tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079297043552042968.post1438596276319175317..comments2024-03-24T03:31:26.115-04:00Comments on Discovering Urbanism: Where does a revolution happen?Daniel Nairnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14127732825472374125noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079297043552042968.post-32608236735941534652011-12-02T05:03:15.679-05:002011-12-02T05:03:15.679-05:00It can't truly work, I think this way.It can't truly work, I think this way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079297043552042968.post-27443974924900282132011-03-21T15:18:32.232-04:002011-03-21T15:18:32.232-04:00Great article. Several of us have been discussing ...Great article. Several of us have been discussing this in Missoula. We are now pushing forward with proposal to create a public square here. A piazza, a gathering place, a green space, a circle: whatever we call them, they seem essential for democracy. <br /><br />We are planning a series of events to gather input on the proposal. Please contact me with ideas/suggestions to: 406-880-6834 or mist@strans.org<br /><br />thanks, -Bob Giordano, Missoula Institute For Sustainable TransportationBob Giordanohttp://www.strans.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079297043552042968.post-54209932073090735112011-02-23T10:23:36.484-05:002011-02-23T10:23:36.484-05:00The inflection point in these revolutions is the p...The inflection point in these revolutions is the point at when the people on the streets lose fear. This is less like a revolution and more like an unveiling. The Wizard of the regime is exposed behind the filamentary gauze of his police narrative: that only he can mobilize the unity and destiny of a people. He has evangelize the people with this narrative. It is a contestation between faith narratives. This is partly why regimes often need big building projects says Larry Vale (see his essay in <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=kU_d4vdoEdsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=cities+and+sovereignty&source=bl&ots=XTRTc--92N&sig=B39kgC2vRAV1a9lnGbn-k6iHAfc&hl=en&ei=yCVlTaKdBpO3tgfw5dCIBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false" rel="nofollow">Cities and Sovereignty</a>)... so, savvy tyrants, to your point, actually do engage the public realm. <br /><br />It is such a pleasure to witness a people awakening.Eric Orozcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320742140050171881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079297043552042968.post-62781473611175340502011-02-12T09:36:07.151-05:002011-02-12T09:36:07.151-05:00Great minds think alike:)Great minds think alike:)Dave Reidhttp://urbanmilwaukee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079297043552042968.post-29535326484878944112011-02-12T08:23:16.976-05:002011-02-12T08:23:16.976-05:00After I finished writing this, I discovered that S...After I finished writing this, I discovered that Sarah Goodyear had written something very similar a full two weeks earlier. Go ahead with it. The more the merrier!Daniel Nairnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127732825472374125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5079297043552042968.post-18428192522607918692011-02-11T23:14:56.542-05:002011-02-11T23:14:56.542-05:00@Daniel, I was just starting on the very same arti...@Daniel, I was just starting on the very same article!:) Might still write mine.Dave Reidhttp://urbanmilwaukee.comnoreply@blogger.com