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Sowell: It's Not Black History Month, It's Sins of White People Month
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| Feb. 26, 2002
| Dr. Thomas Sowell
Posted on 02/26/2002 3:28:30 AM PST by Mean Daddy
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Sheeple, sheeple everywhere...
To: Mean Daddy
Refreashing. Thanks.
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posted on
02/26/2002 3:37:07 AM PST
by
leadpenny
How'd that 'a' get in there?
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posted on
02/26/2002 3:39:13 AM PST
by
leadpenny
To: Mean Daddy
Thomas Sowell BUMP! I thank God for men like him with the courage to speak the truth despite the recriminations sure to follow.
To: Mean Daddy
bttt
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posted on
02/26/2002 3:49:14 AM PST
by
lodwick
To: Mean Daddy
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Personally, I'd like to see an "American History Month". |
Just imagine the socialists in the news media having a coronary over that one...
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posted on
02/26/2002 3:51:30 AM PST
by
Fintan
To: Fintan
White Americans instituted slavery and White Americans abolished slavery. This presents a dilemma to Black Americans who believe that White American do not have the right to do either. (Did I make any sense here?)
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posted on
02/26/2002 4:04:42 AM PST
by
Consort
To: Fintan
Just imagine the socialists in the news media having a coronary over that one...
I share your sympathies on this. However, you and I both know what would happen. American History would totally ignore the founding of the nation, would not bring up the Constitution, BOR, DOI or the Articles of Confederation. Instead, American History as the inferiors...er...politicians would frame it would be drawn in terms of "the 60's" and some of the failed socialist/labor movements of the 19th and early 20th century. We'd get wars explained to us as the "results of unfettered capitalism" and not a single dead white male would make the list of great historical figures.
Cynical?....Nah, say it ain't so brother, say it ain't so.
To: Jimer
How about Native American History Month? They were more oppressed than the blacks. At least the white man gave the blacks food, clothing and shelter.
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posted on
02/26/2002 4:10:59 AM PST
by
mcook4
To: mafree
I'd like to apologize for pinging you but I just can't help myself. I mean that. You have become somewhat of a metaphor, to me, for someone who just doesn't get it. I deserve to be chastised severely for allowing you to represent what I see as the wrong-headed thinking that is taking America to its ruin.
That said, I also wanted to make sure you saw another example of Sowell's excellent reasoning.
To: Jimer
"White Americans instituted slavery and White Americans abolished slavery. This presents a dilemma to Black Americans who believe that White American do not have the right to do either. (Did I make any sense here?)"
Yes you did! This is a good explanation of the catch 22 situation that White America now finds itself in. There is no right answer here! Whatever Whites do somebody will find fault with it!
Personally, I don't think people should be called to account for the sins of their great grandfathers. If we are going to do that, hey, fine with me! I have some Native American blood in my family, and I'll be damned if I'm gonna pay the people that originated the "Buffalo Soldiers" that made war on my ancestors!
To: mcook4
Imho, American natives are the ones that ought to be complaining about reparations....hard to deny their claims.
To: leadpenny
"How'd that 'a' get in there? " I don't know, but I always say...the only thing that beats a good freashing is a refreashing. =;^)
To: Jimer
White Americans instituted slavery and White Americans abolished slavery. BZZZT! Sorry, incorrect. When slavery was instituted in the New World in the 17th Century, it was done by White colonial Britons. America had yet to exist. Also, slavery had a long and proud tradition in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia looooong before Europeans got into the business. Slavery was finally abolished by Americans, but we were about 10th to do so... but we had been struggling with the concept for several decades with the Compromises, etc. (Britain was one of the first, though. Maybe it should be Black British History month!)
To: Jimer;whyisatexasgirlinpa
White Americans instituted slavery and White Americans abolished slavery. This presents a dilemma to Black Americans who believe that White American do not have the right to do either. (Did I make any sense here?) Yes! YES! That is great! I cannot wait to use it as a point somewhere down the road.
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
LOL! I needed to make it clear 'cause the last time I went freashing I almost got arrested.
To: Mean Daddy
Sowell is DA MAN.
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posted on
02/26/2002 4:34:05 AM PST
by
Tauzero
To: Mean Daddy
Shelby Steele has pointed out that whites are desperate to escape guilt and blacks are desperate to escape implications of inferiority.What guilt and what inferiority? If everyone would stop looking for differences and look for similarities instead, the racial discord would end.
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posted on
02/26/2002 4:34:16 AM PST
by
4CJ
To: Jimer
White Americans did not institute slavery. Slavery has been in place throughout history, indeed, it is still being used throughout the world. White Americans DID end slavery in America.
To: leadpenny
"...I almost got arrested. " Yes. I can see where that could be most embarassing.
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