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Post by stevelee » Tue Aug 23, 2016 10:11 am

It has never been too hard to gin up hatred against Damn Yankees
Just yesterday at lunch I reacted negatively to something that a person I don't know was quoted to have said: "She should just go back up North where she belongs." It turns out the woman in question is a Davidson native.
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Post by Airball50 » Tue Aug 23, 2016 10:13 am

The key element here is that this was slavery on American soil, in a country nominally dedicated to the proposition that all humans are created equal.

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Post by stevelee » Tue Aug 23, 2016 10:26 am

Airball50 wrote:The key element here is that this was slavery on American soil, in a country nominally dedicated to the proposition that all humans are created equal.
I haven't seen any current information, but as of a few years ago Charlotte was a major transfer point. I do think some effort has been made against that.
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Post by MakeIt-TakeIt Cat » Tue Aug 23, 2016 10:33 am

Airball50 wrote:The key element here is that this was slavery on American soil, in a country nominally dedicated to the proposition that all humans are created equal.
Another key element is that there were hundreds of thousands of innocent poor men and boys who died on both sides to settle the issue which rich men and politicians couldn't solve.

This discussion was about a memorial name on a building. Memorials are for the dead. I think we need to know who the dead men and boys were as we step up to a position of moral superiority with a blanket of criticism.

I think CA was right about Mr. Airball.

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Post by Airball50 » Tue Aug 23, 2016 10:47 am

I am no troll nor is my sincerity false. Stating the former and suggesting the latter is beneath what I would have expected from fellow Davidsonians.

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Post by Speedy » Tue Aug 23, 2016 11:33 am

Airball, I appreciate your comments. Please keep posting. There are definitely trolls on this board, but I'm pretty sure you're not among them.

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Post by Airball50 » Tue Aug 23, 2016 11:39 am

Thank you, Speedy.

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Post by Airball50 » Tue Aug 23, 2016 11:42 am

I plead guilty to violating my own admonition to keep the focus on basketball.

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Post by Speedy » Tue Aug 23, 2016 12:17 pm

Airball50 wrote:I plead guilty to violating my own admonition to keep the focus on basketball.
Well, it is the 'stupid' thread. I once tried to start a "No limit on goodwill" thread--as a response to some really stupid stuff on the 'stupid' thread--but it got axed by the mods. I'm still bummed; I thought the goodwill thread was actually going to help us get better at finding common ground around here.

I've since lowered my expectations.

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Post by Airball50 » Tue Aug 23, 2016 12:29 pm

No trouble for me with the mods so far. And my expectations are certainly bruised.

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Post by bobmckellar » Tue Aug 23, 2016 12:29 pm

The ability to lower expectations is a valuable life skill.
The best thing Davidson ever did was to admit women to classy up the place.

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Post by wildforthecats » Tue Aug 23, 2016 1:00 pm

Airball50 wrote:No trouble for me with the mods so far. And my expectations are certainly bruised.
Might want to think about contributing to other threads. 8)

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Post by Bill Cobb » Tue Aug 23, 2016 1:01 pm

In my defense, I'm not a mod any more. I'm retired. :D
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Post by Airball50 » Tue Aug 23, 2016 1:12 pm

"Might want to think about contributing to other threads"....

I already have a bit and may continue to do so if the mood strikes.

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Post by b-leaguechamps » Tue Aug 23, 2016 1:25 pm

Bill Cobb wrote:In my defense, I'm not a mod any more. I'm retired. :D
What kind of pension did you get?

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