The smart thing? No, it would be the cathartic thing. And the honest thing. But not the smart thing. Cudgels are pretty useless in politics, especially when the other party is a bunch of nihilists and they control the house. The smart thing is to convince enough GOP leaning voters to just stay home so that the Dems…

Wayne State IS IN MIDTOWN. You know how many of these great amenities existed at Wayne State when I graduated in 2004? None. There was a McDonalds in the student center and that was it. You know why they have them now? Because PEOPLE ACTUALLY LIVE IN THE AREA NOW.

A starbucks on every other corner and $250,000 condos isn’t gentrification?

I think you are conflating political systems and economic systems. However, if you can show me an economic system that can elevate as many people far enough out of poverty that they can afford to care about the environment, I’d love to hear about it.