... differences in civilization are not due to differences in individuals or races, but rather to differences in social organization. Progress is always kindled by association. And civilization always declines as inequality develops (Henry George, Progress and Poverty, Fourth Edition 1880)
As an architect who works with community development corporations, non-profits, government and private developers alike, I often feel like I am standing on top of a deep chasm that goes right through our cities and probably the country.
On one side of the chasm is cynicism, despair, anger and activism.On the other is giddy exuberance about startups, the many cranes in downtown, or the sharing economy.
Or anger, xenophobia and frustration on the one and delight in diversity and multiculturalism on the other.
However one draws the lines, one thing is certain: There are always those who express indignation about the actions of the other and are sure what is right and what wrong.
That even though the sides are by no means clearly marked by easily identifiable boundaries...
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