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Follow Up on REPARATIONS
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The Black Leaders are still demanding Huge amounts of Money, and Huge amounts of Land, in payment for something that happened 200 yrs ago.
What states will we give them?
It is still a scam. Who would collect the money and distribute it,YEP your right.
And really! who would benifit?, YEP your right.
"A wise man is a man that realizes just how little he knows"
What states will we give them?
It is still a scam. Who would collect the money and distribute it,YEP your right.
And really! who would benifit?, YEP your right.
"A wise man is a man that realizes just how little he knows"
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It's not what you know that gets you in trouble, it's what you know that just ain't so!
"Not as deep as a well, or as wide as a church door, but it is enough."
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I saw the clip on the Black Militants, in Washington that were demonstrating for the Reparations, Standing on the Podium and Shouting "BLACK POWER"
How long would any other ethnic group be alowed to do that???
"A wise man is a man that realizes just how little he knows"
Rugster
Toujours Pret
So the way I see it, if your black and haven't taken advantage of these your are outta luck.
Most all of these are still available, somewhere in the nation; I say if your state don't offer them all, move yourself to the state which does, I for one will be glad to make room for you in KA, very soon.
What these black so called leaders reall mean by their strong support for reparations, is that;
the government should give them (these leaders) the monies so they can administrate and doll out the benes.
No thanks to all the reverends and mulas, including Muffuswi.
"The great object is that every man.... everyone who is able may have a gun." Patrick Henry
Well there is no politicaly correct way of putting it, any way you look at it it sucks......
JD
400 million cows can't be wrong ( EAT GRASS !!! )
Eric S. Williams
Edited by - E.Williams on 08/23/2002 19:05:32
It's not what you know that gets you in trouble, it's what you know that just ain't so!
Eric S. Williams
So the black leaders are saying that if you don't give us what we want we will commit robbery.
Well Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson might have something to say about trying to rob the armed citizens.
"If you ain't got pictures, I wasn't there."
Margaret Thatcher
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
Mark Twain
I could go back farther in history and say that the Brits owe me cash because the invaded Ireland, and Scotland. Or farther yet and demand reperations from Italy for attacking the germanic tribes. Or closer to home, how about a cool million cause a great great grandpa didnt leave on the trail of tears?
Im starting to like this idea. 40 acers and a mule figure about 60000.00, I could pay that out of the pocket change from what the Holy Roman Empire owes me. Then I collect from the English, the French, Moors, and the US gov. Heck, Im set for life.
Those people who see nothing but grey areas, no black and white, are lost in the fog.
Edited by - Varmintmist on 08/23/2002 20:46:10
JD
400 million cows can't be wrong ( EAT GRASS !!! )
"Not as deep as a well, or as wide as a church door, but it is enough."
"A wise man is a man that realizes just how little he knows"
Eric S. Williams
I have followed this thread with great interest and have seen a large proportion of comments that go something like this. " I'd like to see him try( fill in the blank ) that with me. Enough with the testosterone already.
You are missing the point. It is yet another attempt to push the agenda of redistibution of wealth. Socialism redressed, by people both black and white that wish to see the United States brought to it's knees.
It is no accident that the rally on the mall played out just like a '60s anti-war rally. The usuall suspects put it together. Tired worn out professional radical/socialists. It was no accident that the fire brand speakers were held until the end. Not a good idea to start off by talking about slapping white men and saying that sharks developed the taste for human flesh on the middle passage of the Triangular Trade.
The idea was to start with the camp meeting feel good, well met in a common cause theme. Invoke reverence for ancestors and their accomplishments in spite of trails and tribulations. Then move progressively to the left without stepping on too many tender toes.
The time was spent playing to emotions not encouraging rational thought. The moderator stated that a dialogue was both desired and needed ,but it was abundently clear this was not the case.Descenting opinion was squashed by using the race card to inflame racist sentiment in some of the crowd, and to hold any descenters in check by calling them hankerchief heads, confused and so forth.
These were snake oil salesman at work. When the veracity of the pitch is challenged the huckster retorts with "Go away kid ya bother me". and continues to draw in the crowd.
The organizers of this rally are past masters at manipulating the truth. Couch half truths and out right lies in as much truth as possible and give it the hard sell. "YOU OWE US" is designedly inflammatory, and judging from the responses in this thread it worked.
I viewed the rally on C-SPAN in it's entirety twice. Yes twice, five hours{the length of the event} is a long time to attempt conceal your true purpose when constantly on camera. As well as the Heritage Foundation program on reparations also on C-SPAN.
You would be much better served with the later not the former.
The likelyhood of reparations ever being paid is almost non existent.
It is quite simply a logistics nightmare. If you forego the main problem, who will pay what to whom. Which of course is never addressed. You are still left with the insurmountable obstacle of who will hold the purse strings and who will dispense the funds. The process is doomed from the start. As evidenced by the poorly concealed monumental egoism and greed shown on the podium from start to finish.
This is classic divide and conquer.They are well aware that race relations are not nearly as bad as they once were in this country and if they don't fan the flames they will lose power. Cooler clear thinking heads must prevail.
Emotion is the antithisis of reason, almost no decision based on emotion proves to be correct.
It does no good to argue with the reparations mentality. People that hold to this idea are just like owls.The more light you shine on them the less they see.
" Love is what goes on between a man and a .45 pistol that won't jam."
Edited by - flatdog on 08/24/2002 02:51:15
Eric S. Williams
1.A near miss is still a miss!
2.Before I got married I spent half my money on women and guns,THE REST I WASTED!
3.Wasn't me!
barto
the hard stuff we do right away - the impossible takes a little longer
"Not as deep as a well, or as wide as a church door, but it is enough."
Do not mistake my kindness for weakness.
IALEFI, ASLET, NRA, and proud owner of a pair of S&W revolvers.
something will have to give....people
will will have to choose sides.
.218
glen e nuinez
Those people who see nothing but grey areas, no black and white, are lost in the fog.
It's not what you know that gets you in trouble, it's what you know that just ain't so!
Thanks for the kind words on my post. I will have to work on the mild part. Must have been that milque-toast that I was eatin' before I sat down to post.
Hello Allen Griggs,
My post is an analogy which is the opposite of a non-sequitur. It was exactly on point.
That point being the tactics and players have not fundamentally changed since the '60s.
Pick a topic that is sure to polarize the populace. Play on their greatest fears. Use bumper sticker phrases and illogic. Promise something for nothing. Claim that they and they alone are the sole purveyors of truth. Assassinate the character of anyone who dares to disagree with them while claiming the moral high ground. The issues change the method of operation is static.
If you think there is no connection between the two issues ponder this. Class warfare and redistribution of wealth/land are basic tenets of socialism/communism. The Students for a Democratic Society, the Weather Underground,the Black Panthers, The Nation of Islam and various separatist movements all were anti-war. All were socialist, communist or just plain anarchists.
Any of those names on the guest list at the reparations rally?
The song remains the same.
flatdog out.
" Love is what goes on between a man and a .45 pistol that won't jam."
"Not as deep as a well, or as wide as a church door, but it is enough."
Edited by - allen griggs on 08/25/2002 08:55:25
Eric S. Williams
Neither the outcome of the vietnam war nor the probable outcome of reparations demands changes the type of people who put these rallys together. Nor the methods they employ. That is the point.
The similarities are obvious and withstand refutation.
" Love is what goes on between a man and a .45 pistol that won't jam."
a. Clothing
b. Food
c. Housing
d. Entertainment (gourds and string)
e. Religious Education
f. Pension/retirement
g. Personal gravesite when deceased
h. Transportation to work site
It's not what you know that gets you in trouble, it's what you know that just ain't so!
to do to pay for our share of what our ancestors did to the blacks.
I'm sure mine were involved in some way and my guilt is beyond words.
BUT...if I have to pay I want my slave.
During the civil war Did not the north win the war and set all the slaves FREE!!!!! How can they ask for money from this goverment when it's this goverment that went to war to set them FREE. Boy talk about ungrateful!!! This also sounds like ALL the countrys in the world that we helped now stabbing us in the back!!!!!!
JD
400 million cows can't be wrong ( EAT GRASS !!! )
It's not what you know that gets you in trouble, it's what you know that just ain't so!