I was in Hartford today and walked past the Athenaeum. There were a whole bunch of these built in various cities in the late 19th century, as places to go hear people with opposing viewpoints engage in high-minded debate.
New York never had an Athenaeum, as far as I know. This is not surprising given New Yorkers' self-image. We need a Spartanaeum, a place to go watch people with opposing viewpoints beat the living shit out of each other.
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In Milwaukee, we had Natatoriums. Cuz we liked the mixed public swimming.
And of course, the liquor.
The Spartans were not all that good at leaving monuments behind, so maybe New York's already had a Spartanaeum.
maybe New York's already had a Spartanaeum.
If blood is spilled in a forest and no one is there to mop it up...never mind.
New York never had an Athenaeum, as far as I know. This is not surprising given New Yorkers' self-image.
I think Washington Square park fits this description, to some extent.
We need a Spartanaeum, a place to go watch people with opposing viewpoints beat the living shit out of each other.
There are such places, although most of the guys I know are pretty much lefties.
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