First and foremost, my apologies for the delay. I made a personal promise to try and kick out a new post at least every week, and as you should be able to tell by my first two posts, have fallen flat on my ass. I suppose that’s the result of trying to maintain side projects in the final semester of my M.A. Anyway, I finally got on a rant again after a very good friend of mine called me and told me to check out an editorial that was posted in the Detroit Times today. Below is a copy of an e-mail that I sent out to my co-workers and Urban/political friends (and if there are any Urban/Political people I did not send this to but would be interested in future e-mails of similar nature, feel free to let me know). Anyway:
A close friend of mine back in MI just called me about this article. In the past he and I have talked about our country's current global focus and how our infrastructure was not only failing, but contributing to the decline of the American Society. I understand that many academics hate phrases like that because, yes, I am intentionally making a very deliberate, value laden statement about what is good for America and it's society, but when our political structures are producing populations like the one depicted in this article I believe I would be hard pressed to find anyone to defend this scenario as anything other than a tragedy and a warning flag.
It’s a story I feel should be shared, especially to anyone who believes that we, as Americans, are progressing as a society. This is not just a single incident but rather a brief insight into the type of people we, as the only consciously rational species on the planet, have chosen to become.
Frozen in indifference: Life goes on around body found in vacant Detroit warehouse
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090129/METRO08/901290400
I think after my last rant, and this e-mail, it should be at least somewhat obvious as to what my response was. If you have any thought's or comments on my words or the piece, please let me know. I'd be really interested in hearing people's opinion on our current "State of Society".
- Paul
(P.S. You can expect another post soon. I'm taking a Land-Use Law class right now and I've developed some pretty strong thoughts on Fiscal Zoning)
Iron Hill Newtown: At Long Last
5 years ago
I heard about that and, frankly, I'm not surprised. Disgusted, maybe. I just feel like this kind of thing happens all the time. And just down the street GM is going under and creating more homeless in Detroit. Of course, the fat cats at GM will walk away with hefty severances. I'm just not too surprised.
ReplyDeleteI'd have to agree with you sir... not suprised, but overly disgusted that we continue to let stuff like this continue as the norm...
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