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Re: 'Green [meaning money] is the color of civil rights?'

the true conservative — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:00:37 GMT

So, when democrats talk about "economic justice" are they attempting to diminish civil rights too?

Re: 'Green [meaning money] is the color of civil rights?'

zombie — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:48:38 GMT

There are many ways for individuals to increase their freedom. Economic opportunity is just one of them.

Philosophy, science and even religion are less superficial alternatives.

Jack kemp was being shrewd when he tried to reduce civil rights to his base notion of freedom. It was his intention to diminish those rights that are self-evident truths, not commodities.

Re: 'Green [meaning money] is the color of civil rights?'

the true conservative — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:28:47 GMT

Just for the sake of argument, let's pretend that you are right. Then in what way does Kemp's statement make him a jack-ass?

Re: 'Green [meaning money] is the color of civil rights?'

ncwebguy — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:25:22 GMT

If economic advancement for traditionally disadvantaged minority groups is a key to their liberation, then they won't be liberated for a while...

The number of victims of the subprime/foreclosure crisis skewes overwhelmingly toward minorities. The Bush administration's one-two sucker punch of 1) cheap liquidity post 9/11 to artificially stimulate/prop up the economy resulting in complex financial structures and 2) looking the other way when lending institutions made no money down loans to borrowers who could pay "interest only" and/or "low teaser interest rates" for a few years but no chance of making adjusted payments.

Meanwhile, doing nothing to stop the flow of millions across the borders and getting cheap, lead laden inferior goods in return has been another tool in making it more difficult for getting more "civil rights" green.

To say nothing about the export of our civil rights green to Iraq to keep their army from standing up so our army can't stand down -- Gen. Petraus's pause on troop reductions. Or record oil and gas prices, even when adjusted for inflation.

At this rate, even the middle class is destined to lose their green civil rights, which pleases the Republicans and their corporate masters just fine.

Re: 'Green [meaning money] is the color of civil rights?'

the true conservative — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:10:22 GMT

Ummm . . . Do you know what this phrase means?

The intent is that economic advancement for traditionally disadvantaged minority groups is is the key to their liberation.

Do you really disagree with this sentiment?

Re: 'Green [meaning money] is the color of civil rights?'

zombie — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:42:03 GMT

Thanks for the correction. It was in fact Jack Kemp who said it. Both he and McCain are punks.

Re: 'Green [meaning money] is the color of civil rights?'

torgo — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:59:20 GMT

If I read the article correctly, I believe Jack Kemp said that, not McCain.

'Green [meaning money] is the color of civil rights?'

zombie — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:48:05 GMT

McCain is a 'punk'.