tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999733136609978341.post4538385363856156394..comments2023-10-17T05:04:51.098-04:00Comments on Potomac Highlands Conservative: An ObituaryGary Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13432183352522083188noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999733136609978341.post-576012609450159402008-11-17T15:58:00.000-05:002008-11-17T15:58:00.000-05:00First, combating racism does not end with the elec...First, combating racism does not end with the election of a black president. These people are still very relevant and shall continue to be relevant. <BR/><BR/>More importantly, you have to understand that people don't work their entire life trying to defeat something like racism, and then feel irrelevant when they strike a considerable victory. The opposite is true. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson Kyle Vasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632640001810390449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999733136609978341.post-81242655346735990112008-11-11T09:44:00.000-05:002008-11-11T09:44:00.000-05:00Welcome back, old friend.The suggestion that it is...Welcome back, old friend.<BR/><BR/>The suggestion that it is outside the realm of possibility that a person or group would want to keep the pot stirred on a given issue to mobilize supporters is incredibly naive. Both parties do it.<BR/><BR/>Not all members of the civil rights movement would want to prolong this issue, but some definitely derive benefit and support. Would Sharpton and Jackson DC Mountaineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09305014328485995635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999733136609978341.post-66386852959115520322008-11-10T17:39:00.000-05:002008-11-10T17:39:00.000-05:00It's this type of full-on idealism and detachment ...It's this type of full-on idealism and detachment from reality that precludes your assessment of our society on many issues. Your paragraphs on the death of racism is ridiculous. To suggest that survivors of the civil rights movement attempted to prolong the existence of some amorphous creature, racism (not too distant from your notion of spirits, God, etc.) for their benefit is offensive.<BR/><Kyle Vasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632640001810390449noreply@blogger.com