I agree with bernie, whether a person speaking against the war in Irag is said to support terrorism by some or in Rev. Gallmon's case, accused of making racist comments because those comments go against some folks sensibilitys, are similar forms of propaganda employed to imply the person is the statement. In the sixties if you supported some progressive idea you were a communist if on the other hand you disagreed with those ideas you were facist. I believe labeling is a poor way of making a point, then and now. I also believe Rev. Gallmon is on the right track.More money, more government support, more of everything, but parents taking control and responsibility for their children have been tried and failure is the result. Dain Lyngstad phillips/edina --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I characterized **an idea** as racist, and offered > reasoned arguments and > objective evidence to support that characterization. > And I do not owe anyone an > apology for doing that. > > I didn't call anyone a racist in my posts related to > Gallmon's comments in > the Strib. I don't feel the need to call anyone a > racist, to engage in > race-baiting, or to question anybody's motives or > character. And I have NOT received a > warning for bad conduct from the list manager > (Praise David Brauer!) > > -Doug Mann, King Field > > In a message dated 8/19/2003 4:40:23 PM Central > Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > > > The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been saying pretty much > the same thing as Rev. > > Gallmon now for about six years. Speaking as a > white guy, I can not > > conceive how Rev. Jackson and Rev. Gallmon can be > targeted as "racist" for > > offering their evaluation of what they believe is > a problem with their > > community! One can certainly take issue with > their conclusion about or > > perception of the problem, but to call them > racist for speaking out about > > something they are certainly well positioned to > address is grossly unfair. > > Mr. Mann owes Rev. Gallmon an apology. > TEMPORARY REMINDER: > 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, > don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, > of course.) > > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic > Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
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