Do people regret the 1967 riot?

**firstandten** · July-10-13, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by antongast

You are correct ! While Thomas Sowell is a fine economist, he has a right wing agenda and his interpretation of events reflects that.

**TexasT** · July-10-13, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by firstandten

You are correct ! While Thomas Sowell is a fine economist, he has a right wing agenda and his interpretation of events reflects that.

Agreed. I actually enjoy reading him but I take it all with a huge grain of salt.

**Bham1982** · July-10-13, 01:17 PM

I would say Detroit was a relatively progressive place in 1967.

The mayor was a liberal technocrat, renowned throughout the country for his data-driven decisonmaking, and elected with strong support from blacks.

The black community had the highest median income and highest homeownership rate in the U.S.

Many academics believe that unrest is more likely to occur in good times rather than bad. It's more that expectations outpace reality, or so goes the theory. If you look at the major episodes of unrest in recent U.S. history, they tend to have taken place in times of plenty, rather than times of struggle.