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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 07:30 AM Original message |
There should be a monument honoring Black slaves. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
1. Boy, would that piss off the right-wing. |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
2. Absolutely! And there should be a monument honoring all the |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 07:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. yes, yes, yes & yes n/t |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 07:55 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I like it. What a great idea. nt |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. I was going to suggest one for Native Americans as well. |
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William Bloode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 04:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
78. I agree for blacks but, |
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neweurope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 01:10 PM Response to Reply #78 |
168. I'd suggest less a monument to the native peoples but a |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
5. How about a monument... |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 08:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. I'm for reparations |
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realisticphish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 10:06 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. exactly |
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Kweli4Real (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 01:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
33. I'm also for reparations ... |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 02:17 PM Response to Reply #33 |
45. Reparations will never happen in our lifetime |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
149. The problem with reparations |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
6. Great idea. |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
7. There's one in Detroit |
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Village Idiot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
8. Wasn't the Statue of Liberty |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 06:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
116. Nope. The story has been flying around the 'Net for years. Check Snopes |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
9. Sounds good to me, however |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 10:13 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Interesting that you would compare indentured servitude... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 10:51 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I was waiting for somebody to bite, thanks |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 01:01 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. The Chinese who built the railroads weren't much better off. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 01:10 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I'm not saying that at all friend, |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 04:57 PM Response to Reply #19 |
81. no one is saying that: EXCEPT YOU |
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Brewman_Jax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 06:40 PM Response to Reply #18 |
117. Checking the first website |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 07:42 PM Response to Reply #117 |
119. Zinn is almost as well-known and respected among progressives as Chomsky. |
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Brewman_Jax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 01:22 AM Response to Reply #119 |
157. Re-read your own posts |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 05:27 PM Response to Reply #157 |
179. I'm not familiar with Hoffman, and was not interested in those links. |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 07:54 PM Response to Reply #18 |
121. Madhound: Why are you posting links to WHITE SUPREMACISTS? |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 08:21 PM Response to Reply #121 |
127. Yes, Hoffman is a white supremacist, but the facts about |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 02:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
38. I agree tx_dem41 |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 02:12 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Nice to see that you're buying into the revisionist history friend, |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 02:41 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. There are not only "two major differences" |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 04:57 PM Response to Reply #47 |
80. I think you might benefit by a closer examination of this issue, |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:20 PM Response to Reply #80 |
93. Racism and classism |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 02:13 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Hi Ultraist. |
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mark414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 01:13 AM Response to Reply #9 |
156. yeah |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
10. That is an outstanding idea. |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
11. There already is. The foundation of the U.S. Capitol was built by slaves |
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LiberallyInclined (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 01:42 PM Response to Reply #11 |
31. I think that they deserve better than a "plaque"... |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:25 PM Response to Reply #31 |
97. Most people would prefer cash to a new monument. Reparations. n/t |
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LiberallyInclined (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 08:36 PM Response to Reply #97 |
128. direct cash reparations will never, and should never, happen... |
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DistressedAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
15. OMG! Great Fucking Idea! Nominated! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 01:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Here we go. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 01:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 01:22 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. "Why only to BLACK slaves?" |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 01:26 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. No, those are ways of giving positive recognition to a culture. |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 01:33 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. No, sorry |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 01:42 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. "African-Americans, as a group, still are." |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 02:13 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. DENIAL! |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 02:24 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Revealing,yes. |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:48 PM Response to Reply #46 |
67. Wow |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 04:02 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. I would have no problem with reparation, but only in one of 2 ways |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 04:55 PM Response to Reply #70 |
79. do you know that many black people didn't have birth certificates |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 07:50 PM Response to Reply #79 |
120. How about reparations to all citizens who were denied the vote? |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 03:56 PM Response to Reply #120 |
174. that's just fiine with me...reparations for everyone!!!!!! |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 05:18 PM Response to Reply #174 |
178. Wow. |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 05:31 PM Response to Reply #178 |
180. are reparations *generally* based on income? |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 06:22 PM Response to Reply #180 |
182. That's because reparations are usually paid to living victims... |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 06:36 PM Response to Reply #182 |
183. gee..if only the enslavers had your wisdom |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 09:17 PM Response to Reply #183 |
184. Winding up... |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 09:58 PM Response to Reply #184 |
186. nice revision of your position |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:04 PM Response to Reply #46 |
85. Race matters |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:30 PM Response to Reply #30 |
51. Sigh |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 01:45 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. It should not be about black or white |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 02:02 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. That is such bullshit. |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 02:16 PM Response to Reply #37 |
44. Thousands died building the west |
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SlavesandBulldozers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 04:28 PM Response to Reply #44 |
74. get a grip |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 04:59 PM Response to Reply #74 |
82. Thank you so much! |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:14 PM Response to Reply #74 |
90. it's fucking amazing isn't it? |
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SlavesandBulldozers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:23 PM Response to Reply #90 |
95. honestly i didn't expect to see this coming from DU'ers |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:30 PM Response to Reply #95 |
100. Oh, I did. |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:31 PM Response to Reply #95 |
101. DU is a microcosm |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 12:51 PM Response to Reply #101 |
167. Not really... |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 03:44 PM Response to Reply #167 |
173. we are a part of "average america" |
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Tomee450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:51 PM Response to Reply #95 |
109. It happens all the time |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-05 11:03 AM Response to Reply #44 |
189. UdoKier --- Take a moment to reflect what is being written to you. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 08:47 PM Response to Reply #23 |
129. A quick question on that - why not american indian history month? |
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Tomee450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:01 PM Response to Reply #129 |
132. Why is it that when something |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:35 PM Response to Reply #132 |
146. Why is it that some people |
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Tomee450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:50 PM Response to Reply #146 |
151. Just tell me what group |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 10:07 PM Response to Reply #151 |
154. Other Groups? |
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FinallyStartingToWin (158 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:19 PM Response to Reply #129 |
139. I agree with you completely |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 11:00 AM Response to Reply #129 |
163. National American Indian Heritage Month already exists. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 10:09 PM Response to Reply #163 |
188. thank you for correcting my error! |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 11:55 AM Response to Reply #129 |
165. ixnay on the onthmay |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 02:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. Did I say ONLY Black slaves deserve recognition? |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:39 PM Response to Reply #36 |
60. No, the OP did. |
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SlavesandBulldozers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:12 PM Response to Reply #60 |
89. really? |
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jeffrey_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:46 PM Response to Reply #22 |
65. Becuase they carried the burden of slavery AFTER slavery was over!!! |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 04:05 PM Response to Reply #65 |
71. LOL, Yeah,and after the railroads were build, Asians were treated equally! |
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jeffrey_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 04:31 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. How many innocent asians have been convicted of crimes they didn't |
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SlavesandBulldozers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 04:33 PM Response to Reply #71 |
76. you cannot be serious |
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SlavesandBulldozers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:26 PM Response to Reply #76 |
98. decided to bow out of this debate i guess |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 06:04 PM Response to Reply #76 |
113. exactly |
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wildeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:21 PM Response to Reply #71 |
94. No one is saying that Asians and other minorities haven't been treated |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:34 PM Response to Reply #71 |
103. you must have missed the reparations paid to japanese americans |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 07:54 PM Response to Reply #103 |
122. Reparations were strictly for the forced repatriation. |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 03:40 PM Response to Reply #122 |
172. how, exactly, would it be "racist?" |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:22 PM Response to Reply #71 |
140. Only Chinese men were allowed to come here |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 01:59 PM Response to Reply #16 |
35. Hey, Black slavery is the most notorious. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 02:06 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. No, white slaves didn't come here of their own free will |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:28 PM Response to Reply #39 |
50. I know the history |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:04 PM Response to Reply #50 |
86. Many whites didn't come here of their own free will |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:15 PM Response to Reply #86 |
91. i fail to understand your argument |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:48 PM Response to Reply #91 |
108. Nothing |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:40 PM Response to Reply #50 |
105. No, you clearly don't know the history, |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 02:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Did they? I don't think that they all did... |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:38 PM Response to Reply #40 |
59. You don't think? |
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UdoKier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:57 PM Response to Reply #59 |
69. I only omitted them because the topic is slavery. |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 04:09 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. "An atrocity is an atrocity" |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:28 PM Response to Reply #69 |
99. the topic the OP posed was about BLACK slavery |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:24 PM Response to Reply #69 |
142. If you think Native Americans |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:47 PM Response to Reply #59 |
107. The only people who have a problem with Zinn are reactionaries |
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jeffrey_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
62. How many whites are born in the ghetto and oppressed from day 1? |
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ArtVandaley (419 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
26. Have one honor the blacks who fought for the Union in the Civil War |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 01:38 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Or if you want to watch freepers and racists heads explode |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-05 11:18 AM Response to Reply #26 |
191. you mean like this one? |
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Divameow77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
28. There should be a monument |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 01:42 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Hear hear! |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 02:43 PM Response to Reply #28 |
48. Then just make it... |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:33 PM Response to Reply #28 |
55. Yes slavery is a horrible institution |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
34. Sorry. Killers are much more popular than builders. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
49. A monument to the Native Americans (my ancestors)... |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:30 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Indeed, a monument and a whole lot more. n/t |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:44 PM Response to Reply #53 |
63. Yeah, like decent living conditions for one. |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 09:19 PM Response to Reply #63 |
185. I've driven through Pine Ridge and the Navajo Nation. |
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wildeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
52. Love the idea of the statue straddling the Potomac |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:31 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. It is the Capitol dome actually. |
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wildeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:00 PM Response to Reply #54 |
83. I like the bridge image of bringing together, |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
56. There is no monument to slavery on the mall? Wow! I can't believe |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:59 PM Response to Reply #56 |
111. No, but there is a MLK plaque on the mall |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 04:58 PM Response to Reply #111 |
177. Wow! That is really harsh. Wonder why Rice doesn't get on that right |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
57. This is a great idea |
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DeaconBlues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
58. I'm all for the idea, but it will never happen |
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DerekG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
61. We have a Holocaust museum (?!?!) but our own atrocities go unnoticed |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:03 PM Response to Reply #61 |
84. i was going to try to tie into the Native American holocaust in this post. |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
64. Now that is a great idea. |
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jeffrey_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
66. This is a great idea! |
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funflower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
68. Excellent idea! Who's going to get this going? |
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DemBeans (669 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
73. I totally agree |
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William Bloode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
77. I whole heartedly agree! |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
87. fuck a monument...it would never happen anyway |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
88. And as well the american indians |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:18 PM Response to Reply #88 |
92. i have to agree, sweetheart |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
96. to those bringing up indians, chinese, and indentured servants |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:33 PM Response to Reply #96 |
102. reparations for injustice as a form of justice |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:44 PM Response to Reply #102 |
106. sweetheart, thanks for replying |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:56 PM Response to Reply #106 |
110. Long term problems require strategic measures |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:50 PM Response to Reply #96 |
150. I didn't bring up those subjects, but I'll take a stab at this one. |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 04:10 PM Response to Reply #150 |
176. thanks for your response, QC |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
104. Where should it be erected? |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
112. How about a giant statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:32 PM Response to Reply #112 |
145. There's a VERY large |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 02:04 AM Response to Reply #145 |
159. Not big enough! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
114. Deleted message |
noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 06:40 PM Response to Reply #114 |
118. interesting belief |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 08:03 PM Response to Reply #118 |
123. Deleted message |
ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 08:09 PM Response to Reply #123 |
124. You implied slaves did not contribute economically |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 08:18 PM Response to Reply #124 |
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Tomee450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 08:53 PM Response to Reply #126 |
130. No, the bolding in the middle |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 08:56 PM Response to Reply #130 |
131. Deleted message |
Tomee450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:07 PM Response to Reply #131 |
134. You see what you want to see |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:14 PM Response to Reply #134 |
136. Deleted message |
Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:15 PM Response to Reply #114 |
137. You are woefully ignorant of the facts. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:24 PM Response to Reply #137 |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:30 PM Response to Reply #141 |
143. Do you believe the killing of Native Americans was genocide? n/t |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 10:01 PM Response to Reply #141 |
152. "Farming requires no skills" |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:31 PM Response to Reply #137 |
144. Yes, 2 million Africans died during the Middle passage alone! |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:38 PM Response to Reply #144 |
148. Agreed, it is a hard habit to break. |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
115. Yup. |
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peacebaby3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
125. There is a beautiful Civil Rights Monument in Montgomery, AL |
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Pushed To The Left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:11 PM Response to Reply #125 |
135. SPLC is a great organization! n/t |
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Jara sang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:17 PM Response to Reply #125 |
138. I would like to walk the Selma to Montgomery trail |
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peacebaby3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 07:49 AM Response to Reply #138 |
160. I have with President Clinton. |
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oasis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 01:16 PM Response to Reply #160 |
170. Clinton made his magnificent "son of the south" speech on the bridge |
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journalist3072 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
133. Awesome post! Kick! |
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alphafemale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
147. There is one in Savannah, GA |
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spacelady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
153. Hey, I' a monument artist w/20 years' experience... |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 02:03 AM Response to Reply #153 |
158. i think it's a great idea and would love to see your vision... |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 11:40 AM Response to Reply #158 |
164. John Biggers |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-05 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
155. There should be...and they should be replace every confederate |
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laura888 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
161. Absolutely! |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
162. YES! An absolutely terrific idea! |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
166. If you really want a monument, how about slaves? |
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neweurope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
169. There certainly should be. |
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Pathwalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
171. HERE IS ONE!!!!! |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
175. I think that is a great idea |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
181. I really like the 'Colossus' idea, great post n/t |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-14-05 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
187. I'll tell ya something else - MLK should be on currency of some sort |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-05 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
190. I disagree |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-05 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
192. A wonderful idea- unfortunately, a thread that went out of control |
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BronxBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-16-05 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
193. Good Idea |
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