[Peace-discuss] The times they are not a'changin'

[David Green]

Both Republicans and Democrats desperately want race to be the issue. Sherrod 
got caught in the middle of that:

"This country was rightly elated when it elected its first African-American 
president more than 20 months ago. That high was destined to abate, but we 
reached a new low last week. What does it say about America now, and where it is 
heading, that a racial provocateur, wielding a deceptively edited video, could 
not only smear an innocent woman but make every national institution that 
touched the story look bad? The White House, the N.A.A.C.P. and the news media 
were all soiled by this episode. Meanwhile, the majority of Americans, who 
believe in fundamental fairness for all, grapple with the poisonous residue left 
behind by the many powerful people of all stripes who served as accessories to a 
high-tech lynching."
 
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/opinion/25rich.html?ref=opinion
 
The title applied to the article is somewhat ironic, considering the imminence 
of Vietnam in the summer of 64, and the (unmentioned) wars now.
 
DG


      
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