I know that thismaybe somewhat off the subject. It appears that the comments being made is mostly about the inner city of Detroit. But what about downtown Detroit, what do you think caused the demise of downtown Detroit in the first place? Was it the "White flight" or J.L Hudson's opening the Northland mall?
Sha,
I think that people left Detroit because they didn't want to be robbed or mugged (either by criminals or the government), have their property become worthless, or live in such a depressed area. What we're trying to say is that liberal politics sucked the life out of the city by ignoring crime, decay and by creating excess taxes and regulations. People got sick of being targets and slaves, and left in droves for friendlier places.
It's much more than one store opening or closing, and it's not necessarily racism. I've watched my city go from majority white to minority white, but since there are plenty of jobs, the police arrest criminals, and the city doesn't tax or regulate us endlessly, we stay cause it's a nice place to live. What's the name of this city? Phoenix, Arizona.