I don't agree that ignoring color will result in i...- June 29, 2007 I don't agree that ignoring color will result in integration. I think it will result in even greater apartheid than we have now. And a fundamental reason for an apartheid system is to facilitate the differential apportionment of privileges and benefits according to color. Whites want separate schools so that they can guarantee that their schools will be better AND ours will be worse.That's why this move to resegregate schools is likely to lead either to a more independent Black people who...http://francislholland.blogspot.com/2007/06/us-supreme-court-overrules-brown-v.html?showCo... Now why is it, Francis, that when Eddie said basic...- June 29, 2007 Now why is it, Francis, that when Eddie said basically the same thing I said here, you agreed with himDon't be trying to "stick it to the Anne!" ;)http://francislholland.blogspot.com/2007/06/us-supreme-court-overrules-brown-v.html?showCo... Here's the way it works in America: Our neighborh...- June 29, 2007 Here's the way it works in America: Our neighborhoods our segregated. If all children go to schools in their neighborhoods, then the schools will be segregated as well.Since white people are in the majority, they are in a position and have every incentive to steer school funding dollars to the schools that THEIR children attend and the program that THEIR children will participate in, while ignoring the other schools. This is what happened before, and Brown was an attempt to rectify that.Now,..http://francislholland.blogspot.com/2007/06/us-supreme-court-overrules-brown-v.html?showCo... Pssst... I think you have a typo near the top: "19...- June 29, 2007 Pssst... I think you have a typo near the top: "1954 decision of Roe v. Wade"Am I the only one who thinks kids should go to whichever school is closest to them, and color should not matter I can see both sides of the argument, but equality goes both ways. I know this point of view is unpopular, but if we don't want to be singled out on the basis of color, we're going to have to start reciprocating that (don't take action against or deny others on the basis of color) at some point. Maybe we're...http://francislholland.blogspot.com/2007/06/us-supreme-court-overrules-brown-v.html?showCo... |