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BDS is still strong in Michigan I suppose.
BDS is very strong down in that sucking chest wound known as the Tri-County area - Wayne (home of Detroit), Oakland, and Macomb counties and it's not so strong elsewhere in the state. Grand Rapids, Flint, and Ann Arbor are all microcosms of the Tri-County area, however.
The prevalence of Rust Belt thinking, i.e., that unions can do no wrong, that graft, greed and corruption is commonplace and expected (see Coleman Young's history and that of his protege Kwame for real examples), and the idea that building transportation is a God-given right is strange when you think about it.
For years, people have been bailing out of that area and fleeing elsewhere due to the inherent employment problems, crappy weather, and stupid behavior on the part of elected officials.
Why more people haven't fled that area is a real mystery.
I do miss the coney island hot dogs, though.