Good comments, Paul. Many people love the Pistons ...

2008-08-12T15:53:00.000-07:00

Good comments, Paul. Many people love the Pistons and Red Wings and Greektown Casino, etc, but I'd say 99% of those same people don't care at all about the rest of the city or its residents.

I wonder if people in, say, Gary, IN would care more or if they would show the same antipathy if Indianapolis was facing such hard times? Same goes for other major cities and their respective out-state areas.

Frankly, I think we need to go even deeper if we a...

2008-08-11T18:01:00.000-07:00

Frankly, I think we need to go even deeper if we are ever going to turn Detroit around. Back of everything else that motivates Detroit's voters is a bone-deep sense of alienation from the reat of Michigan and the country, combined with a sense of self loathing.

There isn't a thing that government can do about that mindset. The only way to put a dent in it is for the civil society to embrace Detroit. That means churches in particular should partner across the city's borders, and help and expertise should flow into Detroit from private citizens, white and black.

In the process, Detroit residents will hopefully come to understand that they are part of something larger and that they do in fact have friends aside from the politicians who fleece them.

Of course, that assumes that folks outside of Detroit can be made to care about Detroit itself -- something that has yet to be seen.

One thing I feel pretty sure about: we won't find an answer to the political problems until we at least begin to deal with the social and spiritual problems.

Paul Kersey

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