tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post3241582860470303691..comments2024-03-28T23:02:24.234-07:00Comments on Flint Expatriates: Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City by Gordon YoungFlint Expatriateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08352270564340149006noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-74081656402899918682016-05-17T05:17:26.286-07:002016-05-17T05:17:26.286-07:00Bill Ballenger and other educated people had it ri...Bill Ballenger and other educated people had it right, but were shouted down. At the very least, the "water crisis" has been overblown. After election year politics has been exploited all it can be, Flint will again be forgotten for another two to four years. http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/262865/fixing-flint-tough-love-daniel-greenfieldTrue Equivalencynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-9391910394742356952016-05-14T13:32:37.455-07:002016-05-14T13:32:37.455-07:00Don't try to minimize Flint's problems. Th...Don't try to minimize Flint's problems. The problems are very different, but the scale is comparable.<br /><br />Yes, 20% of Fort McMurray has been destroyed and my heart goes out to those people, but when they return they will have jobs, water, and a low crime rate. Many residents of Flint don't have jobs or truly safe water. Crime is a constant fear. Furthermore, much more than 20% of Flint have been leveled in a slow-motion disaster that largely went unnoticed or ignored by the media, politicians, business, and most of the U.S. for more than 30 years until the water crisis hit.False Equivalencynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-5333771109369444472016-05-09T08:41:48.187-07:002016-05-09T08:41:48.187-07:00Pray for the people of Fort McMurray. Their situat...Pray for the people of Fort McMurray. Their situation makes Flint's problems look small by comparison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-31099490251819926362016-02-26T05:03:06.471-08:002016-02-26T05:03:06.471-08:00Jan, I'm been planning to go see it. One thing...Jan, I'm been planning to go see it. One thing a friend who saw it said was that many of the things pointed out in the film would actually be relatively easy to implement in the U.S. if there was the will to do it. But given the current political situation, none of them will be implemented. Depressing.Gordon Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911010126952753812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-57406306832115661132016-02-26T05:01:14.027-08:002016-02-26T05:01:14.027-08:00I think this doesn't really sink in for a lot ...I think this doesn't really sink in for a lot of people because Flint's problems can seem so outsized, especially the water crisis. But the fundamental problems that have undermined Flint are present in so many other places.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-75200453179520807452016-02-25T21:21:01.517-08:002016-02-25T21:21:01.517-08:00Just saw "Where to Invade Next" yesterda...Just saw "Where to Invade Next" yesterday. Sadness crept over me...sort of like the sadness in Teardown, the sadness at the end of Demolition Means Progress. Michael Moore hit it right, though -- great reflection on your book, Gordie.Jan Worth-Nelsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244123422713926575.post-72403358952185766862016-02-15T22:56:34.139-08:002016-02-15T22:56:34.139-08:00The only difference between your town and Flint is...The only difference between your town and Flint is that the Grim Reaper just likes to visit us first. It's all here in Teardown <a href="http://plumbingjudge.com/" rel="nofollow">find this</a>Richard C. Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766504022599651016noreply@blogger.com