Berlin resident,
You have failed to acknowledge, let alone answer any of my questions nor respond to any of my statements. To be frank, I have never considered myself one to drink "kewl-aid", I've always preferred water since it is neutral and cannot be interpreted other than what it is.
You say that "the days of heavy industrial Berlin are gone", but you fail to acknowledge that without heavy industry, Berlin has done nothing but rust and decay. Berlin IS industry and without industry, Berlin will not survive. I really doubt that people in Berlin are fearing another mill site, since the mill site has brought Berlin everything and without it, Berlin gets reduced to a welfare state.
What are you proposing to do with the site? Of course, neither you, me or anyone other than the State and Laidlaw can decide that, I am interested in hearing your alternative proposal. The people of Berlin are and always have been industrious people. I have known my Father to be nothing but hardworking and when he is out of work all he does is look for jobs within his industry (maintaining instruments that measure various parameters of a mill). His co-workers are in the same boat that he is in but have not been as successful.
Your skepticism is well-heard but not well-spoken.
I look forward to your reply! This is a great exchange of ideas!
Matthew
AI
