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Detroit is a victim of capitalism (victim? more like result) (Detroit has…
Detroit is a victim of capitalism (victim? more like result)
Conclusion: This is something that applies to cities across the country
Detroit was tied to the corporate as a corporate city.
Not a victim of blackness
Everything is attributed to blackness
The riot
Black leadership
A capitalist mindset prioritizes the corporate
Detroit has been fucked over by corporations
Environment
Mortgage crisis
Declaring a moratorium on foreclosures could've happened earlier, but said banks wouldn't like it
Bankruptcy
Deindustrialization
Privatization of prisons
Now, we are giving more power to corporations through neoliberalism (this is a now issue)
Through gentrification, ppl pushed out literally for corporate interests
Banks are on the rise
Systemic hollowing out of the public sector
Water, education
Massive human costs
Corporate continues to replace political power
What do we see as the city "doing well?
Into: timeline for rise and fall is different from how we usually perceive it because...
How do this week's readings complicate our understanding of the normative "rise and fall" narrative concerning Detroit's recent history? And, what did the city and its people gain and/or lose during the process?