I sat and pondered upon the concept. In general....over the past fifty year....Mogadishu (capital of Somalia) was this place that developed into a commerce-hub....went through a deconstruction-phase....stepped through a war-lord era (several)....finally developed a form of gov't where neighborhoods/clans/groups all have a 'piece' of ownership/crap that they say is theirs.
This 'crap' is worthless but the folks have bought into so much of it....there's really not much of a alternate path.
At this point in pondering....I started a list. How many American cities have developed into mini-Mogadishu's?
Seattle, Portland, SF, LA, San Diego, Boston, Philly, Baltimore, Chicago, New Orleans, NY City, Minneapolis?
Is there some 'rehab'? So far...with the actual real Mogadishu....no solution has been found.
My question is....if you lived in the 'shadow' of a mini-Mogadishu....would you have much patience to stick it out....or would you be finding a exit-door to leave?
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