tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post6134384084340345034..comments2024-03-05T21:04:43.133-05:00Comments on The Cahokian: April Is Confederate History Month!ishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-70189087382390389082010-04-07T14:35:17.105-04:002010-04-07T14:35:17.105-04:00You were one of the people who taught me the value...You were one of the people who taught me the value of honoring my ancestors. I'm sure any number of closet racists and civil war buffs will say that this is just that. The Bond quote covers that pretty well.Your driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406948739451124566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-57980856476435469592010-04-07T14:31:00.572-04:002010-04-07T14:31:00.572-04:00Ouch. I didn't realize that either.
I have to...Ouch. I didn't realize that either.<br /><br />I have to say that I'm honestly glad I was provoked to research all these quotes. I vaguely remember from school stuff about the South defending slavery but I was a little shocked to find it quite so, well, racist.<br /><br />I wish this "proclamation" was meant to generate that kind of historical revelation rather than what Julian Bond so eloquently described.ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-85120443657555153472010-04-07T14:19:29.320-04:002010-04-07T14:19:29.320-04:00When I was a kid I was taught that the United Stat...When I was a kid I was taught that the United States Constitution was great because it guaranteed the rights of minorities. That was during the relatively liberal sixties and we were taught that "minorities" meant powerless people. <br />It turns out that the founders were quite clear that they wanted to protect "The affluent minority" from the "leveling tendencies" of the majority. Of course I didn't learn that in school. Thanks Noam Chomsky.Your driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406948739451124566noreply@blogger.com