World: London (after NYC, of course...)
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Most people couldn't recall Bill deBlasio by name. He's pretty unforgettable. Giuliani/ Bloomberg, when they were still mayor, yes and that was due to being in the spotlight during 9/11. Bloomberg was also well known for his media empire. Chicago mayors are more well known because of who they are not because they are mayors of Chicago; Rahm Emmanuel was famous nationally before taking the job and the Daley's were a well known dynasty for generations. DC had that mayor who smoked crack. That's one way to get attention.
DC is more than just a leader of an industry; it's the center of power of the most powerful country. Can't compare to Houston or Detroit. |
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It's different from places like London and Paris, where the political leaders are also from those cities. |
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i just think it's interesting that two of the US macro-regions (the west and midwest) mostly follow the 1st city/2nd city paradigm, while things get way more complicated in the northeast at the secondary level, and the south is just a total clusterfuck. |
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I would argue the most powerfull and influential city in the world overall is NYC.
DC is powerfull becasue it is the US capitol but it isnt the "center" of things the way NYC is. Formerly London, which was relegated to 2nd place about 80 years ago. |
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In federations like Canada, Brazil, and Australia, the capital is a geographically isolated and relatively dull place, like it was meant to be in the U.S. (And like it actually was in the U.S. until about the mid-20th century.) |
[/QUOTE]Latvia and Estonia seem to more in line with "the capital city and then everything else"[/QUOTE]
Even so, I'd say for Latvia it would be Liepaja, since there was a fairly heated rivalry going on with Riga during the decade or so before WWI. For Estonia, Tartu is a contender. History, University, culture put it on the map. |
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if they had stuck it out in kentucky or something, it might have had more of the desired effect. though, the US grew so effing large and globally important in the 20th century, that we likely would have ended up with a big giant capital city wherever it might have been placed. |
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