Wednesday, July 29, 2009
'Jungle Monkey' smears inappropriate
Justin Barrett's email concerning Professor Gates has reasonably enough caused Barrett's suspension. One of Barrett's emails is given here.
IMO: In most countries this would be a laugh. But the USA is not a democracy and has a lot of other problems as well. The matter is not a joke, especially bearing in mind USA's long history of injustice, torture and slavery. But decent Americans want to put things as right as they can, and these ructions should at least not stand in the way of improved healthcare for all, as Obama wants.
IMO: In most countries this would be a laugh. But the USA is not a democracy and has a lot of other problems as well. The matter is not a joke, especially bearing in mind USA's long history of injustice, torture and slavery. But decent Americans want to put things as right as they can, and these ructions should at least not stand in the way of improved healthcare for all, as Obama wants.
# posted by uv : 5:37 PM
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