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RE: FORESIGHT: What happened in the 19th and 20th century? Creating a doomed future.
Most of the people who support the removal of the confederate history have no clue what it was actually about. It is much easier to scream about racism because it is something people can't defend. Who supports racism? Nobody with a brain. But unfortunately ignorant people can't get over the fact that the history of the southern U.S. represents a lot more than slavery. And I am not a southerner defending my home turf. I've lived my whole life in Pennsylvania. I simply paid attention in history class.
You know when I was a kid one of favorite TV show was the Dukes of Hazzard. Could you imagine if that show was created now? A hot rod with the confederate flag called the General Lee? What a shitstorm that would be.
I've lived in Colorado since I was 4. I am now 47. I get it. I am also extremely anti-racist. Yet I know you cannot fight racist, by being racist. I consider Black Lives Matter a racist organization. I happen to be a fan of Morgan Freeman's take on racism and agree with him completely.
And yeah, as a kid the Dukes of Hazzard was actually the only thing I ever thought of when I saw the confederate flag. :) People making a big deal about it made me dig into it further. Dukes of Hazzard wasn't promoting any racism that I remember.
I really respect Freeman for advancing that perspective. Wallace would have been pilloried if he had done the same. I would have liked to see Freeman and Ali debate the issue. Ali is overtly politically incorrect by today's standards but it is worth watching.
Yeah I've watched quite a bit of Ali. I like to imagine he might have changed his mind if he knew where things would end up today. Sadly, we are not prophets, just humans.
Thank you for posting this clip. If only people would listen to Morgan Freeman. He made me laugh out loud the way he schooled Wallace.
You notice how Wallace quickly fell back on 'Well I'm Jewish." That is a perfect example of what's wrong with people today. When Freeman challenged him about the need for a Black History Month, Wallace had no rationale, no counterpoint. He simply went to "I'm Jewish". What the hell does your religious beliefs have to do with this? Because you are jewish you understand the problems black Americans have faced? He just assumed Freeman was for Black History Month because Freeman is black. And Freeman caught him totally off guard by challenging the notion we need a separate month to celebrate black history.
We are all Americans. We are all in this together.
We are all human. This is a global problem. Yes, you and I are Americans, but some of the people here are not and they too are having to deal with similar situations.
That is true. I should have said we are all human. We have to share this planet together.
Just wanted to respond to your "nobody with a brain," because I see it completely the opposite of how the MSM portrays it.
Biology and human nature dictates that people want to be around people who:
Why is there a Chinatown in Boston?
Why did my Jewish friend go to a Jewish-only camp every summer?
It's the Jewish-run media that's pushing the multi-cultural revolution. They do that in every country they invade. (Not saying my friend is a part of that, although he has uttered some "chosenite"-type phrases...) They also push pornography and division -- if we're divided amongst ourselves including the family, then we can't clearly focus on the invaders.