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I don't think that you can dispose of the constructive and inventive things that america is doing - and say, "oh we aren't doing anything anymore and we are living off of what the poor chinese do." it is more complicated than that. there is the example of detroit which was once a very prosperous and diverse city. and look what happened when it just specialized on automobiles. look at manchester when it specialized in those dark satanic mills, when it specialized in textiles. it was supposed to be the city of the future.
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I Don't Think That You Can Dispose

Jane Jacobs
I don't think that you can dispose of the constructive and inventive things that america is doing - and say, "oh we aren't doing anything anymore and we are living off of what the poor chinese do." it is more complicated than that. there is the example of detroit which was once a very prosperous and diverse city. and look what happened when it just specialized on automobiles. look at manchester when it specialized in those dark satanic mills, when it specialized in textiles. it was supposed to be the city of the future.
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