Ghettos serve very important function for the privileged. If there were no ghetto, the rich would have to look into the eyes of the poor every day. In the 1980s, thousands of families became homeless in New York. Inevitably these people walked the streets and stored outside the restaurant and seizures. The last thing the theater homeowners wanted was to have a wealthy couple spend $200 to see Les Miserables and then come out from the theater and see the real thing! I walked by the theater sometimes and would notice people who presumably had been inside weeping for the poor children of Paris a few minutes before; now coming out on the street, they were miserably offended by the sight of people begging on the sidewalk.” -Jonathan Kozol
“Between 1305 and the early 1800’s. the House of Taxis ran a form of pony express service all over Europe…. Its couriers clad in blue and silver uniforms, crisscrossed the continent carrying messages between princes and generals, merchants and money lenders.” –Alvin Toffler, The Third Wave We may think we are the first generation consumed by rapid communication but we are not. Throughout our history it has been a priority. Of course, now in the 21 st century we must ask: are we better or worse for it?
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