In the war of Left verses right these cities are the first ones that the left claimed victory.
More precisely: cities like Detroit and Chicago are paying the price for America having even waged the inherently unwinnable War on Poverty and War on Drugs - which fostered dependency (WoP), and hyperinflated drug profits and channeled those profits into criminal hands (WoD).
In the war of Left verses right these cities are the first ones that the left claimed victory.
Could be. I'm not sure how that relates to the discussion.