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2026-08-08 18:29 UTC
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@Kirp123@lemmy.world 2026-08-08 18:45
That’s a shit take. Gangs arise when people are desperate and are trying to find ways to survive in poverty. Same with drugs, they are a coping mechanism. All because capitalism decided that they need to maximize profit so they moved all the manufacturing from Detroit to some other place where they can pay people less. People can’t get jobs, they get desperate so resort to crime or escapism such as drugs. This shit is not unique to Detroit, shit it’s not unique to the US. Happens in some way everywhere where industries leave and people are left unemployed and without prospects. Though in some regards it’s worse in the US since there is no safety social net so those people are truly screwed. Also I have a feeling that “low iq behavior” is just a racist dogwhistle.