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General Category => Editorial/Opinion/Blogs => Topic started by: mystery-ak on August 18, 2017, 02:39:38 pm
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August 18, 2017
America's Racial History in Context
By E.W. Jackson
Slavery ended 152 years ago. Jim Crow segregation ended 52 years ago. Yet here we are, fighting the same battles as if nothing has changed.
A few white supremacists and Nazis gathered in Charlottesville, and the whole country is now on edge. The mistake we made is giving them attention as if they represent something more than a fringe of a fringe. They do not. Ninety nine percent of Americans – including the President – appropriately denounce them and their worldview.
The white supremacists are rejected by the mainstream media, the entertainment industry, colleges, universities, public schools, and the people, so how did 50 nut cases capture the attention of the entire nation?
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http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/americas_racial_history_in_context.html
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Great piece.
I think also, there is an inclination to be interested in these crazies, like rubbernecking at a car accident. The Mafia fascinates people too; yet, they are despicable too.