Inventor of Egg McMuffin Dies at 89
she calls me a "known bigot" because of the color of my skin.
The Civil Rights battles have been fought and won and it is now time for all people of all races to take advantage of the freedoms and opportunities available to all.
Quote:The Civil Rights battles have been fought and won and it is now time for all people of all races to take advantage of the freedoms and opportunities available to all.
Agreed; which is what Obama has been saying.
But to try and say it was a good thing we did in putting people in chains and then enslaving them because they had it just as bad or worse over there is ridiculous and no credible person could say it without being dishonest about the history of that terrible time in America's history.
revel wrote:Quote:The Civil Rights battles have been fought and won and it is now time for all people of all races to take advantage of the freedoms and opportunities available to all.
Agreed; which is what Obama has been saying.
But to try and say it was a good thing we did in putting people in chains and then enslaving them because they had it just as bad or worse over there is ridiculous and no credible person could say it without being dishonest about the history of that terrible time in America's history.
Revel, NOBODY has said it was a good thing to put people in chains or enslave them. Focus please. Sowell, Williams et al have ALL said there is no way to justify that no matter from what perspective. They have NOT justified it. They have NOT justified any form of slavery, discrimination, segregation.
All they are saying is that they personally have benefitted enormously from the freedoms afforded them through the civil rights initiatives that have been fought and won at high cost in this country and they are no longer required to suffer under any form of discrimination or segregation even though they all grew up in segregated societies.
They ARE saying that they count themselves blessed to be citizens of the USA and are far better off because they were born here instead of as poor, uneducated people under some totalitarian warlord's thumb in Africa. They both know that had their ancesters not been slaves, they personally would likely not have been born here as free men with unlimited opportunities.
They are saying that they are grateful for the opportunities their country now provides them, and that they personally are owed nothing by you or anybody else. They can take it from here.
Anybody can harbor resentments and see themselves as victims of their past. And anybody can look forward and take advantage of the opportunities available to them.
Sowell, Williams and others who have been labeled "Uncle Toms" and worse on this thread are strong supporters of the latter option.
And that is why they see the rhetoric of a Jeremiah Wright as so destructive and counter productive to that.
But he fully acknowledges that he personally has benefitted enormously because somebody dragged his ancesters over here as slaves. If they had not he would most likely be an relatively uneducated, impoverished nobody living in constant terror under threat by some savage warlord.
Quote:The Civil Rights battles have been fought and won and it is now time for all people of all races to take advantage of the freedoms and opportunities available to all.
Agreed; which is what Obama has been saying.
But to try and say it was a good thing we did in putting people in chains and then enslaving them because they had it just as bad or worse over there is ridiculous and no credible person could say it without being dishonest about the history of that terrible time in America's history.
Foxfyre wrote:revel wrote:Quote:The Civil Rights battles have been fought and won and it is now time for all people of all races to take advantage of the freedoms and opportunities available to all.
Agreed; which is what Obama has been saying.
But to try and say it was a good thing we did in putting people in chains and then enslaving them because they had it just as bad or worse over there is ridiculous and no credible person could say it without being dishonest about the history of that terrible time in America's history.
Revel, NOBODY has said it was a good thing to put people in chains or enslave them. Focus please. Sowell, Williams et al have ALL said there is no way to justify that no matter from what perspective. They have NOT justified it. They have NOT justified any form of slavery, discrimination, segregation.
All they are saying is that they personally have benefitted enormously from the freedoms afforded them through the civil rights initiatives that have been fought and won at high cost in this country and they are no longer required to suffer under any form of discrimination or segregation even though they all grew up in segregated societies.
They ARE saying that they count themselves blessed to be citizens of the USA and are far better off because they were born here instead of as poor, uneducated people under some totalitarian warlord's thumb in Africa. They both know that had their ancesters not been slaves, they personally would likely not have been born here as free men with unlimited opportunities.
They are saying that they are grateful for the opportunities their country now provides them, and that they personally are owed nothing by you or anybody else. They can take it from here.
Anybody can harbor resentments and see themselves as victims of their past. And anybody can look forward and take advantage of the opportunities available to them.
Sowell, Williams and others who have been labeled "Uncle Toms" and worse on this thread are strong supporters of the latter option.
And that is why they see the rhetoric of a Jeremiah Wright as so destructive and counter productive to that.
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But he fully acknowledges that he personally has benefitted enormously because somebody dragged his ancesters over here as slaves. If they had not he would most likely be an relatively uneducated, impoverished nobody living in constant terror under threat by some savage warlord.
see above
Ticomaya:
Quote:she calls me a "known bigot" because of the color of my skin.
that ain't why
okie wrote:Thomas Sowell is one of my favorite columnists, a very bright man, a great man, and one who has the ability to analyze what may appear to be complex problems and break them down to explain them in very simple terms. Evidently, folks like Roxxi can't even understand them in simple terms.
Sowell is not a racist, no way, and that is why he demands and deserves respect. If he were to run for office, such as Congress, I would vote for him no question. One of his strong areas is the ability to understand the common sense basics of the economy and free enterprise, and that would put him head and shoulders above most of today's Democratic congressmen.
I am not saying he is a racist; I said he was a conservative with views I would call a bit radical. Like answering the slave reparation question with "Their descendants would have been worse off today if born in Africa instead of America."
Jesus Christ you people are all so far up your high horses, battling it out for the moral high ground it's hilarious.... I'm having a wonderful time...
revel wrote:Quote:The Civil Rights battles have been fought and won and it is now time for all people of all races to take advantage of the freedoms and opportunities available to all.
Agreed; which is what Obama has been saying.
But to try and say it was a good thing we did in putting people in chains and then enslaving them because they had it just as bad or worse over there is ridiculous and no credible person could say it without being dishonest about the history of that terrible time in America's history.
Revel, NOBODY has said it was a good thing to put people in chains or enslave them. Focus please. Sowell, Williams et al have ALL said there is no way to justify that no matter from what perspective. They have NOT justified it. They have NOT justified any form of slavery, discrimination, segregation.
All they are saying is that they personally have benefitted enormously from the freedoms afforded them through the civil rights initiatives that have been fought and won at high cost in this country and they are no longer required to suffer under any form of discrimination or segregation even though they all grew up in segregated societies.
They ARE saying that they count themselves blessed to be citizens of the USA and are far better off because they were born here instead of as poor, uneducated people under some totalitarian warlord's thumb in Africa. They both know that had their ancesters not been slaves, they personally would likely not have been born here as free men with unlimited opportunities.
They are saying that they are grateful for the opportunities their country now provides them, and that they personally are owed nothing by you or anybody else. They can take it from here.
Anybody can harbor resentments and see themselves as victims of their past. And anybody can look forward and take advantage of the opportunities available to them.
Sowell, Williams and others who have been labeled "Uncle Toms" and worse on this thread are strong supporters of the latter option.
And that is why they see the rhetoric of a Jeremiah Wright as so destructive and counter productive to that.
Who do you personally know, who has benefited? And if they did, why does the white media act like they GAVE something to someone Black when they are good at what they do, in spite of the stereotypes, heaped on Blacks, in general. Why? Because they too, are biased and racist! Hell, damned if we do and sure damned if we don't! See Tiger Woods!
You see Jeremiah Wright the way you WANT to see him. If I could, I'd join his church, ...
Foxfyre wrote:revel wrote:Quote:The Civil Rights battles have been fought and won and it is now time for all people of all races to take advantage of the freedoms and opportunities available to all.
Agreed; which is what Obama has been saying.
But to try and say it was a good thing we did in putting people in chains and then enslaving them because they had it just as bad or worse over there is ridiculous and no credible person could say it without being dishonest about the history of that terrible time in America's history.
Revel, NOBODY has said it was a good thing to put people in chains or enslave them. Focus please. Sowell, Williams et al have ALL said there is no way to justify that no matter from what perspective. They have NOT justified it. They have NOT justified any form of slavery, discrimination, segregation.
All they are saying is that they personally have benefitted enormously from the freedoms afforded them through the civil rights initiatives that have been fought and won at high cost in this country and they are no longer required to suffer under any form of discrimination or segregation even though they all grew up in segregated societies.
They ARE saying that they count themselves blessed to be citizens of the USA and are far better off because they were born here instead of as poor, uneducated people under some totalitarian warlord's thumb in Africa. They both know that had their ancesters not been slaves, they personally would likely not have been born here as free men with unlimited opportunities.
They are saying that they are grateful for the opportunities their country now provides them, and that they personally are owed nothing by you or anybody else. They can take it from here.
Anybody can harbor resentments and see themselves as victims of their past. And anybody can look forward and take advantage of the opportunities available to them.
Sowell, Williams and others who have been labeled "Uncle Toms" and worse on this thread are strong supporters of the latter option.
And that is why they see the rhetoric of a Jeremiah Wright as so destructive and counter productive to that.
Who do you personally know, who has benefited? And if they did, why does the white media act like they GAVE something to someone Black when they are good at what they do, in spite of the stereotypes, heaped on Blacks, in general. Why? Because they too, are biased and racist! Hell, damned if we do and sure damned if we don't! See Tiger Woods!
You see Jeremiah Wright the way you WANT to see him. If I could, I'd join his church, because he's speaking the truth about the way Blacks ARE treated, WERE treated and now condemned for it!