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Go Green
Written for Friday Fast Fiction. 100-word photo prompt. Photo by Marie Gail Stratford.
“The one thing I shall be remembered for is the man who demolished Bloomingdales.” Said the Mayor of New York addressing the German Green Party delegation.
“What will become of the site then?” Questioned a Herr Reisemann.
The Mayor considered this important question before answering. “Trees…yes trees, will be planted.”
“And the occupants?” Queried Herr Reisemann.
“Oh, them…once they realize they’ve no workplace to go to they’ll do something else.”
“All 4500?.”
“Certainly. They can go away and get into something productive, like farming.”
“ Intelligent man that Mayor.” Said Herr Reisemann to his colleagues as they trooped out.
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That’s going to depress agricultural wages
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I suppose killing capitalism and returning to a totally agrarian base may appeal to some, but in this case, I feel something sinister’s afoot.
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Very sisnister. It’s the fundementalists green dream. Rip up the pavements. Not mine either.
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That’s what I was imagining. Great story, Bryan.
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It would be nice, but I suspect our cities are here to stay, and if anything expand. I prefer your vision.
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Hmmm. Sounds like a utopian dream, and I’m wondering what 4500 people are going to do to pay the rent while the trees grow, and they’re looking for places to have a farm.
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Exactly. Unfortunately my effort fell flat this week. I was trying to portray an incompetent mayor and a over zealous German Green
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No, it didn’t fall flat. I clearly saw the incompetence and over-zealousness. Maybe because this is a somewhat controversial topic, people just haven’t wanted to point out how silly the whole situation is 🙂
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Thank God for the Allies. Things would be so absolutely different otherwise!
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Different = Better or worse?
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4500 people go try farming. They fail. Winter sets in. Then 4500 people cut down the trees for heat.
Sounds like politicians around here.
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Exactly. Unfortunately my effort fell flat this week. I was trying to portray an incompetent mayor and a over zealous German Green
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No, your efforts did not fall flat. I got that message while reading your story. But I could help myself thinking about 4500 people coming full circle back to the incompetent mayor and a over zealous German Green. Anyway, love reading your story.
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🙂 No harm in dreaming. Liked this.
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Exactly. Unfortunately, my effort fell flat this week. I was trying to portray an incompetent mayor and a over zealous German Green
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Exactly. Unfortunately my effort fell flat this week. I was trying to portray an incompetent mayor and a over zealous German Green
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NO! It is a very sane approach. We are just not prepared for a retrograde step.
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I don’t think your effort fell flat at all. I understood where you were going perfectly.
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Thank you Sandra, I just feel the message was not clear enough
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I thought at first that you had overdone the incompetence, and then I remembered Donald Trump…
What we’re lacking is intelligent, evidence-driven policy making. There is absolutely no doubt that the earth faces massive ecological problems; they’re global, and they need global action to solve them. The action will need all our technological skill, and a great deal of commitment by individuals.
Well done, Bryan, for highlighting such a crucially important issue.
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You’re right. I had Trump in mind as the NY mayor. Incidently I live in Bonn where the WCC is presently taking place. Let’s see if Trump may have a change of heart.
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I wasn’t expecting that! Nice idea though.
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Delightful twists and turns. May the mayor’s ideas work out in spades.
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Someone once said, “The cause of problems is solutions.” You’ve captured that wisdom beautifully in you story.
Don’t worry about not being clear. We flash fiction writers exist to make our readers jump gaps. 😆
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Sounds like some reeducation coming op.
DJ
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That’s what’s needed Danny. Cheers
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I had to stop reading the comments… your story far from fell flat!
Let us just say it sounds sort of good on paper. Don’T think the 4500 will agree though
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I think the Mayor has only one plan in mind – to make himself be remembered. Famous or infamous!!!
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Quite right. But he does not know what to do and he’s not really interested in green projects, only being a politician.
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