Senate Approves Slavery Apology

[HAL 9000 96]

Its an apology. Move on.

[_Simpson_ 250]

Its an apology. Move on.

I already moved on and thats why I dont feel the need to apologize.

[HAL 9000 96]

Then why are you making a fuss about apologizing or not? If it weren't an issue...

[_Simpson_ 250]

Then why are you making a fuss about apologizing or not? If it weren't an issue...

well same as you, just getting my opinion out there and having a good healthy debate with my good friends

[HAL 9000 96]

Then why are you making a fuss about apologizing or not? If it weren't an issue...

well same as you, just getting my opinion out there and having a good healthy debate with my good friends

Unfortunately, I see a society that, while changing... is still full of sufficient members that have a good variety of unhealthy fixations with past injustices and denying the effects thereof, and even more so, how to deal with those effects in a way that can bridge differences across the board.

Lucky we must be that people die then.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

So considering that we have gone beyond the call of duty you think we still owe a apology. Just seems like lip service too me and it will change nothing.

I'm not so sure we have gone beyond the call of duty, things being what they are.

Race is still a prevalent issue in this country and there are still glaring social inequalities between different groups.

Of course an apology is only really relevant if it comes with a commitment to address those inequalities.

[_Simpson_ 250]

Then why are you making a fuss about apologizing or not? If it weren't an issue...

well same as you, just getting my opinion out there and having a good healthy debate with my good friends

Unfortunately, I see a society that, while changing... is still full of sufficient members that have a good variety of unhealthy fixations with past injustices and denying the effects thereof, and even more so, how to deal with those effects in a way that can bridge differences across the board.

Lucky we must be that people die then.

I agree and fortunately we dont have a significant amount of people that are denying the affects of slavery or unhealthy fixations with past injustices.

[HAL 9000 96]

Must be that the significance comes in members of society that don't give a hoot either way.

[_Simpson_ 250]

I must respectively disagree.

[HAL 9000 96]

Right.

[_Simpson_ 250]

that just hurts

[HAL 9000 96]

[mawilson 2,133]

Its an apology. Move on.

Ok. Apology accepted, thanks.

[Heracles 417]

I was reading an article today about a girl in Chicago who received an award. The thing that caught my attention is how she said that she fears for her life every day because of the violence that has plagued her community. This is what congress should be concentrating on. I cannot speak for AA communities but I would think if I was in their shoes, I would want the government to do everything they can to help the community and give them the opportunity to live a free and safe life.

I mean it's disgraceful to read that people living in AA communities are suffering war like PTS symptoms because of the constant exposure to violence, shootings, gang activity and sirens. How would anyone here like to live under those conditions 24/7?

On one hand you have congress and a system doing nothing about this sort of stuff. Then on the other you have criminal organizations such as as the ACLU who will stop at nothing to prevent police from proactively policing these areas. Who would rather than country burn down that have the community set up 24 hour surveillance. Yes, on every street corner (if need be) to catch these criminals that are terrorizing their community.

Downtown DC has a shooting pretty much every day now. I stopped watching the local news as I have had it up to my neck seeing that #######. Half the shootings occur within walking distance of the capital. These people need assistance not some freagin lame #### apology. Since we let this sort of stuff go on, they obviously assume we don't give a #######.

Edited June 22, 2009 by Constellation

[Heracles 417]

Fixed.

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On one hand you have congress and a system doing nothing about this sort of stuff. Then on the other you have criminal organizations such as as the ACLU who will stop at nothing to prevent police from proactively policing these areas. An organization that would prefer to see the country burn down, rather than allow a community to establish 24 hour surveillance in public areas. Yes, on every street corner (if need be) to catch these criminals that are terrorizing their community.

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