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Is America Only for White People?

Allison40 Wrote: Aug 30, 2010 7:05 PM
What pasrt of they meant to blow up BUILDINGS and NOT PEOPLE dont YOU understand? Plus I never said I approved, only that I UNDERSTOOD why they did it.
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Southwest Gal NM Wrote: Aug 30, 2010 7:17 PM
You dense headed, lamebrain deadhead bimbo - Alley Cat. Once you set the ball in motion and people get hurt, you idiot, there is no such thing as "they didn't mean to hurt anyone". The fact is they did what they did and once done, there is no taking it back. Sorry doesn't cut it after that.

Wise up, you harebrained girl. Once you pull the trigger, you can't take back the bullet, stupid.
Lady Wolverine Wrote: Aug 30, 2010 7:11 PM
What they meant to do, and what they did are two entirely different things. Besides, they don't get a break for "not meaning to kill people" after they've done it. It's too kate by then.

Is America only for white people? The question stuck in my mind following yet another e-mail exchange with a friend of mine, regarding my conservatism. For this particular gentleman, being black in America is at odds with conservatism. As he put it:

“…Particularly as African-Americans, I feel we are in no real position to idealize the American experience and get too choked up about institutions and symbols that were not created with us in mind. Certainly, we cannot cast our lot with those who are actively seeking to destroy those gains we have made.”

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