Shrinking Detroit

[Beskar]

Ye Gods, pictures really bring it home. It's so sad to see those majestic buildings falling into disrepair.

Indeed, you wonder who left them in such disrepair in the first place.

[Megas Methuselah]

Little bits of America have already went down the drain. Indeed, you wonder what parts of the country are next.

I'll be on the sidelines with my popcorn, yo.

[Ice]

Indeed, you wonder who left them in such disrepair in the first place.

It began with Coleman Young.

[Beskar]

It began with Coleman Young.

How? I am sure elected officials are joyriders in the USA, but they are all hamstrung in comparison to European counterparts and America is the land of capitalism. So any businesses which end up going down the drain are their own fault (etc).

[Ice]

How? I am sure elected officials are joyriders in the USA, but they are all hamstrung in comparison to European counterparts and America is the land of capitalism. So any businesses which end up going down the drain are their own fault (etc).

What? Guys come on. You REALLY need to do some background research here if you want to carry on a discussion. Young was mayor for 20 years and caused what is known as white flight by being openly racist and telling white people to get out of his city. Corruption thrived, and no one in their right mind wanted anything to do with Detroit. Hence, it's suberbs grew properous and the city declined into a craphole. This isn't the fault of capitalism, but god awful leadership and a racist mentality. If you wanted to challenge anything in Detroit, you were racist. Dennis Archer (two mayors ago) did his best to try to fix Detroit, but he got fed up and left. Kwame Kilpatrick, who now serving 7-12 years in prison while facing fresh bribery and tax evasion charges, took any gain Archer accomplished, and reversed it.