[billbears]

Alan Singer wants a public school curriculum that focuses on slavery's impact on the northern U.S.

I just bet he does.

The enemy of my enemy may not be my friend, but he may be useful in this one instance.

[ClearCase_guy]

Why do you think he is pushing this? I see two possible reasons:

1) "I don't want you kids to demonize the South. We here in the North were no angels. Judge yourself and your ancestors first before you go putting down people who live in Alabama or Mississippi."

2) "You kids think your hands are clean. You think the rednecks in the South did all the bad stuff. Well, those stupid hillbillies did do a lot of bad stuff. An awful lot. But, hey, your ancestors were no angels either. You kids are guilty as hell. Reparations are the least you can do for blacks, seeing as how involved your families were in the slave trade. Now, do your duty, step up, feel guilty, and vote to increase government spending on inner cities."