Talk of eleminating our addiction to oil is the rage. Alternatives are sought. Windmills are great but in recent years people along the elite coasts of New England did not want them interferring with their "view". Once again our irksome human foibles reveal how the great promise of democracy in this country is crumbling. We may all be "created equal," but - scream the scrambling crowd - just don't live near me! The landscape of America is filled with horrible "McMansions," cookie cutter replicas without soul or identity. They come in every price range and exterior finish. Some of the most monstrous I've recently seen have been those $400,000 and up homes filled with zebra-patterned chairs and furniture suitable for an Italian brothel.
Cities should be more concerned that all people have adequate housing and that democracy is more than just a word we learn and forget in some distant classroom. Every time I see one of those elite communities I wonder what happens when it becomes the slums. It's happened before. Remember, what goes around comes around.
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