Bunkerville NV escalating.

[Hotdoger]

Unedited Tape of Bundy Emerges, Sheds Light on 'Racist' Remarks | Truth Revolt

One clear point the rancher made: America has progressed since the 1965 race riots and "we sure don't want to go back."

 

[IndyDave1776]

Philosophically, maybe not much different. Practically, pretty damn different.

Well, on the plantation, beatings, rape (both by legally designated perpetrators), denial of upward mobility, denial of education (often with teaching a slave to read being illegal) were common problems, actual mileage varying by owner ranging from hell on earth to allowing slaves to have side businesses such that they could eventually buy themselves.

In the 'hood, beatings and rape are still common albeit by random perpetrators. Denial of upward mobility and education are still there albeit through social forces rather than law. Drug merchants and criminal gangs recruiting children and murder also very common--on teh plantation, not so much. On the other hand, if a resident of the hood is on top of things, especially at an early age, there are ways out. Unfortunately, a great many never find them.

My point in addressing this is that evil is not acceptable regardless of the specific parameters under which it operates. Further, I am not making a case for slavery being superior to the freedom in practice in this situation, but addressing the fact that exchanging one unacceptable situation for another is not a solution.

 

[Henry]

but addressing the fact that exchanging one unacceptable situation for another is not a solution.

Indeed.

Sadly most will never look beyond false choices presented by their masters...as evidenced throughout this thread.

Well said.

 

[lonehoosier]

Arizona man gets 68 years in Bundy standoff case
Arizona man gets 68 years in Bundy standoff case | Fox News

 

[jbombelli]

No guilty verdicts reached in Bunkerville ranch standoff - KTNV.com Las Vegas

 

[lonehoosier]

Mistrial declared in case against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy
Mistrial declared in case against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy | Fox News