Reader feedback to Stansberry: Detroit's socialist nightmare is America's future:

"While I do not dispute any of the specific facts you present regarding the demise of Detroit, your commentary is nonetheless dripping with racist vitriol and let me tell you why: Your implication that the sad state of affairs you describe can be attributed to the blackness of the politicians in charge, rather than to their policies is nothing short of stunning in its ignorance and bigotry... Are you so naïve as to think that the current policies of this president are any different from those that would have been pursued by a white counterpart of the same political stripe?

"As a matter of fact, when it come to the fiscal irresponsibility practiced over the last serveral decades, and which is really what will ultimately destroy this country, there is absolutely no difference between the two parties. Furthermore, do you think that if Black Americans such as Walter E Williams or Thomas Sowell were in charge of policy they would make the same choices of a Barack Obama? I suspect your circle of influence when it comes to Black folk is terribly limited and your view is entirely conditioned by what you know about corrupt Black democrats in this country. You owe your intelligent readers, both Black and White, [an] apology for your thoughtless comments." - Subscriber LVC

Porter comment:

I knew when I wrote the piece about Detroit I would be accused of racism by lots of readers. I could have ignored race in my telling of the history, but ignoring race wouldn't have changed any of the facts. And the truth is that race matters in Detroit politics. The truth is, race has played a major and complex role in Democratic policies over the last 40 years - particularly in urban areas. For many ambitious, talented, and intelligent black men and women, the civil rights movement led to a career in politics. This generation of black politicians (who are nearly all Democrats) has an overwhelming belief in the power of the government to improve people's lives. They believe this because the civil rights movement was so successful.

Unfortunately, these men and women don't understand the many negative consequences when the government moves from granting equal rights to manufacturing equal outcomes. These black Democratic politicians have held on to power - despite the disastrous outcomes of their policies - largely because they have continued to promise their mostly black constituents they can deliver more benefits from government. These promises come with a racial undertone because their constituents know very well who will pay for these government programs: rich white people.

On the other hand, there are numerous leading black intellectuals - like Walter Williams and Thomas Sowell - who have stopped to ask the obvious question: Has the expanded role of government helped the black community or hurt it? These men, however, are not Democratic politicians. They do not run for office with the explicit promise of using the government to redistribute wealth. And unfortunately, neither of them is currently the president of the United States.

As anyone who knows me would tell you, I am not a racist. And I am not prejudiced. But I simply won't pretend race has not played a major role in urban politics, even though pointing out these facts is uncomfortable and puts me in jeopardy of being called a bigot.

Finally... 90% of the time I would agree with you that there is no difference between the two major political parties. But I don't think this is true when it comes to race. The Republican Party is not only the party of Lincoln, its policies are, to a much greater extent than the Democrats, blind to race. The Republican Party has consistently opposed affirmative action and other racially motivated government policies. For this reason, lots of folks consider Republicans to be anti-black. I think the opposite is true. I believe the way Democrats pander to racial interests is the real bigotry.

And I think what the government has done to black communities - largely at the insistence of black Democratic politicians - over the last 40 years is a horrendous crime. At some point - and I think it's happening right now in the current mayoral election in Atlanta - the black community is going to turn the tables on the black Democratic leadership. I think we'll see a time when it is the black caucus that's the most libertarian. They've certainly suffered the most under big government.

Discussing these ideas - and having the freedom to write about them without knee-jerk accusations of racism - is critical to a better understanding of politics in the United States. I hope you'll reconsider my points and your evaluation of my character.

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