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March 8, 2019 /

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I did, and it isn’t what I expected. I am more involved in social and racial justice, economic development and feminism than I ever was in a big city.

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1 Comments

  1. [email protected] on March 8, 2019 at 3:55 pm

    Simply fleeing a hellhole of a city doesn’t give one the bona fides a smaller community needs. A small town needs residents like the author who are there to make the place better by pitching in and solving small town problems with a personal commitment. Too many people, I am afraid, are not there to “close the deal.” If the point is simply to ride in the canoe instead of grabbing a paddle, you are baggage, you are not helping anyone get anywhere. If a person can’t personally commit to staying and improving what is bad about the city they wish to flee from, why should a small town welcome them–haven’t they already exhibited the quitter attitude?

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