How can they say that. They elected Sinthia, even named an Atlanta boulevard after her.
Posted on 03/11/2013 3:38:20 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
As Detroit – beset by violence, debt and social woes – prepares to undergo a historic takeover by the Michigan state government, the city of Atlanta could be sliding toward a similar fate.
Some are quietly wondering whether Atlanta is in danger of becoming “the Detroit of the South.”
The city has experienced an ongoing succession of government scandals, ranging from a massive cheating racket to corruption, bribery, school-board incompetence and now the potential loss of accreditation for the local DeKalb County school system.
For several years, problems of this sort have fueled political reforms, including the creation of new cities in northern Atlanta suburbs. Due to the intensification of corruption scandals in DeKalb, some state-level reform proposals could become national news very soon.
‘Super-white majority’ cities
As a result of the unsavory politics in urban Atlanta, northern suburban communities acted to distance themselves. Beginning in 2005, many communities began the process of incorporating into cities.
Thus far, Milton, Sandy Springs, Brookhaven, Dunwoody, Chattahoochee Hills and Johns Creek have done so.
These cities, after breaking away politically from urban Atlanta, have become so successful that a libertarian think tank, the Reason Foundation, has featured Sandy Springs as a model of effective government. The Economist has also applauded the northern Atlanta cities for solving the problem of unfunded government pension liability and avoiding the bankruptcy that looms over some urban areas. The new cities may soon be able to create their own school districts, which would free them even further from the issues besetting Atlanta.
While incorporation has been popular with residents of the new cities, not all of Atlanta is as satisfied. The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus filed a lawsuit in 2011 to dissolve the new cities, claiming they were a “super-white majority” and diluting the voting power of minorities.
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At the risk of being labeled “racist”, they all had an alternate agenda. The mega tax dollars poured in by the suburbs that seceded were either paid to cronies, skimmed in kickback schemes, funneled to other parts of town, where they evaporated. Campbell apparently failed to grease all the palms, because he’s doing time.
"A key leader in the black community...who wishes to remain anonymous, bemoaned the “disturbing tendency of black electorates to not elect the smartest and brightest, or even the cleverest.
Nonetheless, he believes that there is a social contract between the northern and southern parts of the county.
“So when you allow powerful groups of citizens to opt out of a social contract, and form their own, it may benefit the group opting out, but it hurts the larger collective,” he said."
Allow me to translate. Urban black voters tend to vote for those who promise to redistribute white people's wealth to them. Nevertheless, the "social contract" requires that white people allow this to happen because if they don't it is bad for the "larger collective".
This ends one of two ways. Neither is good.
And what they get is "those who redistribute white people's wealth to themselves."
The reason was explained in a book written by Charles Murray and published in 1994.
How can they say that. They elected Sinthia, even named an Atlanta boulevard after her.
A similar thing happened to the City of Memphis, Tn under the reign of Mayor Willie Harrington. Memphians fled the city for northern suburbs and south into Desoto County, Mississippi. The results for Desoto County were the thousands of middle and upper middle class who moved there from the city.
No.
After Cynthia got to be too much of an embarrassment even for the people of Dekalb County they elected Hank Johnson, who thought that adding 8000 Marines to the island of Guam would upset the balance and tip it over.
As a result of the unsavory politics in urban Atlanta, northern suburban communities acted to distance themselves. Beginning in 2005, many communities began the process of incorporating into cities. Thus far, Milton, Sandy Springs, Brookhaven, Dunwoody, Chattahoochee Hills and Johns Creek have done so. These cities, after breaking away politically from urban Atlanta, have become so successful that a libertarian think tank, the Reason Foundation, has featured Sandy Springs as a model of effective government. The Economist has also applauded the northern Atlanta cities for solving the problem of unfunded government pension liability and avoiding the bankruptcy that looms over some urban areas.
The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus filed a lawsuit in 2011 to dissolve the new cities, claiming they were a “super-white majority” and diluting the voting power of minorities.
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but racism in reverse is ok?
Interesting list, no?
Now, I wonder what this crew all have in common?
The verdict is in.
GUILTY!
Once a group has shown themselves to be corrupt and criminal - there IS NO SOCIAL CONTRACT.
It ceases to exist...
Decent people removing themselves from the corrupt is a healthy and powerful incentive. If the good people of Detroit had done the same years ago, major parts of that city could have been saved. The healthy parts of Detroit could be a new base to save the city. Now they'll have to bulldoze much of what 'was' Detroit.
That doesn't have to happen to the Atlanta region.
In the long run it's best to restrict and marginalize corrupt parts of a city - not to subsidize corruption with suburban taxes... New cities are a good start.
Time to end affirmative action, a failed, costly idea.
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Watching now on TV2 Detroit. HOORAY jury! HOORAY prosecutors! HOORAY Detroit! The Motor City has moved up from rock bottom!
Excelsior!
Actually Campbell is out now. He had a fairly short sentence.
And it is worth noting that most of these new suburban cities had very little to do with the City of Atlanta. It’s not like they seceded from it or anything.
Buckhead (Lenox Square, Phipps Plaza area) has been discussing seceding by forming a city, but approval of the legislature is required.
I predict it will never happen short of armed insurrection.
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