[Steely Tom]

"This is the place where bad times get sent to make them belong to somebody else, thus, it seems easy to agree about Detroit because the city embodies everything the rest of the country wants to get over."

Somewhere along the way, Detroit became our national ashtray, a safe place for everyone to stub out the butt of their jokes.

I like these not-so-subtle hints that Detroit's predicament is somehow the fault of everyone in America.

I, for one, don't think of Detroit as a "national ashtray" where I can "stub out the butt of [my] jokes."

That's because I try not to think about Detroit at all. Ever since they kicked out every vestige of responsible government because it was too white, I didn't think I had to think about Detroit any more. Their glorious experiment in diversity would take care of itself, and usher in a new age of order, plenty, and fairness for all peoples.

Right?

[qwertypie]

I agree. I don’t know why anybody has any expectations for the place. Its human capital is worthless, and only the weather prevents the populace from returning to their loincloth roots.

[ASOC]

Detroit = Rhodesia except nobody tried to fight and save it from the Commies

[padre35]

Detriot is where the term “Burn Baby Burn” started, at the time the plan was to let “us” (meaning socialists and angry blacks) have a city of their “own”.

I’ve seen Google Earth maps of Detriot and it is astonishing, whole city blocks look like a WW2 battle rolled through them.

[Bernard]

Your post # 8; Yep, Detroit can also be the capital of Zimbabwe. And Michigan is rapidly turning into Zimbabwe.