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Fry Street is gone - and it's about time
Jon Liptak
Issue date: 4/19/07 Section: OPINION
Of course, Save Fry Street did try. They wanted to work with United Equities to preserve the buildings, but they wouldn't listen. And who could blame them? It's no wonder that Save Fry Street can't get anywhere with this developer. A lot of the whiners who have written to the developer have way too much attitude and lack of respect for any member of authority. I read an e-mail sent to a member of United Equities and I have to say, if I was this guy I wouldn't listen to the Save Fry Street organization either. The harsh e-mail said that the company can "go to Hell for helping to destroy Fry Street," and ended saying that the writer hoped that the owner was "a happy man because you won't die that way!!" Is this the way you're supposed to kindly convince somebody to see your point of view? It's like, "Gee, people are threatening me and telling me the same old B.S. about how I'm an evil corporate whore. Maybe I shouldn't do this." But that's not how it works, folks. All you're doing is adding fuel to the fire.
My point, my fellow eagles and eaglettes, is that we should embrace corporate presence on Fry Street. It's not like it's evil. (If you asked somebody why corporations are evil, they won't even give you a straight answer, just the same lines from the same script you've heard over and over again from all the other emos). Even small businesses want to attain corporate status and get filthy rich, because that's how our economy works. And complaining about corporations isn't going to help our economy at all.
Jon Liptak is a theater senior from Fort Worth. He can be reached at jol0013@unt.edu.
My point, my fellow eagles and eaglettes, is that we should embrace corporate presence on Fry Street. It's not like it's evil. (If you asked somebody why corporations are evil, they won't even give you a straight answer, just the same lines from the same script you've heard over and over again from all the other emos). Even small businesses want to attain corporate status and get filthy rich, because that's how our economy works. And complaining about corporations isn't going to help our economy at all.
Jon Liptak is a theater senior from Fort Worth. He can be reached at jol0013@unt.edu.
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Michael Stratton
posted 4/19/07 @ 8:30 AM CST
Jon,
Knowing you personally, and having disagreements with you, I am still surprised at how rude and vile you can be towards others. Granted, your opinion is yours, and you're more than welcome to it, but do you really have to bash emo kids? It may not seem like a big deal to some, but to those emo kids, as well as those of us who actually care about people, it's salt in an open wound, friend. (Continued…)
Chas
posted 4/19/07 @ 9:03 AM CST
What happened to Fry Street is the blanding of America. Like it or not, Fry Street had a unique architecture with unique businesses. Suburbanization is replacing the old Fry Street uniqueness. (Continued…)
Keith Black
posted 4/19/07 @ 9:18 AM CST
It ain't like Fry Street's gonna fundamentally change with a McDonalds and CVS there. You are still gonna have the same nappy headed hos soliciting and you'll have more crack heads looking for foil and brillo pads in the CVS. (Continued…)
Iris Love-Hiltz
posted 4/19/07 @ 9:30 AM CST
I'm not an emo or a hippie, but I'm just a normal college student who likes Fry St. And I'm not against corporations. They just don't really have a place on Fry St. (Continued…)
Matt Stone
posted 4/19/07 @ 9:54 AM CST
Don't know why corporations are evil?!?! Let's see Ford and IG Farben funded Hitler and the Nazis and Brown Brothers Harriman hid their assets during the war. (Continued…)
James
posted 4/19/07 @ 12:35 PM CST
You should catch a bunch of crap for writing an ill informed article such as this. Maybe if you would have experienced just a little bit of the college experience that Denton has to offer you would not be so down on Fry Street. (Continued…)
Courtney
posted 4/19/07 @ 12:53 PM CST
I can see why you thought you'd catch a lot of crap. This article didn't actually contain any information or facts in it, so much as a lot of badly-worded opinions. (Continued…)
Chelsea
posted 4/19/07 @ 2:51 PM CST
Despite whatever these people say, Jon, this column was awesome and it does reflect the opinion of many students on campus which is the point of the views section. (Continued…)
Matt
posted 4/20/07 @ 12:30 AM CST
Great Article! I'm fairly confident that most North Texas students (at least the normal ones) agree with you. Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't, the drink, tavern, garage sidebar, Riprocks and Lou's and even part of Cool Beans going to remain? All the cool bars are still going to be there (I do miss TJ's though), it's not like its going to change that much. (Continued…)
Laura
posted 4/24/07 @ 2:18 AM CST
Wow, you expect us to pay attention to that garbage of an opinion when you start of on the wrong footing in the first place? Seriously.... Your intro is horrible. (Continued…)
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