Reply #72: Did you by any chance see my post in response to another poster on this thread?

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=221&topic_id=140150&mesg_id=140367

I agree with you. :) You will not find any argument from me with you. It took reading another of Spaulding's eloquently written articles for me to "open my eyes." Article found here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pam-spaulding/black-gay-and-reclaiming_b_208013.html?show_comment_id=24845225 As she aptly and succinctly put it:

I hate to see the rancor and misunderstandings go on and on with the parties talking past one another.

Frederick Douglass has always been an important historical figure in my mind and in my heart. There is nothing wrong with "constructive" provocation meant to bring about positive change as far as I'm concerned. We are all in this fight together for human rights.