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29. 十月 2009, 16:33:24

Übergeek 바둑이

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题目: Re: Racism and Joe Wilson

被Übergeek 바둑이修改(29. 十月 2009, 16:34:03)

Ferris Bueller:

I was trying to get Sen. Thurmond's psychology. On the one hand he was openly against the Civil Rights Act, and on the other he had a daughter with an African American woman. It is a deep contradiction in the man because he cared for his daughter (if we believe what his family has said). Thurmond had the distinction of being the only senator to serve in the Senate at the age of 100. He saw the entire 20th century unfold.

I see him (and the likes of Sen. Robert Byrd) as a transition in American politics from the racist politics of seggregation to our modern era. Those men spanned two eras in politics from before to after the civil rights movements. After this "old guard" in the senate leaves office then we will see some changes in the way laws and government are conducted. These "old warriors" have a lot of political clout and are very influential. Something interesting will be who replaces them and what changes in government take place.