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comment by steve

I don't see how this is a race issue at all. I'm not blind to the fact that there are some deeply rooted race issues in Detroit, but this is about corporate greed, government corruption, and mismanagement of funds. At what point did this become a black/white/greek/polish/ issue?

ugh. Detroit. was hoping for a more brightly lit future.





geneusutwerk  ·  4578 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You have to consider that Detroit is 82% black while Michigan as a whole is 76% non-hispanic white. At the same time, the Detroit City Council is controlled by Democrats while the Michigan Legislature is controlled by Republicans.

From the perspective of Detroit, this is a bunch of people coming in to govern them that don't represent Detroit. Although this is true on many levels it is easiest to see on a race level. This is not to say that this is the right way to view it, but it is hard to escape that framework considering the demographics at play and the US's history of denying representation to blacks (some of these people in Detroit grew up during the civil rights movements and probably have the scars from it as well and those who didn't learned about it from their parents).

steve  ·  4578 days ago  ·  link  ·  

agreed. I know race issue run deep. It's just saddening to think they can't escape the undercurrent.

And as far as political parties... the people should be furious at the last several corrupt city councils regardless of party.

b_b  ·  4578 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Its not a race issue. This is demagoguery and fear mongering at its worst. They are belittling Frederick Douglas when they make this comparison.

thenewgreen  ·  4578 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Isn't planning to insight a riot a crime?

Agreed in regards to Frederick Douglas. FD was a pretty amazing man, just finished the Ken Burns Civil War Documentary and whenever they read from his writings, I was moved. In no way should a man like that be associated with Kwame Kenyatta.

Be safe b_b. I'm worried about my sis.

b_b  ·  4578 days ago  ·  link  ·  

They aren't really inciting a riot. They're inciting civil disobedience, which is totally fine. That's part of free assembly. I worry about how fast things can degenerate when there's a lot of anger involved. If there's a street protest, and the cops get involved, things could degenerate quickly. This city can't handle a riot. Its taken a half century since the last riot for some areas of the city to finally experience some real, positive growth. Another one would kill us.

kleinbl00  ·  4578 days ago  ·  link  ·  

In short, one Rodney King and it's all over.

b_b  ·  4578 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yep. We're far too fragile for that.

steve  ·  4578 days ago  ·  link  ·  

agreed.