Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: What's wrong with communes?

[Eileen McCourt (emccourt]

But why is it important to worry about being dismissed?  People want to live
in cohousing, the banks seem willing to loan money.  Do you think that would
change if cohousing were described as a commune, or is it your experience
that the above conditions of support don't exist?

--eileen

Eileen McCourt
Oak Creek Commons
Cohousing in Paso Robles, CA
emccourt [at] mindspring.com
http://oakcreekcommons.org



-----Original Message-----
From: cohousing-l-admin [at] cohousing.org
[mailto:cohousing-l-admin [at] cohousing.org]On Behalf Of Elizabeth Stevenson
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 3:09 PM
To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
Subject: Re: [C-L]_What's wrong with communes?

>> > What's wrong with communes?
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I think the problem is with the question, not the answers. It's not that
there's something wrong with communes, per se, but that the perception of
them is used by the media as a shortcut to explaining cohousing that is
derogatory in nature and precludes the reader from making an informed,
unbiased opinion. It's sound-bite journalism, and reduces cohousing to an
idea that can be dismissed easily enough for people to re-affirm their own
choices, even though they may be deeply dissatisfied with their lack of
community.


--
Liz Stevenson
Southside Park Cohousing
Sacramento, California

tamgoddess [at] home.com
http://members.home.net/southsideparkcohousing
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