Librarians, Keepers of the Liberty

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by Bold Brooklynite

Much of what you say is sensible ... but some is not.

Slavery is something we inherited from the British colonialists. It was permitted to exist in some states in order to get the union formed ... but was permanently dispatched in relatively quick order ... 75 years after the adoption of the Constitution ... through tremendous sacrifices made by the overwhelmingly decent people of the country. No one alive in America today should feel any shame over it.

The idea that there are masses of children going to bed hungry every night is utter nonsense. The biggest health problem faced by American children today is obesity.

And if and when a homosexual ... or anyone else ... is beaten up ... the legal authorities arrest and prosecute the miscreants as best they can. No individual or group is denied legal protection in America today.

Bold B,
Ever hear of Matthew Shepherd? You're last statement proves your ignorance.
Your command of history is also inspiring...duh! correct me if i'm wrong but weren't the first slaves brought from West Africa (Mali), after the Incas were decimated by the Spanish? Their population was erased within thirty years due to disease (European), malnutrition, and overwork on the plantations and in the mines...but, hey? What do I know?
I'm still trying to connect Saddam with the 9/11 attack like you asserted.

My wisdom is totally wasted on your ignorance.
Go read some history books, or better yet, do a web search so you don't sound like such a fool. It's not for me to educate you.

Have a VERY HAPPY 4th of July!

Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

Bold B,
Ever hear of Matthew Shepherd? You're last statement proves your ignorance.
Your command of history is also inspiring...duh! correct me if i'm wrong but weren't the first slaves brought from West Africa (Mali), after the Incas were decimated by the Spanish? Their population was erased within thirty years due to disease (European), malnutrition, and overwork on the plantations and in the mines...but, hey? What do I know?
I'm still trying to connect Saddam with the 9/11 attack like you asserted.

My wisdom is totally wasted on your ignorance.
Go read some history books, or better yet, do a web search so you don't sound like such a fool. It's not for me to educate you.

Have a VERY HAPPY 4th of July!

Wow! Are you erratic ... or what?

The Matthew Shepard case only reinforces what I said about American law enforcement ... it tracks down and prosecutes miscreants regardless of who the victim is.

And what does Spanish treatment of South American natives in the 16th century have to do with the United States today? How about the way the Mongolians slaughtered the Chinese in the 13th century ... should we blame that on Bush too?

In the 14th century ... one-third of the population of Europe was killed by an Asian disease ... known as the Black Plague. That's what usually happens when people who have been isolated from each other for centuries finally make contact. Should Asians today feel ashamed of what their disease did to Europeans seven hundred years ago?

As Jerry Seinfeld famously said to George Costanza ... you don't just need a psychiatrist ... you need an entire team.

God bless America on its 230th birthday today!