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by Juco All-American on Feb 24, 2009 5:40 PM EST
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Let's write a story about Mississippi and racism. Way to think "Outside the Lines".
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by Anonymous on Feb 24, 2009 6:07 PM EST reply actions
I think the last bit was quite representative of the whole piece when he talked about the (few) dipshits who say TSWRA at the end of "From Dixie With Love." He mentioned how they don't even know what they're doing and how it's affecting people.
It had a very "forgive them for they know not what they do" feel to it and I'd say that's pretty dead-on with a lot of these people.
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Feb 24, 2009 7:13 PM EST reply actions
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by The One That Got Away on Feb 24, 2009 10:21 PM EST reply actions
"And hopefully sometime soon that disgusting flag of hatred and racism that represents Mississippi comes down. And future generations can move forward without having to constantly be reminded of the racist and intolerant past."
What is so wrong with that? Did that article not show you that many people are disgusted by the confederate flag? Sure, some people are proud of their Southern and Confederate ancestry, and why not. However, many terrible things have been done by people and organizations which have perverted that flag's significance.
Basically, the Klan ruined it.
So she doesn't like it. What's the big deal?
She also doesn't want our children and grandchildren to be constantly reminded of the past, which is something I'm sure we can all agree to.
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Feb 24, 2009 11:15 PM EST reply actions
by Me Like-a on Feb 25, 2009 8:06 AM EST reply actions
by Anonymous on Feb 25, 2009 9:35 AM EST reply actions
I think that was more or less the point of the article. These things are like wounds and the most traumatic ones naturally take the longest amount of time to heal. I can only hope that the students attending Ole Miss today will raise their children to promote cooperation, reconciliation, and all of that other hippie shit.
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Feb 25, 2009 9:45 AM EST reply actions
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by Anonymous on Feb 25, 2009 11:09 AM EST reply actions
It's part of our past whether we like it or not. I contend that a lot of the problems with Meredith at Ole Miss were exactly as they would've been at many other state universities in the Southeast. We were just one of the first, so it was worse.
And like someone said, the only way this stuff will ever be put behind us for good is when all of the people associated with that generation are dead and gone. That's also the only way that racism improves. Generations have to pass for things to improve.
My generation is better than my parents and my child's generation will be better than mine.
by RebelBruiser on Feb 25, 2009 2:13 PM EST reply actions
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