“South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Monday that it’s ‘time to move’ the Confederate flag away from the grounds of the South Carolina statehouse.” But … “There will be some in our state who will see this as a sad moment. I respect that.” “Know t[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Racism’
June 22nd, 2015 - 2:54 pm § in Uncategorized
“Know this: For good and for bad, whether it is on the statehouse grounds or in a museum, the flag will always be a part of the soil of South Carolina.”.
June 21st, 2015 - 9:08 pm § in Uncategorized
Clarence Thomas was deciding vote against Confederate license plates
Clarence Thomas is one of the Supreme Court’s most conservative justices, but he’s also a black who grew up in the South’s bitter racial culture, so it’s hardly shocking that he voted for his own people in last week’s 5-4 ruling upholding Texas’ refusal to issue C[...]
June 21st, 2015 - 1:50 pm § in Uncategorized
What must a “boy” do to earn the right to be called a “man”?
“Bill Saunders can still hear the officer’s words in his head: ‘You don’t belong here.’ That was decades ago. But last week, news that a gunman spewing racist hatred attacked a church in his community took him right back to that day, when he had returned from fighting [...]
June 19th, 2015 - 9:12 pm § in Uncategorized
Yes, the South fought the Civil War to preserve slavery
Mississippi Declaration of Secession In the momentous step, which our State has taken of dissolving its connection with the government of which we so long formed a part, it is but just that we should declare the prominent reasons which have induced our course.Our position is thoroughly identified wi[...]
June 19th, 2015 - 11:14 am § in Uncategorized
Should we honor soldiers who fought on the wrong side?
This is a complicated question, not least because the “good guys” and “bad guys” aren’t always easy to identify, but also because military service often is involuntary and we recognize it’s unfair to punish people for things over which they have no choice. But eve[...]
June 19th, 2015 - 8:56 am § in Uncategorized
South Carolina refuses to lower Confederate flag
Why? Because they respect the rule of law. The Confederate flag is highly controversial. To some people it represents slavery, secession, racism, and the losing side of a bloody civil war. To others, it speaks of “tradition” and the battlefield bravery of their ancestors. Same symbol, di[...]
June 18th, 2015 - 2:22 pm § in Uncategorized
Fox News claims mass shooting at black church was motivated by religion, not racial hatred
“The ultra-pale geniuses at Fox News would like you to know that the mass shooting at an African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina is really an attack on faith.” Their solution? Pastors should carry guns. — From Daily Kos (click here for video) Photo: Suspect Dylann Roo[...]
June 18th, 2015 - 12:02 pm § in Uncategorized
Girl Scouts lobbying for animal welfare get racial taunts
Cecil County, Maryland, contracts its animal services to a private company calling itself A Buddy For Life. On April 29, a group of Girl Scouts from Chesapeake Bay Troop 179 showed up at a city commission meeting to express their concerns about conditions at the county animal shelter reported by a l[...]
June 18th, 2015 - 11:14 am § in Uncategorized
Will South Carolina fly its Confederate flag at half-staff?
“On Wednesday night, nine people were murdered by a white man in a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina. A hate crime. And someone has raised a good question: Will South Carolina honor the victims by flying its Confederate flag at half-staff?” — Barbara [...]
June 18th, 2015 - 11:03 am § in Uncategorized
The other pool incident
White cops attacked black kids at an Ohio swimming pool last week, manhandling a pregnant woman, and breaking a 12-year-old’s jaw and ribs. Even if the black mom made a ruckus with pool staff, I never read of cops treating whites like this. Read the story here. https://youtu.be/JcL_crG46gQ &nb[...]