A very thoughtful essay…here in Detroit we have been letting the numerically superior weeds grow for so long with the wheat that the weeds are now considered the harvest. Violence of all kinds, senseless destruction of property, blight, murder….all have become incorporated into the local DNA to the point where people feel uneasy when things are “too good” or think they are being hustled when interacting with someone who isn’t out to get them….I’m not sure what it will take to turn this ship around, because there is little to no reaction to the situation, with the disintegration of society having become normalized.
The privileged liberal whites at Ivy League schools who demonstrated against apartheid starting in the 80s have zero interest in the results. Lesson: They have and will destroy other whites and they don't care. At all.
In a paramount domain of Kneeling Nancy, Washington, DC, however, property owners, married with children and gourmets are filing lawsuits to stop the developement of a very large injection of poor blacks into their chic West End neighborhood, and also in another upscale locale called Chevy Chase. Their rationale is quality of life issues; especially that a 2-star Michelin restaurant will probably close.
So far, the apartheidists haven't been labelled racists or even haters – at least at the West End location – but are told by others that they don't want to live around poor people, which is rather a bland way of putting it compared to being a racist. Not sure why as the other group of apartheidists (in Chevy Chase) ARE called racists.
A very thoughtful essay…here in Detroit we have been letting the numerically superior weeds grow for so long with the wheat that the weeds are now considered the harvest. Violence of all kinds, senseless destruction of property, blight, murder….all have become incorporated into the local DNA to the point where people feel uneasy when things are “too good” or think they are being hustled when interacting with someone who isn’t out to get them….I’m not sure what it will take to turn this ship around, because there is little to no reaction to the situation, with the disintegration of society having become normalized.
The privileged liberal whites at Ivy League schools who demonstrated against apartheid starting in the 80s have zero interest in the results. Lesson: They have and will destroy other whites and they don't care. At all.
In a paramount domain of Kneeling Nancy, Washington, DC, however, property owners, married with children and gourmets are filing lawsuits to stop the developement of a very large injection of poor blacks into their chic West End neighborhood, and also in another upscale locale called Chevy Chase. Their rationale is quality of life issues; especially that a 2-star Michelin restaurant will probably close.
So far, the apartheidists haven't been labelled racists or even haters – at least at the West End location – but are told by others that they don't want to live around poor people, which is rather a bland way of putting it compared to being a racist. Not sure why as the other group of apartheidists (in Chevy Chase) ARE called racists.
https://dcist.com/story/23/08/08/dc-homeless-shelter-gw-dorm/
A fine essay, taut, no wasted or mis-chosen words.
Your conclusion about the growth of decadence and complacency perfectly describes today's USA.