tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post7749830600986076912..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: FIRST THEY CAME FOR THE LAKES NAMED AFTER RACISTS, AND I DID NOT SPEAK UP, FOR I WAS NOT A LAKESteve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-23047886977155464612015-06-25T19:18:56.019-04:002015-06-25T19:18:56.019-04:00I will never call Assrocket by any other name, cho...I will never call Assrocket by any other name, chosen or not.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803231988989969133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-51522218685999471262015-06-25T09:11:17.327-04:002015-06-25T09:11:17.327-04:00You raise an interesting issue. I and most contemp...You raise an interesting issue. I and most contemporaries, I think, agree commemorating the Confederacy and its heroes is like Germans commemorating Nazis, and not to be countenanced. The reason is that celebrating the Confederacy is celebrating a massive crime, like celebrating Hitler's war against the Jews. And the South honors the heroes of the Confederacy precisely for their efforts on behalf of slavery and a slave empire. It will be good to see this stopped.<br /><br />On the other hand, American history - anyone's history - is full of people with clay feet who are celebrated, not for their flaws, but for the good they have done.<br /><br />Remember the Heidegger problem?<br /><br />Or Sartre, for that matter.<br /><br />Same sort of issue.Philo Vaihingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17150326435392881297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-80190208573640296352015-06-25T08:11:21.793-04:002015-06-25T08:11:21.793-04:00Sheesh. A guy from Minneapolis who claims that sys...Sheesh. A guy from Minneapolis who claims that systemic racism doesn't exist? Minnesota has the worst racial gap in homeownership in the county, and one of the worst educational achievement racial gaps. I love my adopted state, but we've got a lot of work to do here. <br />Thanks for posting this, Steve.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15916634570851432427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-6499784507483868382015-06-24T18:10:04.558-04:002015-06-24T18:10:04.558-04:00Republicans don't care about symbolism. That&#...Republicans don't care about symbolism. That's why they've never bothered to suggest that something should be named after Ronald Reagan. It also explains why they are completely indifferent on the issue of the Confederate Battle Flag.Unsalted Sinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388516480935688151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-25418785913559352702015-06-24T17:15:39.361-04:002015-06-24T17:15:39.361-04:00It's not like Hinderaker is actually any damn ...It's not like Hinderaker is actually any damn good at the legal game.Feud Turgidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05379322096770703017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-86222648089138478592015-06-24T15:34:58.040-04:002015-06-24T15:34:58.040-04:00I must admit, I am frustrated with the conversatio...I must admit, I am frustrated with the conversation over the Confederate flag. I know, tiny steps and all that. But why are we not talking about the fear mongering and pandering to bigots? It is time to drop the term "lone wolf" entirely. These people like Roof are better described as recruits.Danphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06368147966029831819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-73181216741930258792015-06-24T15:00:57.678-04:002015-06-24T15:00:57.678-04:00As far as conservatives and "projection"...As far as conservatives and "projection" are concerned, ASSraker is one of the best!<br /><br />He sucks at everything else.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.com