Jim Mork writes: > Community > If the goal (or even just one of the goals) of this list is "community > building", then WHAT sense does it make to retain people who think > Minneapolis is terrible, finished, or anything negative like that. I will > make the modest proposal that only BOOSTERS of Minneapolis, people who think > it is a happening place and irreplaceable in Minnesota will ever "build > community" here. And the people who live here (or elsewhere) who can't seem > to send anything but smears of our city and its habits are merely trying to > destroy any community that tries to appear. I doubt such people really > build community anywhere. Whoever this shoe fits might contemplate these > things. If you can't say something NICE about Minneapolis, maybe Mom was > right in saying to keep your thoughts to yourself!
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