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From: "Thomas Fallon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 1:19 AM
Subject: Re: poets and shamans
> I live in a small American town. You have described the history of our
> small
> society above. We were, however, a town of 10,000, and we were still a
> community. Part of the change seemed to have begun with increased wages,
> children to college who did not return, the automobile and television as
> they
> took the small town people away physically and intellectually. A
> shared religion
> does not tie us together, shared life interests, marriage to the
> "girl next door" and
> jobs that were once plentiful here in the town. The jobs have been
> decreased by
> modern technology.
>
> Tom
>
I didnt describe your community. My information comes from Robert Putnam's
Bowling Alone which seems to have made a great impact.
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