Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Detroit - The Anarchists Dream Town

The libertarians have been trying to move to New Hampshire so that they can get a large enough population to get people into office, while as a anarchists we are not looking to put anyone in power Detroit is the perfect place to turn into our New Hampshire. There are entire neighborhoods that are completely empty. The houses on these streets can be bought for as little as 300 dollars, with a mortgage on a house like that it cost around 15 bucks a month. A lot of the houses are surrounded by burned out shells of houses, these lots could be cleared, and the materials salvaged for use on repairs and more building. The lots can be used for light farming or heavy gardening; whichever term you prefer.
If people decided to squat the police in Detroit would not present much of a problem because they have a lot of crime to deal with, the least of their concerns would be a bunch of people moving into abandoned buildings on the same street and improving the neighborhood. There are a few squats that have turned legitimate, one that comes to mind is trumbulplex in Woodbridge, they have 2 adjacent lots, a greenhouse, fairly large garden and showspace. The only issue with squatting in Michigan is that you have to show open uninterrupted possession of the property for 15 years. However if enough people move into the city as squatters and partake in elections it would be entirely possible to get Detroit to lower the amount of time that it takes to get possession.