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teaoli

The Wrong Argument For the Right Cause

Feb 15, 2011 16:04

Moments ago, I watched a follow-up to a CNN story which ran yesterday.

Mississippi's chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (please note: Making references to this organization is about the only time it's acceptable to call us "colored") wants Governor Haley Barbour to reject a bid by the Mississippi Division of ( Read more... )

racism, civil war, race relations, the south

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dracutgrl February 15 2011, 23:43:58 UTC

Not just you. The thought that anyone with known KKK ties be honored with anything is horrifying to me.

I second your right cause/wrong argument.

teaoli February 16 2011, 16:35:13 UTC

I know, right?

But fortunately, news agencies seem to be focusing on the KKK link, so at least it's out there.

dearland76 February 16 2011, 01:30:36 UTC

Maybe you should write this Derrick Johnson guy and set him on the right path.

teaoli February 16 2011, 16:33:30 UTC

I'm not sure the damage hasn't already been done. However, other news agencies are now emphasizing the KKK link.

Terrorists spocklikescats February 16 2011, 02:34:56 UTC

The KKK certainly qualify as terrorists. So I agree; Forrest should not receive any honors based on his "Grand Wizardry."

I have a strong personal aversion to the Stars & Bars, but that's just me.

Re: Terrorists teaoli February 16 2011, 16:32:43 UTC

Stars & Bars?

spockchick February 16 2011, 11:22:04 UTC

That is unbelievable. If you look on the wikipedia entry his KKK involvement is the first line! More strange is WHY this has not been mentioned in the argument? That seems odd to me.

threeb_1973 February 16 2011, 16:23:31 UTC

I'm amazed that, in the 21st century, the governor of Mississippi wants to create a specialty license plate honoring a racist. Then again, the school board in my state (Texas) has voted to remove all mention of slavery, the KKK, Jim Crow, Segregation, black codes, and poll taxes from history books used in public schools.

I guess nothing should surprise me anymore.

teaoli February 16 2011, 16:29:44 UTC

Well, the governor isn't the one who wants the license plate; it's the Sons of Confederate Veterans who are advocating for it.

In fact, Haley Barbour (who is a possible contender for the U.S.'s next presidential election) said at a news conference yesterday that the license plate "isn't gonna happen." He refuses, however, to condemn the measure. He just acknowledges that there's no way Mississippi's motor vehicle agency will approve it.

teaoli February 16 2011, 16:32:16 UTC

I'd like to know the last, myself.