Huzzah for the Great City of Detroit

[Lemur]

Not to sound racist, but why does it seem the cities that use to be run by whites that are now run by blacks turn to little 3rd world crapholes? Very strange.

It's true that majority-black cities which also elect black mayors don't do very well. Impossible to say what the cause and effect is, given all of the variables.

On the other hand, minority-black cities which elect black mayors do okay. Harold Washington was much beloved in Chicago, and I'm given to understand Andrew Young did a good job in Atlanta.

[Devastatin Dave]

You're right Lemur, Atlanta was a lot nicer when Mayor Young was running the show, unfortunately years later it came out that he was stealing from the tax payers as well. The problem with the ATL now is its grown too fast too quickly. The main reason I think the "black" cities with "black" governments tend to turn bad is that they try to cure the ills of the past too early causing too much friction with the whites that live in the city limits causing "white flight" which is when most of your affluent residents take refuge outside the city limits, which causes the lost of not only a large tax supply, but it takes many jobs out of the cities because like it or not, many businesses are owned by white Americans. When these fellow Americans that happen to be white leave, then other minority owners such as Asians and hispanics having more capital than the left over black population open businesses but have a bigger tendency to use silent racism and use blacks only at the lowest levels of their companies. I've seen it a 100 times here in St Louis and many more times in East St Louis. Its an amazing to see this and even more amazing when someone talks about this observation because that person will be eventually called a racist, which will happen to me as soon as Tribesman enters this thread.

[Banquo's Ghost]

You're right Lemur, Atlanta was a lot nicer when Mayor Young was running the show, unfortunately years later it came out that he was stealing from the tax payers as well. The problem with the ATL now is its grown too fast too quickly. The main reason I think the "black" cities with "black" governments tend to turn bad is that they try to cure the ills of the past too early causing too much friction with the whites that live in the city limits causing "white flight" which is when most of your affluent residents take refuge outside the city limits, which causes the lost of not only a large tax supply, but it takes many jobs out of the cities because like it or not, many businesses are owned by white Americans. When these fellow Americans that happen to be white leave, then other minority owners such as Asians and hispanics having more capital than the left over black population open businesses but have a bigger tendency to use silent racism and use blacks only at the lowest levels of their companies. I've seen it a 100 times here in St Louis and many more times in East St Louis. Its an amazing to see this and even more amazing when someone talks about this observation because that person will be eventually called a racist, which will happen to me as soon as Tribesman enters this thread.

Actually Dave, that was one of the most thought-provoking posts I've read from you. It's an interesting analysis, and chimes with some other views I have read.

[Crazed Rabbit]

It's true that majority-black cities which also elect black mayors don't do very well. Impossible to say what the cause and effect is, given all of the variables.

On the other hand, minority-black cities which elect black mayors do okay. Harold Washington was much beloved in Chicago, and I'm given to understand Andrew Young did a good job in Atlanta.

Maybe because the latter two couldn't get by on race-baiting, which is, as I understand it, Kwame's chief selling point.

CR