Quote Originally Posted by Detroit Stylin View Post
How about we recognize it for what it really is. The 800lb gorillas in the room are regional/ statewide racism that got the city to the state where it is today and the same entities that are determined to keep it in the state that it is in now. ALSO state indifference, <snip>
This is precisely the sort of denial thinking that keeps Detroit where it is. Sure, there's racism aplenty to find, if you want to find it. But ignoring the much larger issues on the table is self-destructive. There's absolutely nothing about Detroit that couldn't be solved, if the people of Detroit decide to set their own destiny -- and stop looking at only the failings of other -- such as racism. Let them be racist. And make yourself great. That's the best cure for racism anyway.