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He likes to make stuff up to suit his agenda, and does not want to hear the truth. If he would read the about section on the AR website, he might learn what they are about.
I asked the questions first. Either you answer them or move on. No answering a question with another question. All that shows is dodging the question. Again, what has the Republican Party done for Blacks from 1970-now?
If you don't think race relations is a problem then you are part of the problem, that is what AR is pointing out. Deny deny deny.
People like yourself are part of the problem. Posting stuff from AmRen does nothing for race relations. Race relations have never been good in the USA, going back to day one. Anyone with a knowledge of American history will know this.
Then answer this for me. What has the Republican Party done for Blacks since 1970? Not 1870, not 1920, but 1970 and after.
Liberate then from oppression. Self sufficiency with the goal of opportunities. Make their own way in life. Not what the Democrats in government have planned for them.
Liberate then from oppression. Self sufficiency with the goal of opportunities. Make their own way in life. Not what the Democrats in government have planned for them.
Really? Last I checked, Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. Goldwater was firmly against it. Goldwater could have gotten the Black vote if he didn't go against the CRA.
Last I checked, poverty rates for Blacks have dropped since the 1960s. The percentage of Blacks becoming middle class, getting college degrees, and entering professions like law, medicine, teaching, and engineering have increased since the 1960s.
Really? Last I checked, Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act.
I have to ask... Why was that not an amendment to the constitution?
As it is now, the DOJ can deny prosecution, if they choose.
Congress can repeal it at any time they wish.
Picking winners and losers, is the government way. Is this what LBJ was talking about? Give them enough to shut them up but not enough to make any difference? How much resentment did that create, that continues to this day?
I have to ask... Why was that not an amendment to the constitution?
As it is now, the DOJ can deny prosecution, if they choose.
Congress can repeal it at any time they wish.
Picking winners and losers, is the government way. Is this what LBJ was talking about? Give them enough to shut them up but not enough to make any difference? How much resentment did that create, that continues to this day?
I don't know. Why wasn't Barry Goldwater doing much? What I care about is this: Having the same rights as everyone else. If Blacks had that in the first place, the CRA wouldn't be necessary. What would Blacks gotten out of Goldwater, considering that the ardently segregationist Deep South states voted for him, and Goldwater stated he wouldn't have supported the CRA?
I don't know. Why wasn't Barry Goldwater doing much? What I care about is this: Having the same rights as everyone else. If Blacks had that in the first place, the CRA wouldn't be necessary. What would Blacks gotten out of Goldwater, considering that the ardently segregationist Deep South states voted for him, and Goldwater stated he wouldn't have supported the CRA?
Those are not rights! They are special Privileges granted by Government.
That is why I asked why it was not an amendment, to make them rights. It is an Act. Acts grant privileges government will enforce. Amendments are rights.
Barry Goldwater didn't want anyone to have any special privileges over another. Government, not the people are to treat everyone equally. Not make everyone equal. Instead of the people choosing who they will bully and who gets to be a friend, government now gets to bully and picks who.
That was over 50 years ago, and Johnson was both a man of his time and a Texan.
The N word was commonly used back then by whites all over the nation, a nd very commonly in the south, but it did not automatically imply hostility to the race. If Johnson had wanted to be derogatory, he had a wealth of more then-offensive names he could have used.
"Negro" was the more polite term back then, and is very seldom used today. Johnson used that word in formal speech, but when he was off the record, he lapsed back to the slang he had heard and used all his life.
Other southerners didn't bother with such formalities, and used the N word freely in their speech, both in public and in private, along with using the word in writing.
A very good example of a politician who deliberately used the word derogatorily was George Wallace, who used it often in his campaign speeches when he was running for President. He also used it freely as Governor in public.
Wallace himself held no ill will toward people of color, and before he died in the 90's he made many apologies to black folks for his politically motivated offensive speech.
Those times are gone. The nation now isn't as white, Christian, or conservative as it once was, and like everything else, what may be acceptable to one generation is not to a later generation.
What words do you use in regards to race, Bent? In my case, I do not permit the word to be said in my presence, whether in my home or in public, and say so whenever I hear it.
You completely missed the point of the OP post. Completely.
Those are not rights! They are special Privileges granted by Government.
That is why I asked why it was not an amendment, to make them rights. It is an Act. Acts grant privileges government will enforce. Amendments are rights.
Barry Goldwater didn't want anyone to have any special privileges over another. Government, not the people are to treat everyone equally. Not make everyone equal. Instead of the people choosing who they will bully and who gets to be a friend, government now gets to bully and picks who.
Actually, it is a response to having rights denied for years upon years.
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