A few pertinent quotes from the one & only Thomas Sowell.
btw - he'll be 90 years old on June 30th.
What a treasure he is.
1 posted on
06/10/2020 5:53:54 AM PDT by
nuconvert
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2 posted on
06/10/2020 5:57:36 AM PDT by
Loud Mime
("Now, go and do your duty before darkness covers the earth." Michael Uhlmann (1939 - 2019))
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3 posted on
06/10/2020 6:01:19 AM PDT by
SMARTY
("Nobility is defined by the demands it makes on us - by obligations, not by rights".)
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4 posted on
06/10/2020 6:04:42 AM PDT by
conservatism_IS_compassion
(Socialism is cynicism directed towards society and - correspondingly - naivete towards government.)
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Black votes matter to many politicians — more so than black lives. That is why such politicians must try to keep black voters fearful, angry and resentful. Racial harmony would be a political disaster for such politicians. “Black Lives Matter” is one thing - even that is a cynical criticism of society, insinuating that society does not value black lives. But BLM propagandists reject the slogan “All Lives Matter,” so it is more like “White Lives Don’t Matter. But even that doesn’t plumb the depths of the cynicism of the slogan - because the BLM propagandists don’t care about the numerous black lives lost to black crime, so some black lives don’t matter either.
So the bottom line of the BLM propagandists is actually that the only lives which matter are the lives of black criminals.
What could suit “BLM” sloganeers better, therefore, than to "Defund the Police”?
5 posted on
06/10/2020 6:26:02 AM PDT by
conservatism_IS_compassion
(Socialism is cynicism directed towards society and - correspondingly - naivete towards government.)
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Good to see these comments from Thomas Sowell.
We all remember how Sowell was among the Gang of 22 Never Trumpers who hated Trump with a passion.
I wonder. Has he ever changed his opinion of Trump? Curious.
7 posted on
06/10/2020 7:04:58 AM PDT by
poconopundit
(Joe Biden has long been the Senate's court jester. He's 24/7 malarkey and more corrupt than Hunter.)
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My freshman Econ textbook was by Sowell.
8 posted on
06/10/2020 7:39:00 AM PDT by
TBP
(Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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Thomas Sowell is so full of wisdom.
9 posted on
06/10/2020 7:47:13 AM PDT by
libertylover
(Socialism will always look good to those who think they can get something for nothing.)
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10 posted on
06/10/2020 7:49:11 AM PDT by
gogeo
(It isn't just time to open America up again: It's time to be America again.)
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Thanks for the ping, cIc and the post nuconvert!
*PING*
Thomas Sowell
12 posted on
06/10/2020 8:41:37 AM PDT by
jazusamo
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Equality of rights does not mean equality of results.
Words of wisdom can’t be spun media kicks dogs again.
13 posted on
06/10/2020 9:05:34 AM PDT by
Vaduz
(women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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I’m getting ready to re-read Black Rednecks and White Liberals. While I was searching Amazon for his book on Marxism, I found one called “The Einstein Syndrome” that he wrote because his son was a late talker. My grandson is a tiny bit behind in talking but he’s a smart kid— he follows directions and can point to letters of the alphabet correctly when you ask him. Anyway, Sowell is a fascinating man and a national treasure.
15 posted on
06/10/2020 12:12:09 PM PDT by
Calm_Cool_and_Elected
(" Undecided Voter: someone who parades their stupidity as proof of their morality." ~David Burge)
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06/10/2020 5:51:20 PM PDT by
pilipo
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