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Originally posted by Angus123
The most heartbreaking aspect of life in post civil war America... which continues to this day... is that young black students reject education as "acting white".
Originally posted by ZombieOctopus
I don't understand why the confederacy and the civil war is such a big thing in the south in the first place, I mean they had their asses handed to them, what's to celebrate? The northern states should have a Union history month where they celebrate kicking ass and taking names lol I bet the south would have a complete hissy fit.
Originally posted by ZombieOctopus
I don't understand why the confederacy and the civil war is such a big thing in the south in the first place, I mean they had their asses handed to them, what's to celebrate? The northern states should have a Union history month where they celebrate kicking ass and taking names lol I bet the south would have a complete hissy fit.
Originally posted by Hitemhard
I say we do this again, have a football game with players from the north, against players from the south, and try to settle the score (again...) once and for all (again...)
Originally posted by xstealth
It is a disgrace to all those brave boys in gray who died for states rights and freedom from a tyrannical government.
Originally posted by klogic
Originally posted by Angus123
The most heartbreaking aspect of life in post civil war America... which continues to this day... is that young black students reject education as "acting white".
If you really believe that, maybe you need to get educated. It sickens me to see supposedly intelligent people spew such nonsense.
[edit on 9-4-2010 by klogic]
Originally posted by Historymajor
reply to post by Angus123
I concur with the person that your are disagreeing with 100 percent! I respect most posts on here, because some people do make valid points. There are a lot of people with parochial views, which cause them to utter such uneducated statements. And who is Bill Cosby to speak for the entire African American race? Is it just because he's African American that his answers are superior than most? ahhhh...I don't think so...
[edit on 10-4-2010 by Historymajor]
Originally posted by Angus123
Originally posted by Historymajor
reply to post by Angus123
I concur with the person that your are disagreeing with 100 percent! I respect most posts on here, because some people do make valid points. There are a lot of people with parochial views, which cause them to utter such uneducated statements. And who is Bill Cosby to speak for the entire African American race? Is it just because he's African American that his answers are superior than most? ahhhh...I don't think so...
[edit on 10-4-2010 by Historymajor]
No, but his insights into the causes of the hardships black people face are relevant due to his being a member of that community.
And having worked many years in the inner city, and attending a predominantly black school as a child, my opinions are based on my observations.
I'm not here to disparage an entire race. But if you go to a doctor and he tells you you have a fatal disease, do you deny it exists and move on or do you try to fight it?
Originally posted by Salara4
Everyone should get over slavery. Yes, it happened. But wasn't almost every race, at one point and time, in slavery?
Originally posted by adifferentbreed
reply to post by DoomsdayRex
Bears the wounds.........gimme a break. This is 2010, get over it. Since when does being black give you a right to declare what happened in the past? The naacp is nothing but an extortion group who does well at playing the victim. Geeeze, lets play your game......what the hell would make you happy? I guess letting blacks rewrite history to suit them, get ridiculous reparations and what else? At what point do the excuses and pc bs end?
Originally posted by adifferentbreed
Bears the wounds...gimme a break. This is 2010, get over it. Since when does being black give you a right to declare what happened in the past? The naacp is nothing but an extortion group who does well at playing the victim. Geeeze, lets play your game...what the hell would make you happy? I guess letting blacks rewrite history to suit them...
Originally posted by Salara4
Everyone should get over slavery. Yes, it happened. But wasn't almost every race, at one point and time, in slavery? We need to move forward. If you live in the past you definitely can't enjoy the future. No one alive today has any kind of direct relationship with slavery. No one was a slavery, and no one owned slaves. So why are we still stuck on the issue?