tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501813829494244463.post1346570259340428558..comments2023-09-25T06:43:37.778-05:00Comments on Buddy's Books and Bait: Whistlin' Dixie in South Carolinadewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994806228197136821noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501813829494244463.post-52202295009181801412007-03-01T12:58:00.000-06:002007-03-01T12:58:00.000-06:00Ha ha, Ligon Thomas, you crack me up. I don't bel...Ha ha, Ligon Thomas, you crack me up. I don't believe that Dew was talking about love, peace, and harmony for all. I also don't believe he was speaking out against 'hate' in general. The hate that springs from racism is different than the hate that springs from people who want the world to be a better place. Being racist means being unfair, while hating racism and the symbols that perpetuate it is reasonable and even honorable. Hate may never be 'right,' but we are only human and therefore have human emotions.<BR/>Also, I don't think anyone wants a law banning the confederate flag. I think we just want people to admit why they're flying it rather than make excuses to validate it. Then maybe they'd decide of their own accord that it's time to take down such a negative symbol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8501813829494244463.post-83360908909887138342007-02-27T12:06:00.000-06:002007-02-27T12:06:00.000-06:00Who is the "we" that is asking for consistency? I...Who is the "we" that is asking for consistency? Isn't consistency the hobgoblin of small minds? I say "rant on, dew, rant on." Well, actually, no I don't. What I say seriously is that dew clearly indicated that this remark is directed at the "pro-Confederate flag crowd," which, the last time I checked, was most definitely NOT "the whole South." Let's remember that racism isn't something "that happened" to people (passive voice) but rather is something actively inflicted on people by, well, racists. And no, we don't have to be nice to them for the sake of peace, love and harmony. Non-violent resistance is not the same thing as keeping your mouth shut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com