Posted on 07/19/2017 10:38:16 AM PDT by C19fan
Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) wrote “Huckleberry Finn.” In recent years this great book has been deemed racist. However, if one reads this great novel it points out the great wrongs of racism. It is subtle. It is real.
Samuel Clemens was a brilliant man. To live the life he did would be a dream come true as a writer, a novelist, a riverboat captain, a newspaper editor etc. He was and is a Sage that transcends his death. He did like to drink a bit of bourbon also!
He despised slavery. He was a man much before his time.
At the risk of starting a spit-storm I’ll tell you: Electing women happened....there, I said it.
Of course I should amend it to say “electing the wrong women”, as the world would benefit greatly from seeing another Margaret Thatcher rise.
We just live with such low-information people that Clemens’ use of the word “nigger” (regardless of context) is much more important than his abolitionist bent/anti-slavery message. Many people today are not worthy to shine Clemens’ shoes; they certainly don’t (or can’t) read his books.
Don’t blame women.
Blame the dilution of the the voting franchise.
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