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Post by lagatta on May 20, 2021 1:21:53 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on May 20, 2021 16:41:59 GMT
I would have thought you would have something to say about this rather than just posting a link. Approve? Disapprove? Neutral Canadian?
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Post by questa on May 21, 2021 0:21:08 GMT
Really K2? what is there to to say? A terrible wrong occurred...one in a litany of terrible wrongs, in many countries and many times. This one has the difference that there are eyewitnesses brave and long-lived enough to demand recompense for the injustice of that time. A "Sorry" is not enough for the deeds that were done, however as the deprivation of education is one of the main regrets for Viola Fletcher, maybe a series of scholarships in her name would redress this.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 21, 2021 15:03:52 GMT
Apparently there is not much to say. The country even had a mixed race president for 8 years but nothing was done. So what can possibly happen now? This video of Viola Fletcher shows that she is incredibly sharp and clear at her age (unlike most people that age who can barely mumble and need to be 'translated' by their carers). She can also still read well, but I would have great difficulty believing that she was involved much in writing the text that she read. She is being instumentalized for a noble cause, but she still just looks like a puppet to me.
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Post by lagatta on May 21, 2021 15:29:30 GMT
I knew about this massacre (not in the Deep South) and destruction of a fine community and really don't think any Anyporters would think it was a good thing. No Tulsans adult at the time could possibly be still alive.
Yes, a scholarship fund, but perhaps also something supporting African-American community businesses?
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Post by kerouac2 on May 21, 2021 15:31:57 GMT
Ah, but who will be paying for that? Bill Gates?
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Post by questa on May 23, 2021 0:39:28 GMT
NB I wrote "scholarships" ... plural, but Lagatta's mixed business idea is good.
What made USA the richest and most powerful country in the world? Slavery provided the labour with no cost to the country. Now the descendants of those who made their fortune and lived the good life should be taxed to repay the debt they owe to those who were the unpaid or lowly paid.
Another source could be those who keep their fortunes "off-shore" which I consider to be 'theft from Country'.
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