not trying to have a conservative vs liberal argument (at all) but do you agree or disagree with this statement:
"There is a peculiar parallel between some of our great Northern "liberals" and some of our outstanding Southern liberals.
Some of the people in both classes share the deep-seated convictions that only their convictions can possibly be the right ones. They both inevitably say the same thing: "We know the Negro and what is best for him.""
Lets see how this goes...if at all
(Background: The occasion of this comment was Robinson responding to being dismissed from writing an op-ed column in the New York Post for, in his opinion, being considered "too conservative)
1. "We know the Negro and what is best for him..that right there" In response to Reply # 0
Disgusts me.
Im glad Baldwin et. al. were able to speak on this bullshit and denounce this..omnipotent oppressor thinking
>not trying to have a conservative vs liberal argument (at >all) but do you agree or disagree with this statement: > >"There is a peculiar parallel between some of our great >Northern "liberals" and some of our outstanding Southern >liberals. > >Some of the people in both classes share the deep-seated >convictions that only their convictions can possibly be the >right ones. They both inevitably say the same thing: "We know >the Negro and what is best for him."" > > >Lets see how this goes...if at all > >(Background: The occasion of this comment was Robinson >responding to being dismissed from writing an op-ed column in >the New York Post for, in his opinion, being considered "too >conservative)
2. "I'd go a step further. See how I edited his statement below." In response to Reply # 0
>"There is a peculiar parallel between some of our great White Liberals and some of our White Conservatives. > >Some of the people in both classes share the deep-seated >convictions that only their convictions can possibly be the >right ones. They both inevitably say the same thing: "We know >the Negro and what is best for him.""
********** "Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson
"One of the most important things in life is what Judge Learned Hand described as 'that ever-gnawing inner doubt as to whether you're
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