Groups gather to fight City of Detroit EFM

[Scottathew]

The Rev. Wendell Anthony, president of the Detroit Branch NAACP, said anyone who believes an emergency manager is inevitable without a fight is mistaken.
"If that were the case, we would still be on the plantation," Anthony said, asking why the state has appointed emergency managers for Ecorse, Pontiac, Benton Harbor and Flint -- cities largely populated by people of color -- but declined to review finances of two communities that are mostly white people: Allen Park and Jackson. The Detroit Public Schools district also is under an emergency manager.

This is why the NAACP has lost all relevance.

Are black people being targeted because of the color of their skin?

No. Absolutely not. To suggest so only distracts Detroit from its problems, rather than find solutions.

The victim mentality that has plagued the culture of black people and poor people is only perpetuated by the very groups that are supposed to be providing leadership for the advancement of their people.

Pointing the finger at the state, white people, and "the man" is simply laughable when everyone knows that this is Detroit's fault, went on un-addressed by Detroit, and recently the Bing administration wouldn't even let the financial report go public, an action which I feel is borderline criminal.

Detroit is bankrupt. Elected "leaders" have failed. Politicians are too afraid of the unions to lay off workers and cut wages and benefits. The Mayor is too blind to cut all the management waste.

It's time for Detroit's leaders to stop thinking about re-election and to start thinking about the city that is going to implode. However, even if they did, it's already too late.