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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: JBA on June 24, 2004, 12:25:21 PM
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http://www.townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/ts20040624.shtml
Random thoughts
Thomas Sowell
A recently reprinted memoir by Frederick Douglass has footnotes explaining what words like "arraigned," "curried" and "exculpate" meant, and explaining who Job was. In other words, this man who was born a slave and never went to school educated himself to the point where his words now have to be explained to today's expensively under-educated generation.
If the same number of people who have been killed in terrorist attacks in Iraq over the past year had been killed on the battlefield in one month, it would not have been nearly as big a news story in the media. Terrorists get more bang for the buck when papers like the New York Times make each individual murder front page news, day after day.
People sometimes ask if I have tried to convince black "leaders" to take a different view on racial issues. Of course not. I wouldn't spend my time trying to persuade the mafia to give up crime. Why should I spend time trying to convince race hustlers to give up victimhood? It's their bread and butter.
Of all the theories that persist despite tons of hard evidence against them, the champion is the theory of "overpopulation." The evidence was against it in Malthus' time and has been for two centuries since then. The next time someone tries to sell overpopulation hysteria, ask them to name just one country that had a higher standard of living when its population was half of what it is today.
I have always been offended by the song that says, "Everything is beautiful in its own way." If everything is beautiful, then the word "beautiful" has no meaning. If everything were purple, there would be no word "purple" in the language because it would not distinguish one thing from another.
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Sowell is my favorite columnist.
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Blinded by his own self-righteousness. Impossible to hold meaningful discourse with "journalists" like him.
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"People sometimes ask if I have tried to convince black "leaders" to take a different view on racial issues. Of course not. I wouldn't spend my time trying to persuade the mafia to give up crime. Why should I spend time trying to convince race hustlers to give up victimhood? It's their bread and butter. "
Oh yeah, I can see why the right likes this guy.
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Thomas Sowell
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Originally posted by Toad
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Thomas Sowell
I know, does that change anything?
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Originally posted by Sixpence
I know, does that change anything?
Nope. Not one bit. He's intelligent, articulate, albeit another poster-boy for the Old Boy Network, standing on the sholders and accomplishments of those far braver than he, who thinks he got where he is solely on his own, with noo help, form anyone.
He failed to mention that Fredrick Douglas had a LOT of help towards his education, but that wouldn't jibe with his agenda.
Black folk can be blinded by their own self-righteousness, too...want names?
Clarence Thomas
Kobe Bryant
OJ
Ward Connelly
Bill Cosby
Maya Angelou
...for starters...
(While Arthur Ashe and Colin Powell are definitely NOT on this list)
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LOL. I guess only conservative blacks are blinded by self-righteousness?
Couldn't think of any others? Al or Jesse ring any bells? :rofl
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Originally posted by Toad
LOL. I guess only conservative blacks are blinded by self-righteousness?
Couldn't think of any others? Al or Jesse ring any bells? :rofl
In case it hasn't registered with you, this is not a partisan list.
Bill Cosby and Maya aren't conservative, and perhaps you didn't read my entore post? The little thing about Powell?
...Al and Jesse don't even make the first cut....nice try but you'll need better bait next time.:aok
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Originally posted by Toad
LOL. I guess only conservative blacks are blinded by self-righteousness?
Couldn't think of any others? Al or Jesse ring any bells? :rofl
The point I am trying to make is we can come up with "white" people who have said things generalizing "white" people and how they are. What I am trying to say is that when you generalize and stereotype, you show bias, and ignorance. He may not agree with Colon Powell on some issues, but would you apply that quote to him? Maybe his quote is directed at a certain black leader, but it does not come across that way.