Posted on 01/25/2011 7:16:08 AM PST by SeekAndFind
No place in America better symbolizes the ruination brought by Democrats than Detroit. The city has been run by Democrats for decades, while its economic life has been in thrall to the unions, which drove up wages to unsustainable levels, ruining the American auto industry.
The UK Guardian has published a selection of stunning photographs taken by Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre, showing the ruins of once grand buildings in the Motor City. It is heartbreaking to see -- almost as if a war was fought there.
Actually, there was, but it was a political war won by Democrats and unions, with the results starkly obvious to all not blinded by ideology. If President Obama has his way with over-regulation, union bailouts, borrowing and spending, and "spreading the wealth around," he can do for America what the Dems have done for Detroit.
Culture dies when Democrats have power.
Cumulatively, the photographs are a powerful and disturbing testament to the glory and the destructive cost of American capitalism
Maybe they should take a look around their own country at places like Birmingham and Liverpool to see how much damage their toxic brew of socialism and unlimited Third World immigration without assimilation has wrought on the UK before blaming Detroit's woes on capitalism.
Reminds me of an old Laurel & Hardy flick (”Helpmates”). :0)
A-What does that sticker say?
B-Is that a photo of Jesse Jackson?
C-Is that Bill Ayers?
A - Get Tough On Drugs
B - No.
C - Yes.
The people of Detroit have lost immeasurable treasure in these buildings, but even more in the attitude that’s been fostered which allowed Detroit to rot. The buildings are corpses of the human spirit that no longer lives in Detroit, killed by Democrats and their labor unions.
Germany survives solely because of Free Trade. They are a 70% service based economy and only 29% manufacturing based. They are not Socialist, they have tightly controlled welfare and very limited numbers of people drawing money off of the Government. They call themselves a Democratic Republic. Their overall economic policy and government is quite Conservative. Their Legal system is also something to be admired. Criminals are promptly PUNISHED and there is no drawn out appeals system in their courts. Criminals are dealt with swiftly and harshly! They also have a direct "Pay as you go" system of Government. If the money is not there, it does not go!
The sticker says: “God ****** On Drugs”
I can’t read the word after God.
The only problem I have with your idea is that the ghetto’s will just move to another city and it will start all over again. We need to do something about the people that cause our big cities to get into this condition. That is the big question. What do we do with all these people, people that really don’t care about our country.
German culture embraces a work ethic, not so for the inhabitants of Detroit. Detroit is filled with victims with an entitlement mentality they were taught by Democrats. They’re waiting for “Obama Money” to come and save them. Until then, they’re more than happy to trash anything Daddy Government gives them because they know more will be on the way.
Give California another year, and it will be giving Detroit a run for that title!
"Convenience. That was a dirty word in Germany. German efficiency is much vaunted, but really, what Germans are excellent at slavishly following an infinitely complex protocol of rules and regulations. This is excellent for keeping the trains on time, but it’s not the same as efficiency, because everything breaks down in the face of the smallest element of chaos. In a system of such casual Kafka-esque bureaucracy, no wonder Germans are so offended by the idea of not playing by the rules, even when those rules are absurd. For an American like me who has returned from abroad, then, the biggest culture shock is American convenience…"Unevenly Distributed: How Online Pizza Delivery Makes America The Best Country In The World http://www.gearfuse.com/unevenly-distributed-how-online-pizza-delivery-makes-america-the-best-country-in-the-world/
Washington, DC’s Union Station looked pretty much like that before being beautifully refurbished. Of course, that station has the benefit of being on Capitol Hill and on the increasingly popular DC/NY corridor.
Looks like
Get Tough
On Drugs!
Two thoughts upon seeing the photos.
One is the quote by Rush: “Being liberal means never having to say you are sorry.” Detroit was devastated by liberalism, but who continues to get blamed? Republicans!
The second is an opportunity for Detroit to make money off of the blight: Make it available for Hollywood to use in movies with apocalyptic themes. Absolutely nothing would have to be added to the sets!
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