tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post590063266915715947..comments2024-03-28T19:56:28.968-04:00Comments on THE BLOG: THE BETTER ANGELS OF OUR NATURE Rumpolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-23835919149805760242020-06-19T09:46:09.179-04:002020-06-19T09:46:09.179-04:008:02 you sir or madam are exactly the reader we se...8:02 you sir or madam are exactly the reader we seek. Erudite. Knowledgeable. Able to quote great historical works and debate us on the analogies we use. Please keep reading. Rumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-39912281139703837142020-06-19T09:16:35.767-04:002020-06-19T09:16:35.767-04:00Rumpole, are you sure? 6:54 was so astonishingly s...Rumpole, are you sure? 6:54 was so astonishingly stupid that I assumed it had to be a bad attempt at satire. Nobody could be that dumb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-13183647092731872632020-06-19T08:02:40.443-04:002020-06-19T08:02:40.443-04:00Rump, I have to admit that the Exorcist was a good...Rump, I have to admit that the Exorcist was a good movie, but I like the following:<br /><br />You're out! Finished at Faber! EXPELLED!!! I want you off this campus at 9:00 Monday morning! And I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I have notified your local draft boards and told them that you are now all, all eligible for military.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-31375271984229769272020-06-19T03:02:43.006-04:002020-06-19T03:02:43.006-04:00I didn't say I agreed with the dim view of Lin...I didn't say I agreed with the dim view of Lincoln, only that it was there and probably going to gain currency, what with the rapid reconsideration of other legacies. So he's probably not going to remain the revered sage and savior. They already want to remove one statute of him.<br /><br />https://www.wcvb.com/article/boston-controversial-abraham-lincoln-statue-calls-for-removal/32860548#<br /><br />I don't believe Lincoln "didn't really want to ban slavery." He probably did become an authentic and committed abolitionist at some point in his tenure. Though the fact that he was previously willing to countenance the continuation of slavery will probably be another revisionist charge against him. Whether a historical figure is going to be considered racist or decent in the present day is ultimately a philosophical/ideological question rather than a historical one. Even if he emerges unscathed for his evolving attitudes about slavery and black people, the native / indigenous issue has long had bones to pick with his legacy.<br /><br />https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/janfeb-2013/lincoln-no-hero-to-native-americans/<br /><br />If they can vilify fictional Atticus Finch (even before the unwanted sequel), they can do the same to non-fictional Abraham Lincoln.<br /><br />And as for pointing out the context of Lincoln's words, it was a plea for reconciliation that failed and went unheeded. Something to consider when it's invoked melodramatically to pacify another escalating conflict.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-12982199231871489942020-06-19T02:43:19.632-04:002020-06-19T02:43:19.632-04:00He won’t be the first. Did you forget Jack T. He won’t be the first. Did you forget Jack T. Not Jack Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-35708879045048904152020-06-19T01:19:05.983-04:002020-06-19T01:19:05.983-04:00Rump I would like to mention an additional influen...Rump I would like to mention an additional influence to your thoughtful narrative which is the police department where Hank works. Hank will definitely bring his experiences, both good and bad, into his police officer career. Nothing, however, will prepare him for the repugnant and hateful behavior he will be taught to emulate. From his first day to his last, he will be trained, evaluated and mentored by racist fellow officers. He will be "enlightened" that not only Blacks, but Hispanics, Muslims, Jews, LGBTQs, homeless people, drug addicts, individuals with mental disorders and those who have intellectual deficiencies (to name a few) are the enemy. He will be indoctrinated to the "it's us against them" mantra. Unfortunately for Hank the cycle of these repugnant officers will always ensure that a core of similar thinkers will carry on their philosophies. In the worst case, Hank becomes one of them. Like another reader suggested, spend some time on the LEO Affairs web page. You can look up police agencies throughout the US and what you read is appalling. When the Black communities seek police reforms such as stronger background investigations; a national Use of Force data base; training in community relations to include the above mentioned groups; and most importantly, a ZERO tolerance by the departmental police command for any officer who exhibits racist behavior, I wholeheartedly agree. My comments are not meant to excuse racist behavior but only to point out that the problem is so much more complex and requires a holistic correction before the bad apples are terminated. To that end, I believe that the "new" practice of charging officers with criminal charges when determined to be legally justified is a step in the right direction. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-14567490056815078482020-06-18T22:36:48.686-04:002020-06-18T22:36:48.686-04:00I am not sure I have ever done this before But 6:5...I am not sure I have ever done this before But 6:54, you are so dumb and incorrigible that I am officially banning you from the blog. You can be the first to wear the "Banned By Rumpole" sticker. You're out. And it's not business. It's personal. You have such a limited horn-book understanding of history, and you are influenced by the "Lincoln just wanted to keep the Union together and didn't really want to ban slavery" simpleton analysis of history that we want nothing more to do with you. You're out. Finished. Done. You cannot contribute anymore. Be gone with you evil sprit. The power of Christ compels you. The Power of Christ compels you. Out Satan. OUT!Rumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-77265547294490730542020-06-18T19:09:56.668-04:002020-06-18T19:09:56.668-04:00Lovely, thank you!Lovely, thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-64053775618154824512020-06-18T18:54:15.380-04:002020-06-18T18:54:15.380-04:00He wrote this to implore the south to abandon its ...He wrote this to implore the south to abandon its secession. Didn't work.<br /><br />Stop clinging to this notion of Lincoln the Poet, Lincoln the Emancipator, Lincoln the Conciliator whose words are supposed to sooth a troubled nation. Eventually he will be denounced and disgraced with the rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com