"Why I Hate Detroit"

[Wesley Mouch]

GDDT's post is a much better read than WIHD. I found WIHD shallow. States the obvious. I don't think its a secret that there are terrible areas of the city. I think everyone knows that. The spotlight on denial in Detroit was its only value.

G, the behavior of some of our more visible citizens you describe is appalling. Yet I can't help but wonder whether its helpful. We look back to Jefferson and deplore his slaveowning and his genetic dispersion. Yet he brought such value to our nascent nation. We do not need to condone the evil acts. Yet we may be a better society if we can separate the value citizens bring to society from their personal flaws.

Pesonally, I love Detroit -- warts and all.