cities

[Dddddd0814 at aol.com]

Paul writes:
<<I believe that the entire socio-economic structure under capitalism is 
wholly unsustinable, as do most anarchists. That being said, large urban 
centers that cannot supply most of their own food aren't necessarily a bad 
thing under anarchism. One of the things about society is that we are all 
dependent on each other as we are in a broad economy, that we each 
contribute to in different ways. Major urban centers can form part of this 
contribution, and receive a contribution as well.>>

You guys keep forgetting that, until the turn of the 20th century, the vast 
majority of all agricultural production was *in* cities, and on their very 
periphery. They had to be because the transit system wasn't as complete or 
complex as it is now. "Urban agriculture," as it is called now, was the norm. 
This meant that millions of acres outside of cities did not have to be plowed 
just to send things by trucks and rails to the metropoli....

Best,
David