapons of mass destruction. As nucleur weapons become cheap
>>and plentiful I fear it will be the end of civilization as we know
>>it. As nucleur weapons spread, it will only be a matter of time
>>befor the Osama Bin Laden's of the world get their hands on one. A
>>heavily populated city like NY would make an attractive target for
>>such an individual; therefore, leftists should support
>>decentalization--the spreading out of large groups of people.
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>a/k/a sprawl? More cars, more highways, more fuel consumption...
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>Doug
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>When nucleur weapons become cheap and plentiful you'll have better things to worry about than "sprawl" ,"highways", and "fuel consumption"!
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