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To: JohnGalt
Ending slavery was political goal? How about constitutional goal? For slavery violated American (small-c) constitution. Or do you not believe that all Men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness?

he supported the policy of his generals to wage war on civilians.

Southern policy not to wage war on civilians or do you not consider negroes to be civilians? Forcing men women and children to work at gunpoint, sleep with their "owners", and give up their children seems like war to me.

King was a philandering plagerist which speaks to his character; he associated with Marxists

This is true. But it says nothing of fact that he helped to bring end of segregation, effect which will live much longer than those he "associated" with or those he slept with. Or do you not believe end of segregation was good? How about end of slavery?

91 posted on 09/03/2003 9:45:18 AM PDT by Alter Kaker (Whatever tears one may shed, in the end one always blows one’s nose.-Heine)
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To: Alter Kaker
You cited the Declaration of Independence to prove 'something' about the Constitution or you mean some invented small 'c' constitution?

Case 1 that public schools are working just fine.

State enforced 'Segregation' and slavery are moral evils; using violence, violation of property rights, and war on civilians to achieve an alleged moral good is a liberal concept from the French Revolution, not a conservative concept.

Case 2 that public schools are working just fine.

Throwing starving Irish and Chinese into mills and working them to death is, IMO, on the same moral plane as 'slavery' but at least there are thousands of stories of decent, Christian slave owners and slaves alike who felt genuine human kindness and loyalty to each other.

There was a higher rate of two-parent black families during slavery than there is today; that can only be considered an achievement through liberal glasses.

Case 3.

King used violence to achieve his alleged positive end which has resulted in an even more segregated community or did you not see that the Supreme Court made racial prefernce the law of the land a month ago? He achieved nothing that you give him credit for, apparently.

Case 4.
97 posted on 09/03/2003 9:55:59 AM PDT by JohnGalt (Don't leave the children on their own, no, no. Bring the Boys Back Home)
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