Ferguson and the summer of 1967 (The “reservoir of underlying grievances” remains)

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch ^ | September 11, 2014 | Chuck Henson

[2ndDivisionVet]

Revolution, civil war or expatriation. Choose.

[Boogieman]

The most fundamental reason for civil disorder in 1967 was “the racial attitude and behavior of white Americans toward black Americans.”

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When someone other than a leftist does this, it’s called “blaming the victim”.

[driftless2]

Sure...of course....why didn't somebody think of that before? Simply electing black officials in majority black areas will propel young black people (who previously were living in situations of evil oppression under white officials) up to parity with young, white people.

Everything will be made equal, the waters will quit flooding, volcanoes stop erupting, the planet will be healed. But in the meantime let black youngsters walk in the middle of the street so they can feel like they have some share in the game. Gee whiz, these law professors know everything. (snicker)

[Ray76]

The most fundamental reason for civil disorder in 2014 is the racial attitude and behavior of black Americans.

There is no time for investigation, no time for a grand jury, just demands for immediate “justice” made by a lynch mob.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

No one from the Ferguson community is expressing concern for the little store clerk the “gentle giant” jerked around. This tells me all I need to know about the character of Ferguson’s residents..

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Blacks are just ticked off because “The One” didn’t give them their “free sh*t”. They didn’t get their free cars, and free houses, all they got was an Obamaphone.

[ought-six]

“Revolution, civil war or expatriation. Choose.”

It boils down to pretty much that, doesn’t it? Not very attractive choices.

[Jim Robinson]

Some are slowly waking up to the fact that they got the Obama shaft.

[x1stcav]

I like the last option.

Read ‘Fitzpatrick’s War”.

[rawcatslyentist]

I choose expatriation.

They claim to be Africans.

Do savages belong in a civilized society?

Expatriate their mommas with em. They failed to raise a civilized citizen even when we paid them to do so. I'd say ship off their fathers too, but LBJ beat us to that.

[2ndDivisionVet]

LBJ? Are you referencing Vietnam?

[MasterGunner01]

I subscribe to repatriation. Liberia was founded as a homeland for freed slaves. I propose to free black Americans from their slavery to the Democrat Party and entitlements. A bag of $20,000 when they step off the one way flight to Liberia. Once on the ground and checked through customs and immigration, they will sign paperwork surrendering their U.S. citizenship and passports. Welcome to your new home in Liberia, expatriates.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Let's be real folks. Back in the 60s, blacks had probable cause to riot. They WERE treated like crap.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Yes, and those folks are retired or dead now, right?

[2ndDivisionVet]

I’d even up that to a first class one-way ticket and a million dollars, tax-free. In the long run, it’d save us trillions of dollars.

[Feckless]

..action against “local symbols of white American society, authority and property.."

So... if you want 'em to break a sweat that doesn't involve bassetball....

[publius911]

The commission’s proposed solution was not equality, but equity. De jure equality, meaning everyone is promised the same amount of access, the declaration of a “colorblind” society, already existed in 1967 because of the Civil_Rights_Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The commission recognized that it was too late for de jure equality. Equity, granting more to those who need the most, was the cure: “Only a commitment to national action on an unprecedented scale can shape a future compatible with the historic ideals of American society.”

1967.

After almost 50 years, how did that work out?
Did the inability of the blacks to hack it in a free society then as now, improve by making national pets out of them?

Arguably, did "giving" the presidency to a black man because it was "the right thing to do," as he is so fond of saying, change reality? Or did it simple diminish the rights of the other 270,000,000 Americans, as well as their financial well being with no visible positive results?

What's the point of this thread? That since we can't force the blacks to excel on their own, we must by law force all others to reduce their IQ, and ignore their abilities, ambition and achievements?

That's not gonna happen.
I can't think of any culture in history which has pulled that one off.

In fiction, the closest we have come is the dystopic society displayed in the movie, Idiocracy...

[publius911]

Let's be real folks. Back in the 60s, blacks had probable cause to riot. They WERE treated like crap. We must have lived in alternate universes in the 60's.

I had just finished college, and all through my education from third grade through college, Blacks were indistinguishable from everyone else.

No attitude, no pants dragging on the ground, and no rap music. No constant hostility and extreme sense of entitlement, either.

Why didn't that moronic recommendation in 1967 fail?
Why are we discussing it again?

What's the definition of insanity?

[AceMineral]

I get the idea from reading about that time that the negroes were somehow lead to believe that once the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act were signed a utopia of being would immediately manifest itself. When this did not happen they evidently got mighty ticked off and have remained ticked off ever since.

Who told them that things would magically get better just because they could now eat at a hamburger stand or vote without getting hassled I don’t know. The negroes at time must have been very gullible or hoping against hope that things would turn out in their favor for once.

[goat granny]

lots of leftist agitators during the 60’s...city riots by Negros were not the only riots happening. Burn baby Burn was yelled by all the commie peace-niks . Those agitators are now the ones teaching at the colleges and running the government..It wasn't the black community burning college buildings, or riots on campus's or building bombs like Obama's friend Ayers did. Lets not just remember one aspect of the 60's...