YES! And they’ll be trying this on the backs of working people.
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YES! But the people will rise up and save their city.
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I think it was no coinicidence that while the GOP Congress distracted the people -the Red state Tea Party Republicans were moving in the shadows behind the scenes setting up the Koch Brother 's Agenda . Here In Wisconsin -it was Scott Walker [ Mr. 'conquer and Divide'] In Florida Rick Scott -Michigan ,etc so YES ,I do believe that what they did to the people of Michagan ,was a 'Test run' [like Walker's Union Busting] and I believe we will see more of this if we donot start paying attention to who we are voting in and if we donot get off our butts and stop this -NOW.
Be careful in your thinking. Monied special interests that control both Democrats AND Republicans are using Detriot as a testing ground. It is not just Republicans.
I grew up in the Deroit area in the 50's and 60's. My neighborhood, my school, my church were all lilly white. Occassionally we would hear a rumor that a black family had bought a house in our neighborhood, but before they could move in, the house would mysteriously burn. What we are now seeing is the culmiation of decades of racism - no different than the Jim Crow south. And, yes, I know it is more complex than that. However,those who will not speak up when others are mistreated will eventually suffer the same fate. Remember pre WWII Germany - When they came for the Jews, the Catholics, the union members, etc. , no one spoke up because it had nothing to do with them. Until they were the ones being targeted. Then there was no one left to speak up.
I blame our churches who were more preoccupied with busing, homosexuality, abortion/birth control, etc. than they were with justice. The hubris we now see in so many of our "Christian" politicians began to take root 40 years ago when some of them decided that the only important people were wealthy, white men. I watched this phenomenon as long as I could stand it. Then I left.
All of us need to take a look in the mirror and examine all that we have done to enable this situation. Did we speak up? How did we vote? Who have we enabled by buying products which sponsor the kind of vicious propaganda so many listen to? Who have we allowed to be labeled "Communist," "Liberal" , "Socialist" etc. because they were addressing serious issues. And were we willing to pay the price ourselves - of job loss, rejection by our social set or family members - even limited opportunities for ourselves and/or our children?
Make no mistake, Detroit is only the first. This has been a planned take-down from the start. There will be many more. And we are all responsible. Every morning of every week of every year, evil gets up and goes to work. And those of us who would stop it must remain vigilant. These battles are never fully won, but must be fought over and over in every generation.
I hope the people of Detroit can put a stop to this by appeals etc, the judge who gave to ok sounds like a right wing activist judge,we have go tto get rid of these republicans next year, and make sure they dont get elected again.