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To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (80315)	3/24/2007 9:20:58 PM
From: stan_hughes	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110194

Cultural preservation has never been Detroit's long suit. But, alas, one has to have a culture worth preserving. Probably stems from the auto industry's longstanding philosophy and psychology of planned obsolescence, i.e. when something gets a bit old, don't preserve it, just throw it away and get a new one. Why the hell should buildings be any different, right? And let's not be getting into any Commie discussions about the mess that gets left behind or the resources that get wasted with this myopic vision, because perpetually mortgaging the future is what made America great..... that is, at least until it isn't anymore. Here a nice little redneck article about Detroit -- stormfront.org But in its defence, Detroit has made some progress. Three things immediately come to mind: 1. Perhaps for lack of buildings to keep burning down, the annual Devil's Night ritual has subsided over the years 72.14.205.104 2. The murder rate isn't ramping up exponentially anymore and seems to have stalled at around one per day 72.14.205.104 3. The Rouge River down by the old Ford plant doesn't catch on fire anymore like the good old days from all the oil on the water surface greatlakeswiki.org Yep, everything's up to date in Detroit City. I'm recommending a new tourism slogan, "Come see Detroit - better than Chernobyl"