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    Default Gradually, then Suddenly, The Bankruptcy of Detroit [Film]

    This looks very interesting at first peek. I just learned of this from a social media post by Thomas Surgue, author of 'Origins of the Urban Crises' [my favorite Detroit book ever along with 'Working Detroit"]. Sugrue says he was a producer. Off to watch it.

    Here is the trailer:


    Full film here:

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    Thank you, Lowell, for the information about the film available from You
    Tube. You are totally correct about Thomas Sugrue and his marvelous book
    about Motown.

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    You can thank Black Godfather King Kwame Kilpatrick and his mafia administration and the city 'clownsil' for Detroit's largest municipal bankruptcy in Michigan History.

    When Duggan became Detroit's great white hope mayor. He wasn't doing mayoral duties for a while. When the grand bargaining plan came in, That is when Detroit got out bankruptcy and Duggan can run as Mayor of Detroit.

    Black and white leaders in Detroit do have the power to change face in our hoods. But we Detroiters must fix ourselves first before to can fix our hoods.

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    The post bankruptcy of Detroit is based from Robocop films. When OCP took over Detroit's municipal businesses its police depts. Suddenly you have a delta city revival with gentrified hoods and the poor folks kept out.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUuPLvLrCyE
    Last edited by Danny; July-21-24 at 10:21 AM.

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