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See this is my problem with Black conservatives. As soon as one says collective effort to assist, one immediatly thinks about a "hand out" or "charity"Thanks for the response!
I disagree with the whole notion that Detroit will one day become desirable and developers will one day flood the region. Detroit exists and existed for only one *main reason* and that is for the auto/manufacturing industry (and of course for the lesser extent of being a port). Since that is mostly all gone then the region has nothing that could possibly attract investors.
In addition to that, Detroit has horrible weather that is not attractive to most Americans. The infastructure is widely deteriorated as well.
IF Detroit had a very strategic purpose like NYC, DC, Bay Area or even Miami then I could possibly see where your coming from [when you mentioned the investors trying to take advantage of blacks leaving].
Personally, I love Detroit and it's architecture. I have family in Palmer Woods and a few other areas who I enjoy visiting but you really have to look at things from an economic standpoint.
I am against individualism and agree that everybody should definitely be more collectivist. The issue is how to go about being collectivist in the most constructive and productive manner.
Obviously the first thought by impulse to be collectivist would be to pool your resources directly to the needy party. This is a very thoughtful, nice and positive way to be BUT unfortunately, if a long-term dependence is initiated then it will just make things worse. I think if one were to help the people in communities like Detroit then the only ways you could help them is via tourism and consumer spending in community businesses to stimulate the local economy.
Think about welfare, public assistance and other programs; and the generational poverty associated with it. The intent was good but sadly, many folks got attached to it and no longer knew how to fend for themselves and be independant. It also increased single mothers since the programs favored fatherless homes and made it beneficial to not have a man around (which created a whole long plethora of issues- but that's another thread). All this is not a long term answer for the advancement of a people especially in these times which are MUCH MUCH MUCH more competitive. We MUST become much more industrious and make our money go further. The need is now more urgent then ever, we are facing competition from not only Latin American immigrants but East Asian immigrants.
Once again , look at history! Both Germany and Japan were bombed out hulls, after WW2. They did not ask for welfare nor a 'hand out" yet the US industrialists saw fit to invest and provide resources, that these people used to the point where 40 years later Germany was the biggest and highest union paid nation in Europe and Japan was lending to the US! I will sum up my point in two words Black Nationalism;
And when I say Collective Economics I mean this;