Thanks John, but u suck now get out!
- Thread starter Hilljackoutlaw
- Start date
VikingsGuy
Well-known member
And the story of the third - he too paid a price.
runningmagazine.ca
Peter Norman: unsung hero of the 1968 Olympic protest - Canadian Running Magazine
The Australian sprinter stood in solidarity with Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the Olympics in Mexico City
Which arm is correct? mtmuley
VikingsGuy
Well-known member
Read noharleys article and the one I posted - essentially they only had one pair so only Smith was going to wear on right hand. The Australian suggested they each wear one and that right/left didn’t matter, what mattered was unity.
Last edited:
VikingsGuy
Well-known member
Pretty amazing moment. As the US celebrated black athletes in the public relations battle with the soviet block that made the Olympics so compelling back then, these young men (and women) couldn’t even get a cup of coffee in a third of the states in the US. There are still folks who are alive who lived under that most vile of legal systems.
VikingsGuy
Well-known member
Definitely one of those, “where were you” moments.
Hilljackoutlaw
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2019
- Messages
- 6,138
Illinois State Lawmaker Wants History Classes Abolished
State Rep. LaShawn K. Ford is urging education officials in Illinois to amend requirements for public school history curriculums.
www.newsweek.com
Irrelevant
Well-known member
I'm going to disagree with him on his main point, but I can definitely agree on this point. "...we should instead devote greater attention toward civics and ensuring students understand our democratic processes and how they can be involved"Illinois State Lawmaker Wants History Classes Abolished
State Rep. LaShawn K. Ford is urging education officials in Illinois to amend requirements for public school history curriculums.
L
longbow51
Guest
What an incredible waste of time and effort. Sufficient to today is the evil thereof. Too many problems today to worry about what John Muir thought about anything other than wilderness (and I co-founded a chapter of the Sierra Club).
My father's ranch foreman was black ,and he put up with me and my sister begging to ride, and was considered a member of the family. None of the white cowboys felt any differently as far as I could tell. I wasn't aware until much later in life that blacks were still mistreated in other parts of the country; thought it was abhorrent then and do now. Marxism, and kowtowing to bullies, however, is not the answer. Anyone who has been in a 7th grade schoolyard knows that, but somehow our wise and mighty do not.
As far as names go, just follow Edward Abbey's dictum and name everything the "National Money-Mint National Park", Redwood Division, Grasslands Division, etc.
My father's ranch foreman was black ,and he put up with me and my sister begging to ride, and was considered a member of the family. None of the white cowboys felt any differently as far as I could tell. I wasn't aware until much later in life that blacks were still mistreated in other parts of the country; thought it was abhorrent then and do now. Marxism, and kowtowing to bullies, however, is not the answer. Anyone who has been in a 7th grade schoolyard knows that, but somehow our wise and mighty do not.
As far as names go, just follow Edward Abbey's dictum and name everything the "National Money-Mint National Park", Redwood Division, Grasslands Division, etc.
Last edited by a moderator:
D
Deleted member 20812
Guest
It would be so nice if far more people had an intelligent understanding of the way government works and how to involve themselves in different levels of it.
D
Deleted member 20812
Guest
The Pledge of Allegiance is great, but does absolutely nothing for furthering an understanding of governmental function. It would liken it to learning about COVID from a meme.
VikingsGuy
Well-known member
I guess Australia was following this thread
Australia plans university fees hike to deter humanities students
Australia's conservative government announced plans Friday to double university fees for humanities students, in a bid to push people into more useful, "job-relevant" courses like maths and science.
I believe relating it (our American Pledge of Allegiance) to the quality of a meme is a bit of a stretch. I understand your opinion however, a habit that props American pride, cultivates young ones to advance understanding of our Republic.
With myself and others in my class during our school days it was a pride-filled moment that kept our heads set straight.
If others don't follow this line of thought, all respect. From my perspective though, Americans lost a bit of positive energy each start of the school day, and in life when this American pledge was washed away.
With myself and others in my class during our school days it was a pride-filled moment that kept our heads set straight.
If others don't follow this line of thought, all respect. From my perspective though, Americans lost a bit of positive energy each start of the school day, and in life when this American pledge was washed away.
VikingsGuy
Well-known member
I hear you and am generally ambivalent about pledge/no pledge, but from my experience, the pledge either had no impact on folks, or its impact seemed to somehow substituted for actually knowing our history and how our government works. Heck, most folks don't even know that the congress didn't adopt the pledge until 1942 and that inclusion of "under god" didn't happen until the mid-1950's.
Somehow the pressures of the cold war and pushback on the civil rights movement caused an emphasis on an over-simplified semi-mythical "litmus test" version of American history (I call this the cracker-jack American history). As someone who loves this country and its grand experiment, I have always found this disheartening. The fact that we have remained strong while struggling with many divergent perspectives throughout our history, including a wide divergence of opinions by the founding fathers, to me is evidence of what is great about this nation and provides a reason for hope.
Wildabeest
Well-known member
@VikingsGuy , fair response. I agree with a fair amount you shared. Not all though appreciate your response. Thumbs up is often not intended as a complete agreement, rather a respect of your response.
VikingsGuy
Well-known member
Agreed. I often give a TU for the same reason.
Reciprocated reaction win.
Similar threads
