“America stands at a turning point in its history. It can choose to continue the downward slide into Third World status as evidenced by the ‘state of emergency’ in Detroit, or it can choose survival as a First World nation through the American Third Position” and European Americans United.
Jesse Jackson’s remark that Detroit is “Ground Zero” in American middle class disasters is more accurate than he realises — and given current immigration and nonwhite birth rates, all of America will ultimately end up looking like Detroit, or at best, like the worst parts of Mexico City.
Rev. Jackson made his remark after new U.S. Census Bureau figures show that 36.4 percent of Detroit’s population was officially below the poverty level.
He described the situation as a “state of emergency” — which it is — and then went on to point out that there is not a single national or regional chain food store in Detroit.
In a comment which reveals how blind he is to reality, Rev. Jackson said he was going to “talk” to owners of food chains, government departments, and large companies about getting investment in the city.
This is a common refrain heard amongst liberal types: if only these big companies “invest” in areas like Detroit, all will be well.
This “logic” ignores the reality that in Detroit, all of these companies used to be present and active in the city — and fled precisely because of the way the city’s demographics turned.
The last major grocery shop chain in Detroit closed in 2007 when the last two Farmer Jack stores closed in the city.
In a review of why stores closed in Detroit, David J. Livingston, a retail market specialist writing in a major magazine, listed the following factors:
– Net profits at supermarkets run 1–5 percent of revenue. If shoplifting by customers and employees runs 7–8 percent, the store is doomed to lose money.
– High cost of maintaining security for the stores, something most suburban locations don’t need. Shopping carts often disappear, at a cost of $300 per cart.
– Personal safety for employees, with robberies, thefts, and assaults both inside and outside the stores.
– Difficulty finding qualified managers willing to run Detroit stores. Most prefer the suburban locations.
– Problems seeking qualified workers for the stores. It can be a major undertaking to find employees who can pass reading, writing, and math tests along with credit, criminal background, and drug tests. And there is a constant turnover of employees at stores in the city. “It’s a human resource nightmare,” said Mr. Livingston.
Of course, where the racial demographics of Detroit are repeated in other cities, much the same scenario has occurred.
According to the U.S. Census figures, poverty levels are highest in the following cities:
Cleveland, Ohio 35 percent; Buffalo, N.Y., 28.8 percent; Milwaukee, Wis., 27 percent; St. Louis, Mo. 26.7 percent; Miami 26.5 percent; and Memphis, Tenn. 26.2 percent. Rounding out the poorest ten were Cincinnati, Ohio, Philadelphia, Pa., and Newark, N.J.
No prizes are being awarded for spotting the common factor amongst all these cities.
America stands at a turning point in its history. It can choose to continue the downward slide into Third World status as evidenced by the “state of emergency” in Detroit, or it can choose survival as a First World nation through the American Third Position.
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