Detroit was a city on the move but has fallen to its knees due to corruption and societal bias (Very sad it was my stomping grounds for a while). Once connected to a wider world it went bankrupt and things began to change for the better....except it kept the same corrupt leadership. Its kind of sad what happened to Detroit and we hope that it can regain its footing and become a city destined for a second comeback. That means we need stronger leadership and people who have the foresight to move beyond their self gain. The old ways simply aren't working and there must be new ways of managing our cities.
...also its hard to have a comeback unless there are people in office that can foster that.
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| Corruption Impacts Economic Growth AHMAD, ULLAH & ARFEEN, 2012 |
This is a problem that has been brewing for a long time and it is one that has been festering under our noses (Likely why we were engage in political banter.). Good people have come forward to help change the landscape of Detroit but there are still people in public office that are soaking off the backs of the downtrodden while enriching themselves. We must end this type of self seeking behavior if we plan on being the nation we know we should be...with a future and a destiny others want to follow! The UN has some stuff on corruption HERE and discusses how it damages people.
It doesn't have to be this way! We could reconnect with Detroit while making social, racial, and business headway into the development of a new national vision that ties us together. Detroit was a place where the legacy of segregation made two different societies for those in Detroit and those from the Suburbs and that should end. The past should not define our future as new digital technologies and opportunities gravitate toward Michigan.
Its time to start sharing a sense of destiny and breaking down these mental and social barriers for something greater (Assuming our politicians can lead us into the next era where race and religion do not determine our opportunities and our politics.).
In other words, we are free to choose our own destiny's without the baggage of the past...but we must set on that course and then make a bi-partisan commitment to it. Wouldn't it be nice if we drew people together as a single people with a single national purpose? (I guess that isn't popular. Lets try doing the same thing over and over and see if it changes anything in the next 40 years? 🤷 Or we can work on finding similarities through divergent thinking. You can also read this definition of divergent thinking.)
If you want to know more you might want to read a very nice article entitled, 'Detroit Councilman André Spivey pleads guilty to bribery, expected to resign' by Robert Snell and Sarah Rahal (The names sound familiar....🤔 I think they used to write about this before...like 12 years ago. 🗞)
....a couple of quotes from the paper.
"The people of Detroit deserve a city government free of corruption and pay-to-play politics," Acting United States Attorney Saima Mohsin said in a statement Tuesday ."In the last 12 years, more than 110 labor leaders, politicians, police officers and bureaucrats have been charged with federal corruption-related crimes locally, according to a database built by The Detroit News."
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