I think a functional nation requires at least one city where the elite feel comfortable, and that is the role that NYC has resumed. I remember in the 70's when people would talk about how great NYC had been in the 50's, and it seemed like it would never come back.NYC is essentially an international city, and its &qt;qoelite&tuou; residents don't really represent the nation. A "functional nation" would have a national city that was more representative of the nation, no?
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I think a functional nation requires at least one city where the elite feel comfortable, and that is the role that NYC has resumed. I remember in the 70's when people would talk about how great NYC had been in the 50's, and it seemed like it would never come back.NYC is essentially an international city, and its &qt;qoelite&tuou; residents don't really represent the nation. A "functional nation" would have a national city that was more representative of the nation, no?
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