tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post4884670659078609154..comments2024-03-28T07:57:49.338+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Peaceful TimesKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-78828607451180964112017-07-20T13:56:00.474+01:002017-07-20T13:56:00.474+01:00Dear Mr. Stirling,
Yes, but that was, at least i...Dear Mr. Stirling, <br /><br />Yes, but that was, at least in part, due to policies instituted by Republican mayors like Rudy Giuliani. The current mayor, De Blasio, is a Democrat who seems to want to reverse those policies. In other words, bad ideas and bad policies might well bring back the pre-Giuliani decay.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-64222653208787902892017-07-19T20:03:09.828+01:002017-07-19T20:03:09.828+01:00As I pointed out to Poul once, Manse's downtow...As I pointed out to Poul once, Manse's downtown area had gone right through a cycle of decay and right back to gentrified peacefulness -- NYC now has a very low crime rate and the prices in that area of town are astronomical.S.M. Stirlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091131550027851275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-74540476985982790852017-07-19T08:45:56.652+01:002017-07-19T08:45:56.652+01:00Kaor, Paul!
I also remember reading somewhere in ...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I also remember reading somewhere in one of the Time Patrol stories that agents were discouraged by the Patrol from living too long in peaceful or pleasant eras. Because they were expected to give much of their life spans working for the Patrols on tasks or in milieus assigned to them.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com