Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Third World States
Yeah, it's been awhile, but I'm getting back on my blogging horse again.
An article in the Detroit Free Press tells that Detroit students have scored a record low in test scores. The state has the highest unemployment of the United States. More people are leaving the state than ever before (no wonder). I wonder if Detroit has a political office that isn't corrupt and stealing people's money. The whole state is based on an industry that can't seem to figure out how to build a good economical car, and is slowly dissolving into a government-backed organization that keep even keep a boss in office for more than a few months.
And it's not just Detroit. Flint has decided to just bulldoze parts of the city and turn them into parks. The houses are empty except for crack heads and meth labs and feral dogs roam the city in packs. Most of the city of Saginaw looks like a set from an end-of-the-world movie and the gangs run rampant on the east side - and they're slowing working their way into the west side. The law doesn't seem to be able to help. This summer a man rescuing a woman was literally torn to shreds by pit bulls and the dogs owners have yet to go to trial, while he spends more time in an operating room than Tiger does on a golf course. There are "after-hour clubs" in Saginaw that are sink holes of crime and the city is powerless to close them.
Michigan is rapidly becoming a third world state. And now we're sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. A country in name only where they've been fighting each other and strangers for hundreds of years. Why bother? As much as I think we need to be a truly global nation, we really need to spend some time cleaning up our own messes. And why not start with Michigan. And no, I have no idea what to do with us - I'm hoping there's smarter people out there than me who do.
Labels: government, michigan
