Flint: The Cause Of The Water Crisis In Flint

There is a reason that this crisis occurred in a city like Flint. The water crisis cannot be looked at as an isolated incident, it must be looked at as part of the entire progression of the city, as well as the country. Any attempt to disregard the aspect of race or socioeconomic status is detrimental to the advancement of society. Without addressing the problem at the source, it will only replicate. In the case of Flint, research must begin as far back as the country has existed. It is not just an issue with the city itself, but the entire organizational progression of society. Systemic racism is the current cause of the issue, but it stems from the overt racism of the past. The changing attitudes towards non-white races has significantly changed since the era of Jim Crow, but the remnants of the formal social limits are still prevalent. In Flint specifically, the history is what provides for the true cause of the crisis.

Flint gained its prosperity much like many other cities in the area. The manufacturing of the automobile created a

The neglected responsibilities of the government officials made people lose faith in the governmental processes because the people were not being heard by the people that were supposed to be protecting them. Even the press was delayed at responding to the issues in the city. It is also appalling that the government officials kept attempting to shirk off responsibility even after they had lost their ability to deny the issues. What I see the main issue being was the fact that they rushed into the water source change with very little input from the public or elected officials. Had the proper channels of democracy been in place, this massive governmental failure may have been