Comments on: WordsDay: The Bloody Shirt and America’s history of terrorism

By: pookapooka

pookapooka — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:49:31 +0000

I read the recent history of Jesse James, whom I had shelved in my mental shoebox along with Roy Rogers and Doc Holliday. (Sorry, I can’t remember the author’s name — I borrowed the book from our library.) What an eye-opener it was. It correctly termed his behavior “terrorism.”

If there is one overriding good aspect of Bush’s disastrous kleptocracy it’s that many Americans are taking a good hard look at our national nature and how we allowed this situation to come about. King Crimson (again, quoting from memory): if we make it, we can all sit back and laugh, but i fear tomorrow we’ll be crying.

By: jeff

jeff — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:36:58 +0000

Great post Chris. I remember the Jim Crow laws from when I was a kid living in Florida. I could never understand them, but that’s the way things were back then. I’m so glad things have changed in this country. Although I have profound differences with Obama’s philosophy, I’m glad our country has come to the point where a black person has a serious shot of becoming president. We’ve come a long way in the last 43 years.

Jeff

By: Dr. Denny

Dr. Denny — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:59:30 +0000

Ditto. A heavy read, but a must-read. Thanks, Chris.

By: Russ Wellen

Russ Wellen — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:40:06 +0000

Thanks, Chris. Had been exposed to that and President Johnson’s complicitness. Am looking forward to reading this book and learning more.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:59:47 +0000

This was very interesting.

For such a young country, the USA, from my perspective seems to have come a long way in a very short space of time.

It is your country that has Mr Obama running for president…I have yet to see a European country come close to such an achievement.

…and I am glad to say I did not see that flag on any number plates whilst in Florida.