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Originally Posted by JManc
It is fact. Just like the earth is round. Some people still argue against it but facts are facts. Go to Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, Scranton, Allentown and Erie tell them all those abandoned mills and plants are a figment of their imagination.
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What cities are or are not Rust Belt is not "factual" What would be "factual" is "Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, Scranton, Allentown and Erie" have been CALLED rust belt. That is a fact.
What is or is not "rust belt" is not A FACT but an opinion
Furthermore the only cities in your list that I thought wouldn't fit as rust belt would be Allentown and maybe Scranton.
In my OPINION I dont think anything on the eastern seaboard should be called Rust Belt as I think rust belt is as much a geographic designation as an economic one. To me it generally applies to industrial cities along the great lakes and Ohio River. (which would include most of Upstate NY and Eastern PA) Which is what I have stated the whole time.
What is "rust belt" is not a "fact" like the earth being round. Furthermore weather something is or is not fact is irrelevant in most cases. 10 people can look at 10 facts but walk away with entirely different perceptions or opinions about or based on those "facts". "facts" are also not "truth" You can take a look at various facts, come to a conclusion and have that conclusion be entirely incorrect and different from the "Truth".
This is really basic shit guys.