#118 / Square

To build and defend "public squares" is to provide the basis for democratic action. And "virtual" online public squares don't do it. 

That's the message from an essay in City Watch. 

I think that's right!

Image Credit: 
http://citywatchla.com/lead-stories-hidden/6736-the-u-s-has-let-the-public-square-become-a-metaphor-and-that-can-t-be-good-for-our-democracy