America already had 15 minute cities. We were built on them.
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They were called: small town, usa. I’m in one. You had schools, churches, stores, a doctor, a dentist, a few places to eat and drink, a grainery (farm supply), a working train depot, a few offices, a theater, library, city hall, post office, sheriff, a few boutiques and a nice farm market—all a few blocks from an area where a couple small factories or mills sat. My town had a skate rink, bowling alley, ice cream parlor, gym and public pool once. The dime store, butcher, barber, shoe store, pharmacy and hallmark were there. We had a florist who operated from a local house. Small home offices hung out a shingle, in case you need a CPA or piano lessons. The grocer would make deliveries. The doctor home visits.
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If you lived in this town 40 years ago you could walk or bike everywhere minutes from your house. Surrounding farms supported us, and we supported them. You didn’t need a big city visit unless you needed cancer treatment or a lawyer. It really was heaven.
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Then they shipped the jobs overseas, let Walmart kill the mom-n-pop merchants, shuttered the mill and told all the kiddos they should move off to the big shit filled democrat run cities—because—really you haven’t experienced life until you’ve been robbed at gunpoint and smelled a crackhead.
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My long winded (sorry) point is: if they wanted this—greener life, less travel, sustainable rich neighborhood experience, they would not be killing small towns.
America already had 15 minute cities. We were built on them.
🏘️
They were called: small town, usa. I’m in one. You had schools, churches, stores, a doctor, a dentist, a few places to eat and drink, a grainery (farm supply), a working train depot, a few offices, a theater, library, city hall, post office, sheriff, a few boutiques and a nice farm market—all a few blocks from an area where a couple small factories or mills sat. My town had a skate rink, bowling alley, ice cream parlor, gym and public pool once. The dime store, butcher, barber, shoe store, pharmacy and hallmark were there. We had a florist who operated from a local house. Small home offices hung out a shingle, in case you need a CPA or piano lessons. The grocer would make deliveries. The doctor home visits.
👨👩👧👦
If you lived in this town 40 years ago you could walk or bike everywhere minutes from your house. Surrounding farms supported us, and we supported them. You didn’t need a big city visit unless you needed cancer treatment or a lawyer. It really was heaven.
🌈
Then they shipped the jobs overseas, let Walmart kill the mom-n-pop merchants, shuttered the mill and told all the kiddos they should move off to the big shit filled democrat run cities—because—really you haven’t experienced life until you’ve been robbed at gunpoint and smelled a crackhead.
💩
My long winded (sorry) point is: if they wanted this—greener life, less travel, sustainable rich neighborhood experience, they would not be killing small towns.
Go look at who fought WalMart and who let them take everything from us. You'll be surprised.