Re: Re: suburbia

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:

> American suburbia is too low-density to be ecologically sound.
> Cities need multi-family dwellings.  Besides, it doesn't have
> sidewalks.  Without cafes, sidewalks, & people-watching, you don't
> get a feeling of urbanity.

Clearly you're suffering from malignant alienation. We need to reduce
the human population by 90% and all get back to the land, tilling the
soil from dawn to dusk, literacy a fading memory, and antibiotics
too. Backbreaking work and short lives, but at least we'd be rooted
in soil and place.

Doug