This is what Flint looks like now
Flint was once home to thousands of hard working families, prideful businesses, and a General Motors plant- it was a city of tremendous highs. Now Flint is nothing but a shell of its former self, a city as dark as its stone cold namesake.
My hometown is a smudge on the map of the Midwest. It is the result of all that is wrong with America’s autocracy; it is the nuclear wasteland of our country’s power hungry leaders.
Flint, Michigan serves as a sullen reminder of what used to be the heartland of American entrepreneurial patriotism. We used to live in a respectable city; a place where you could make a living and raise a family.
Now the street corners are occupied by the homeless. Now nearly one out of every four people are without a job. Now the memories of the forgotten children hang visibly over the cityscape, looming over the town in gray clouds of factory smoke, comforting the people in a security blanket of long-deceased dreams.
The residents of Flint used to have a future to plan for- they used to have jobs to maintain and a city worthy of respect. Now all they have is hope. Hope for a better tomorrow, hope that one day they get out of this place, hope that somehow food will end up on their toddler’s plate come breakfast in the morning. That hope keeps us alive. FEEL FREE TO COMMENT
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