tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511136059066014949.post8196781065719597090..comments2023-12-26T05:11:42.504-06:00Comments on Freedom Road: Progress, Hope, Unity, ChangeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511136059066014949.post-69835973854661702172008-11-07T10:05:00.000-06:002008-11-07T10:05:00.000-06:00yadda, yadda, yadda, Charles. Marxism has largely...yadda, yadda, yadda, Charles. Marxism has largely failed on race. Hell, most of the history of the American left has failed on race by subordinating it to class. I'll be happy to go toe-to-toe with you on this argument. The historical facts, sadly, support my side on this... I wish it were not so, but it is.<BR/><BR/>But the more important point is Nader's meaningless campaign in 2008. He Patrick Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079421822502919082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511136059066014949.post-4930904538130189622008-11-06T18:16:00.000-06:002008-11-06T18:16:00.000-06:00I realize Lincoln's experience and views toward ra...I realize Lincoln's experience and views toward race were complex...but on several occasions he made blatantly racist speeches and comments, and that's just a historical reality. And I wasn't trying to represent Obama fairly on class issues, I was pointing to something that's just obvious. He talked about the shrinking middle class and the problems of the middle class constantly; what about the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511136059066014949.post-59911582137239015562008-11-06T06:44:00.000-06:002008-11-06T06:44:00.000-06:00Hi Charles,I think your analysis of Lincoln and Ob...Hi Charles,<BR/><BR/>I think your analysis of Lincoln and Obama is simplistic and out of context... you clearly don;t have a subtle or complex, and thus accurate, view of Lincoln on race, nor do you fairly represent Obama on class issues.<BR/><BR/>And, it appears you don't grasp the larger meaning of Obama, regardless of what happens on policy from here on out. Perhaps you might allow yourself Patrick Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079421822502919082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511136059066014949.post-28467917257674731022008-11-05T19:44:00.000-06:002008-11-05T19:44:00.000-06:00"I see in the near future a crisis approaching tha..."I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. . . . corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com