“Multiple presents require multiple histories, each contesting with the other. The nostalgist writes a history of decline, from a golden past to a degraded present. The enthusiast sets the present as pinnacle, leaving unspoken the implication that decline must necessarily follow. The booster declares greatness just arriving: the angelic choir is descending; though the clouds obscure our view, we can hear the dim harmonies and join our voices to theirs. --Peter Bacon Hales on Buffalo
Posted on: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:17:02 +0000
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