Why is it that liberals imagine some sort of utopia would result if we were all crammed into cities? I’ve seen many articles extolling some benefit of city living. Of course, they would love to cram us all into cities, like sardines.
In the suburbs, you don’t have to be subjected to pollution and filth any time you step out of your cramped apartment, and you don’t have to worry as much about crime. Plus, you have the chance to actually get to know your neighbors.
>>> Why is it that liberals imagine some sort of utopia would result if we were all crammed into cities?
You know why. All of us here on FR know why.
Why? Because the power of the criminal mob is diluted by distance. In one city block, criminal terrorists can terrorize and intimidate hundreds, if not thousands, of law-abiding citizens. Where I live, in that same area, about 15.
I don’t get it, I have seen San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Naples, Barcelona, Genoa etc. and I can understand the attraction for some young people who want excitement and all that but why anyone over thirty or so would prefer to live in a big city rather than in the suburbs or better yet out in the country is beyond me. Living in a small town is different, you can quickly get out into the open if even the small town seems too crowded for you but living in the “concrete jungle” is just beyond my understanding and I certainly cannot grasp the attraction of a high-rise apartment building where you cannot even step out the door without a long elevator ride or many, many flights of stairs. It seems too much like prison.
I like being able to step out my door and pick grapes, figs, or blueberries when they are in season, watch the squirrels in the Hickory trees, take a stroll without leaving my own place, smell the Sweet Bay blossoms, look at an acre of Royal Ferns growing wild, Dogwood, American Beauty Berry, Azaleas etc, go down to the creek and fish from the bank or go canoeing, plant a garden in the spring if I feel inclined, pick a watermelon or cantaloupe or blackeyed peas from my garden or build a fire outside in the fall and winter and just sit by the open fire. The city holds no attractions for me. I have all this within a ten minute drive of a major medical center, within a bike ride of the primary care clinic, ten minutes from a large shopping mall. Why on Earth would I want to live in the city?