As the west coast continues roaring into chaos and oblivion, the sane states continue gaining economic and cultural strength. Here’s one small but significant sign from my old hometown Enid. A year ago, a woman with a Persian name started a menswear store called Manopolis. She made it through the first year successfully. Downtown is definitely coming back, after serious decline in the 80s when oil busted and the malls were grabbing customers. Now, of course, Amazon is grabbing all customers, so a successful downtown clothing store is an especially good omen.
This success is uniquely Enidish in two ways: Women have been owning businesses since the Run, and Enid has a large and prosperous Persian community. Some came for the oil business and stayed, others came when Vance was training the Persian air force.
Polistra's Mill 