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"Also, you can't destroy a community. Communities exist when people exist." If a neighborhood block has the same residents for 20 years, who have street partie
by lepto 12y ago
"Also, you can't destroy a community. Communities exist when people exist."
If a neighborhood block has the same residents for 20 years, who have street parties and have their kids play and grow together, and then all those families leave (for whatever reason) and the new residents never talk to each other (for whatever reason), yeah I think you could say a community died there.
- lelandbatey 12y agoI'm not totally sure, let's explore this a bit. There are two definitions for "community" when I look this up: 1. "A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common." 2. "A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals." By the first definition, I don't agree with you. If there are people living near one another, then a community exists. By the second definition, you're at least somewhat correct. When the people are gone/have changed, then that "feeling of fellowship" has disappeared/become unrecognizably different. I don't think it's wrong to be frustrated or saddened when we lose things like relationships. But I don't think we should demonize others.