I was fascinated by reading the article “We’re going to secede” that was published on June 14, 2001.
I feel very sorry and I think it is very sad that the city of Los Angeles is fragmenting. People don’t communicate with each other as much as they did before and they would withdraw into isolated communities and live in their own world. It is so sad, because this kind of behavior is going to lead to a lack of understanding of all the diverse cultures that make L.A. so unique. I think the end result is depression, fear, anger and racism. The more people pull themselves away from each other and be by themselves, we are going to have a segregated society. My point to this dear publisher is that we are not only seceding regionally, but also socially and emotionally. I hope in the future we could find more constructive ways to resolve the problems that effect our community at large, rather than taking the path of least resistance which many believe secession is.
D. Marvi