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July 26, 2012
Outside of an airport there is no such place as a global village.
International travel hasn't flattened the world. It may be possible to fly to a remote location in twelve hours,disembark into a luxurious modern terminal designed by British architects and constructed by slave labor, but it can take you another twelve hours just to make your way through a city that may be ornamented with the occasional noveau riche skyscraper but is still built on a plan designed to defend desert tribes from nomadic raids. ~~ Daniel Greenfield
Posted by gerardvanderleun at July 26, 2012 7:44 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Or you can get a city like Jakarta, that has no plan whatsoever. The only good thing is that it's probably unconquerable, since an invading army would get caught in the traffic gridlock, get lost in the numerous "jalan tikus" (literally, "mouse streets", or back roads) that illogically wind their way through the equally illogical neighborhoods, and get their armored vehicles taken out by aggressive bus drivers trying to get the next fare. Jakarta also desperately needs some of those British architects to design a new airport.
Posted by: waltj at July 26, 2012 11:12 AM