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59. Quite a lot, and I was an activist in the '60s

Tue May 27, 2014, 03:20 PM

May 2014

I didn't grow up in Chicago so I didn't know about the housing scam going on there to cheat black home buyers, nor the group that grew out of that to protest it.

Did you read it? Did you know every detail and story in that very long and well researched article?

Of course you didn't so your post is kind of silly, and juvenile.

And being new to the site (judging from you low post numbers), you'll be better off not insulting engaged posters over weighty issues like this.

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How To Tell Who Hasn't Read The New 'Atlantic' Cover Story [View all] ismnotwasm May 2014 OP

I haven't read it either, but I'm all in favour. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #1

Yeah ismnotwasm May 2014 #2

Where are folks going to learn it? Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2014 #3

Excellent points ismnotwasm May 2014 #4

The right even created their own 'alternative history' channel... Blanks May 2014 #10

True that! ismnotwasm May 2014 #11

How To Tell Who Hasn't Read The New 'Atlantic' Cover Story Leme May 2014 #5

Really? ismnotwasm May 2014 #7

No. You must read it. brush May 2014 #15

"No. You must read it"; Are you over age over 30 or 40? Leme May 2014 #57

Quite a lot, and I was an activist in the '60s brush May 2014 #59

nice that you think that bit of added knowledge for you made a difference. Leme May 2014 #60

That and quite a bit more of the article brush May 2014 #61

The article is excellent. I've bookmarked it and read it over several days. mountain grammy May 2014 #6

It's an article to be savored for the knowledge and learned from, that's for sure ismnotwasm May 2014 #8

'Lincoln' should be seen by all. A good American history lesson about how the president mountain grammy May 2014 #21

^^^^^this^^^ mopinko May 2014 #9

Agree trocar May 2014 #19

What specifically? Just a single cash reparation could be disastrous. ErikJ May 2014 #12

The article is not about money brush May 2014 #16

Has to involve some kind of monetary reparation. The Japanese-Am got $1.6 billion. ErikJ May 2014 #17

Did you read the article? ismnotwasm May 2014 #18

Not yet, but Hartmann spent an hour talking about it yesterday ErikJ May 2014 #22

Read it ismnotwasm May 2014 #23

There are no specific reparations proposals in Coates' essay. Spider Jerusalem May 2014 #20

du rec. xchrom May 2014 #13

Republicans are walking headlines smallcat88 May 2014 #14

What is it about then? treestar May 2014 #24

Read it, reread it AnalystInParadise May 2014 #25

Why do you call it nonsense? You can't deny the facts and truth of the article. brush May 2014 #26

Those times the reparations were used to correct temporary situations davidn3600 May 2014 #29

Your first sentence makes the case even stronger for reparations brush May 2014 #38

You can't fight different problems with the same weapons davidn3600 May 2014 #39

What are you talking about people giving up their wealth? brush May 2014 #45

Yes AnalystInParadise May 2014 #32

That kind of blanket rejection of justice . . . brush May 2014 #36

Flagged for review, eh? After reading your posts in this thread it would be a shame if that review Number23 May 2014 #41

I'm surprised it has taken this long for that account to be flagged. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #43

I know it should be surprising. But it's not. And I have no doubt that after he's been "reviewed" Number23 May 2014 #44

I hope not ismnotwasm May 2014 #46

In a post to me they admitted to not having read it. sheshe2 May 2014 #53

I hope that they will be gone. sheshe2 May 2014 #54

yes, still not banned , and i bet it's already back under another name JI7 May 2014 #62

See you in July. Enjoy your hiatus :) Electric Monk May 2014 #42

LOL Hassin Bin Sober May 2014 #50

compensation for a great injustice = theft. nt killbotfactory May 2014 #28

Post removed Post removed May 2014 #33

Try reading without anger ismnotwasm May 2014 #30

Post removed Post removed May 2014 #34

you mean most white people, Democrats and Republicans noiretextatique May 2014 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2014 #27

That 'reparations' word ismnotwasm May 2014 #31

Just saw the author on Bill Moyers Leme May 2014 #35

That critique is just a lame attempt by reparation supporters to discount people who question TNC aikoaiko May 2014 #37

i dunno Leme May 2014 #40

The article I posted is not the one in the Atlantic ismnotwasm May 2014 #47

ah, who made you the person to decide? What debate? This is a discussion. Leme May 2014 #48

I read the TNC Atlantic article. aikoaiko May 2014 #49

TNC does not explain what he means by reparations well Leme May 2014 #52

perhaps you understand what he is trying to do, perhaps not Leme May 2014 #51

When you didn't credit the author and your link where you said More led to some confusion Leme May 2014 #58

They...have a life?! maced666 May 2014 #55