tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post2525936079159724192..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Why is the Only "Good" Civil Rights Leader a Dead One?David Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-31669910878997284642008-01-25T14:06:00.000-08:002008-01-25T14:06:00.000-08:00Phil M, there was no racial strife?? What about ho...Phil M, there was no racial strife?? What about how witnesses said the boys said things like "thank your grandfather for my cotton shirt" and other racist remarks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-43939209351518495112008-01-10T12:23:00.000-08:002008-01-10T12:23:00.000-08:00When people involved in that ear, such as Jesse Ja...When people involved in that ear, such as Jesse Jackson, become involved in a case such as the Duke Rape case solely for the racial overtones; and then refuse to recant or at least apologize for the stirring up of race relations in an instance where there was no racial strife, you lose the ability to say that he is standing for the same causes as he did in the 60's.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I linked here from you Y!A post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-54016205031368137972007-10-03T16:20:00.000-07:002007-10-03T16:20:00.000-07:00very insightfulvery insightfulvschraubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699170597766716996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-76089650349042666152007-10-02T22:32:00.000-07:002007-10-02T22:32:00.000-07:00I couldn't have said this better myself. Thank you...I couldn't have said this better myself. Thank you.Kevin Andre Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842238481549571107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-64562999712028565852007-10-01T16:44:00.000-07:002007-10-01T16:44:00.000-07:00Some people miss the good ol' days when all you ha...Some people miss the good ol' days when all you had to do for your "I'm not a racist" credentials was condemn bombing MLK's house. Seriously, they wish they could go back to a time when Brown v. Board was controversial on its outcome, not just its social-science footnotes -- not because they want laws segregating the races, but because they want to be able to feel good about themselves simply for supporting the government's not actively and deliberately screwing black people over. Ah, back when they could condemn the obviously false prosecution of the Scottsboro boys for rape, instead of having to contend with the Jena 6's murkier issues of level of offense charged, etc.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.com