To: dennisw
No- He died unrepetentant. He actually had a Russian Jewish Novelist friend who was taken into NKVD custody and his case became one of the few acknowledged by the American Left as perhaps unjust in the "Perfect" Soviet Union. Robeson met with him in a room with NKVD agents and told friends in private that he was distressed by his appearence as he had been obvioulsy tortured. But what did he say to the American Leftist press? He was fine. The Jewish novelist was latter executed. Robeson was given an award by Clinton I think a couple of years ago for being some sort of great American. Sickening.
And yes- said I would leave- tried a few other forums- Lucienne.com - was expelled from there within an hour. Came back to the home ground. FR- love it or leave it. I guess I love it. This is the most tolerant forum on the net for opinion. I didn't know how well I had it until I tried some others.
So mea culpa- I am back to annoy and challenge you.
To: Burkeman1
This is the most tolerant forum on the net for opinion. I didn't know how well I had it until I tried some others.
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I feel the same way. And thanks for the material on Paul Robeson.
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10/24/2002 7:10:57 PM PDT by
dennisw
To: Burkeman1
Yes, the Slintoonians awarded Red Paul a posthumous 'Pesidential medal of Freedom'. The irony of a high profile crypto-commie and Stalin stooge getting such an award was lost on the lamestream media. Robeson was a disgrace. In an era when there were very few black Americans with national prescence he was an international celebrity. His musical talents and intelligence were of a high order. To what end did he apply them? He became a lapdog of Stalin's regime ever ready to put his name or voice to work supporting the latest commie propaganda campaign, including the fabricated allegations that the US conducted biowarfare in Korea. Robeson merits execration down to the latest hour of our history. He is in that class of Americans that contains Benedict Arnold, John Wilkes Booth, and the Rosenbergs. Unfortunatly the liberal luminati have turned him into a pc icon and official historical victim of evil racist Amerikan kulture.
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