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kwassa

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5. "To proudly claim the veteran and disown the slaveholder is patriotism à la carte."

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2014, 08:38 PM

May 2014

A nation outlives its generations. We were not there when Washington crossed the Delaware, but Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze’s rendering has meaning to us. We were not there when Woodrow Wilson took us into World War I, but we are still paying out the pensions. If Thomas Jefferson’s genius matters, then so does his taking of Sally Hemings’s body. If George Washington crossing the Delaware matters, so must his ruthless pursuit of the runagate Oney Judge.

what an amazing article.

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The Case for Reparations [View all] sheshe2 May 2014 OP

Which races should get reparations? phil89 May 2014 #1

It's a long article, well worth the read. sheshe2 May 2014 #2

Anyone who wants to comment on the article should read it gwheezie May 2014 #3

Thank you for reading the article gwheezie. sheshe2 May 2014 #4

"To proudly claim the veteran and disown the slaveholder is patriotism à la carte." kwassa May 2014 #5

Flip the House so that this can be done. Unfortunately, Conyers may not be there. freshwest May 2014 #6

Conyers thankfully is back on the ballot. sheshe2 May 2014 #12

Yes, it is an excellent read, I finished it but it was no mystery to me, though. It's exasperating freshwest May 2014 #15

Holy shit. Pardon my language but DAMN Number23 May 2014 #7

Yes it is, Number23. nt sheshe2 May 2014 #13

i haven't read it yet, but i'm disgusted reading many of the comments JI7 May 2014 #8

I have read those comments as well J17. sheshe2 May 2014 #10

The word "reparations" really brings the ignorant out on DU. kwassa May 2014 #9

You are right... sheshe2 May 2014 #11

I don't believe they could have missed the last century and more or are ignorant. I hope I'm wrong. freshwest May 2014 #14