Let Detroit Go Bankrupt, but only the Black inner
city, not the rich, white suburbs. The lines were drawn by Republican Governor
Rick Snyder’s appointed Emergency City Financial Manager. The lines were
carefully drawn, creating an island, similar to the island drawn by the broken
levies around New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. The people of inner-city Detroit are crying, reaching out for help. Retirees who were the Brave Firefighters, Police and Teachers -- are having their pensions ripped away with Hurricane-like forces, and we see these retirees pleading with their Republican Governor, begging him NOT to steal their promised pensions.
Yet, Republicans across America are patting Governor Snyder on the back and urging him to say NO. Don’t help Detroit. NO. Rip away their Pensions. Let them Suffer. Let them starve! It’s their own DAMN fault. They are greedy. They were in Unions. They voted for the wrong city leaders. Cut them off. That’s what they get. That’s what they deserve.
George Will, the Republican voice, said
this loud and clear on Sunday Morning with George Stephanopoulos. Why is George
Will saying this? Because this is part of the Republican Strategy for 2014 and
2016. Their plan is to say “To Hell with Minorities and their Vote. WE Don’t
Need Their Stinkin' Votes!” Instead, the Republican Plan is to stir up their White Voter base. I’ve
heard this over and over on HATE Talk Radio. “We need the 3% of White Voters
that voted for George Bush and didn’t vote for Romney to vote in 2014 and 2016."
Here is what George Will said on Sunday
Morning with George Stephanopoulos:
"You can't solve the problems because
the problems are cultural. You have a city that's 139 square miles.
You can graze cattle in vast portions of it. Dangerous herds of
feral dogs roaming there. You have 3% of 4th graders reading at the
national math standards. 47% of Detroit residents are functionally illiterate.
79% of Detroit children are born to unmarried mothers. They don't have a
fiscal problem. They have a cultural (black) collapse."
Katrina vanden Heuvel: I find that really insulting to the people of Detroit. I
think there is a serious discussion to be had in this country about the future of cities in the time of
de-industrialization. But in many ways, Detroit has been a victim of Market
Forces... Retirees and Workers should not bear this. And this story should not be
hijacked to be about greedy, fiscal public unions and fiscal irresponsibility.
George Will: (Heaves big sigh) ... What did (the people
of Detroit) vote for? For 60 years they voted for incompetence, malcontents.
Steve Rattner: So what do you want to do? Leave them in the circumstance
you just described, or, in the spirit of America try to help people who are
less fortunate, whether victims of natural disaster or reach out to help them,
for not a lot of money in the scope of things. (A couple billion vs trillions
to Banks/Wall St.) Or your scenario, leave them all sit with feral dogs.?
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Hobbsian Anarchy.
Right Wing Hate Radio and Right Wing Hate Blogs are ALL Bragging about their buddy George and you should see the Racist Comments spelling out their hatred for minorities and their love of their hero George's True Meaning. (see link)
Here's the Video:
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