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Black History or “Sins of White People” Month?
Capitalism Magazine ^ | FEB 12, 2020 | Thomas Sowell

Posted on 02/01/2023 2:29:53 PM PST by Deadeye Division

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This post originally appeared in Capitalism Magazine in Feb 2002.
1 posted on 02/01/2023 2:29:53 PM PST by Deadeye Division
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To: Deadeye Division

Oh good grief. It is here again. Completely forgot about it, with the flood of racist news coverage.


2 posted on 02/01/2023 2:31:36 PM PST by rlmorel ("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
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To: Deadeye Division

I am so tired of the whining and the lies. I have had it up to here. The lie about the “rampant” rate at which police kill blacks in the line of duty when the truth is that blacks are killed by police at rates less than that of whites and on a per crime basis. They lie about how they commit few crimes. They lie about having no opportunities after decades of affirmative actions and trillions of dollars spent on the black community. They claim to be the victim of racism when every poll out there shows how blacks are more racist than anyone else with this being believed by even a majority of blacks. They claim it isn’t fair that they cannot get jobs and one can only assume that being illiterate, sagging your pants, and being disrespectful as a rule is not the reason (sarcasm). They complain about poor schools when it is the black students who disrupt the classroom and the teacher’s fault for not being able to control things (and when teachers try to gain control or expel black students, they are accused of racism).

The list of whining and lies goes on and on. What the black community wants is to be paid hundreds of thousands of dollars every year, to be allowed to commit whatever crime they want, to have no responsibilities at all and to still remain the victim of anything and everything. I have had it with their excuses and demands. Maybe it’s time to put on their adult pants, assume some responsibility for their own actions and just grow up.


3 posted on 02/01/2023 2:32:30 PM PST by afchief
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To: Deadeye Division
Black History Month, MLK Day, Juneteenth. And not one holiday celebrating a white person.
4 posted on 02/01/2023 2:35:20 PM PST by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater 2024)
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To: Deadeye Division
Yep. Somebody invented peanut butter.

5 posted on 02/01/2023 2:36:52 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: afchief

I want one million dollars from the thankless Black community to pay for my family fighting on the Union side to free the slaves. Either that, or a bounty should be available to any Black (call it the Marcus Garvey payment) willing to return to Africa and leave America once and for all.


6 posted on 02/01/2023 2:38:00 PM PST by Bookshelf
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To: Deadeye Division

I thought all months are black history month.


7 posted on 02/01/2023 2:40:23 PM PST by seowulf (Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
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To: thegagline
What am I?

Chopped liver?

8 posted on 02/01/2023 2:44:50 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: NorthMountain

Some white guy trying to hog “Indigenous Peoples’ Day.”


9 posted on 02/01/2023 2:48:02 PM PST by yuleeyahoo (The nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one. Hamilton)
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To: Deadeye Division

I know I simply stop talking with people who taught black history month or any history month for that matter.


10 posted on 02/01/2023 2:48:57 PM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: yuleeyahoo

I’d laugh ... but that’s exactly what the damned leftists are pushing.


11 posted on 02/01/2023 2:49:03 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Deadeye Division

American History Month, Chinese History Month, European History Month, Hispanic History Month, Hindu History Month, Jewish History Month ... nope, just Black History Month because racism that’s why


12 posted on 02/01/2023 2:49:51 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: NorthMountain
Columbus Day is not recognized by many states and in some circumstances has been morphed into Indigenous Peoples Day.


13 posted on 02/01/2023 2:52:00 PM PST by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater 2024)
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To: seowulf

They are. Don’t be misled.


14 posted on 02/01/2023 2:52:15 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for? which it stands.)
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To: Deadeye Division

Go to any public school celebrating black history month, and chances are you will be more likely to see pictures of al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson, rather than any mention of Clarence Thomas or any other conservative black iconic leaders.

It’s become more of an alter to baal, than a tribute to real black leaders.


15 posted on 02/01/2023 2:58:54 PM PST by patriot torch
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To: Deadeye Division

With its accompanying broadcast: Finding Your Roots” aka “Your Ancestors Were Slave Owners” show.


16 posted on 02/01/2023 3:03:45 PM PST by madison10
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To: Deadeye Division

It’s every month, every week, every day. Why even mention February as the month for it?


17 posted on 02/01/2023 3:10:25 PM PST by sumuam
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To: Deadeye Division

What goes unsaid about the evil Whites and their treatment of
Blacks is this.

Not everyone in the South owned slaves. In the North no one
did.

West of Texas no one did.

To bump up the number of slave owners, it is not uncommon
for people to count every member of a family as a slave
owner. That includes men, women, and their children. If
they have family members living with them, those people
are also counted as slave owners. Folks, one person
bought the slave. It is reasoned to state that a husband
and wife were slave owners, but the wife may not have
made the call, when you get down to it. It doesn’t stop there.
If non-slaves were also employed at a farm, those
people are also counted as slave owners. There may be
other categories that I’m not remembering at this moment,
but possibly not.

No one mentions the vast percentage of American citizens
who did not own slaves back in the day.

No one mentions how many Whites died during the civil war
to rescue Blacks from slavery.

We are not a perfect nation. We never have been and we
never will be, but folks we are humans, and that is the
human condition everywhere.

Every single issue with the U. S., has been an issue
with other nations. Since we’re talking about slavery,
let’s touch on the collective taboo that you seldom
hear about.

Blacks in Africa kidnapped and sold off their Black
brothers and sisters. It isn’t just Whites who did
things that were wrong. It isn’t just Blacks who
overcame. Whites helped them overcome. Sadly it
took a long time, but it happened because Whites
joined Blacks to fight for it.

It’s time to put slavery behind us. We ended slavery
in the 1860s. We worked hard to remove any obstacles
to Blacks over the years. Today Blacks compete with
Whites for any job they want, frequent any facility
they want, live their live anywhere they want.

It’s up to them to put their nose to the grind-stone
and achieve anything they want, just like everyone
else has to. I’m glad to see this.

We have equality. Let’s move on.


18 posted on 02/01/2023 3:11:55 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for? which it stands.)
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To: Deadeye Division

There’s a slightly evil game I like to play in February. When the topic of Black celebrities comes up I always cite Vivian Thomas as my most admired Black Celebrity

“who’s she?” Is the most common comment.

HE was a black, high school educated janitor at John’s Hopkins hospital who basically developed heart surgery in the 1940s. He worked with Alfred Blalock and Helen Taussig to help so-called “blue babies” suffering from a congenital defect called Tetralogy of Fallot.

I can’t do his story justice but look him up. He saved my brothers life 77 years ago.


19 posted on 02/01/2023 3:15:40 PM PST by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
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Ahhh...perfect. Black history month. Hows that feel for ya muh brutha? And hows that feel for all the Black cops getting called racist? I still dont get how they spin that...black beating black to death is racist...but its brilliant! B.R.I.L.L.I.A.N.T!!! /s


20 posted on 02/01/2023 3:16:29 PM PST by know.your.why (Be not eager to be offended. The narcissism of small differences leads to THE most boring conformity)
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