The rules apply for a city that’s functioning correctly; if it’s not functioning correctly then you need to figure out new rules. So, it’s up to us- I always felt Detroit was a very democratic city because I feel that you can affect change more here or you can at least talk to people on a different level here than in other places. You can really get into places and create organizations a lot quicker here than in other cities and change the government, change the rules.
— Detroit artist, Mitch Cope, in an interview with Juxtapoz Magaine.