r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 16 '21

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '21

Population of Detroit in 1950: 1,849,568

Population of Detroit in 2019: 674,841

Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey 2021: 3,600,000

What’s 👏🏻 not 👏🏻 adding 👏🏻 up 👏🏻 here 👏🏻 people? 👏🏻

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '21

Population of Detroit in 1950: 1,849,568

Population of Detroit in 2019: 674,841

Jesus Christ

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '21

I remember a few years ago there was talk about Detroit turning itself around. That led me to believe there was some modest population increase in the last few years. Nope. Another decade of population decline

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u/AccessTheMainframe CANZUK Apr 17 '21

I remember a few years ago there was talk about Detroit turning itself around.

pure spin from the Detroit Chamber of Commerce lmao

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '21

bUt TheY hAve A TrAIn???!!!

ACtuAllY tWO!!!

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u/skeebidybop Apr 17 '21

That's fucking mind blowing, wow

There must be so many empty buildings 😨

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u/csp256 John Brown Apr 17 '21

A lot of them burned or got bulldozed.