{"id":7561,"date":"2018-09-26T16:56:59","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T16:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/?p=7561"},"modified":"2018-09-27T21:23:35","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T21:23:35","slug":"alt-center-solutions-to-las-urban-and-social-dynamics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/?p=7561","title":{"rendered":"Alt-Center Solutions to LA’s Urban and Social Dynamics"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Robert Stark and\u00a0\u00a0Matthew Pegas<\/a>\u00a0discuss their recent trip to Downtown LA, Matthew’s experience as a newcomer to the city, observations on the regions cultural dynamics, and solutions to social and urban problems.<\/p>\n

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Skid Row, “ruin porn” and\u00a0the Creepy History of the Cecil Hotel<\/a>
\nGentrification of the Historic Core
\nBroadway, neon signs and historic theatre marquees, and plans to revitalize and\u00a0light up Broadway’s signs<\/a>
\nHistoric landmarks including the European style\u00a0Spring Arcade<\/a>\u00a0and Art Deco\u00a0Eastern Columbia Building<\/a>
\nThe\u00a0Arts District<\/a>, art bros, and the chadification of the hipster scene
\nThe South Park highrise boom and new tallest skyscraper the\u00a0Wilshire Grand<\/a>
\n80’s Art Deco revival<\/a> and new highrises influenced by Mid-Century aesthetics
\nJohn C. Portman’s Retro Futuristic\u00a0Westin Bonaventure Hotel<\/a>,\u00a0Interior Urbanism<\/a>, and\u00a0Fredric Jameson’s\u00a0Postmodernist<\/a>\u00a0review
\nThe pros and cons of diversity and issues of social cohesion
\nThe appeal of enjoying diversity from exclusive enclaves
\nThe LA County Jail,\u00a0Donny the Punk<\/a>, and Jail as a metaphor for the problems of American society
\nThe extreme social, economic, and aesthetic inequality in LA
\nSocial problems caused by mass immigration, Neoliberal economics, and sprawl oriented development
\nRobert’s article\u00a0Building a Based Urban Middle Class SWPL Utopia<\/a>
\nSane urbanist solutions to right wing grievances such as\u00a0White flight
\nThe political ironies of gentrification as re-colonization of urban areas
\nFamily formation and reasons for declining demographics such as housing and education
\nHow these social problems are now impacting the upper middle class demographically
\nAn Alt-Center must offer solutions that\u00a0cater to urban needs
\nBuilding a political movement based on aesthetics with visions for new urban communities
\nThe hypocrisy of pro-immigration liberal elite NIMBY’s<\/a>
\nHow combining\u00a0YIMBY<\/a>\u00a0policies with immigration restriction will gradually rebuild the urban middle class<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/starktruthradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Alt-Center-Solutions-for-LA.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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