The whites, too, by nature, were the shrewder race. A man with some evil design, would not he be likely to speak well of that stupidity which was blind to his depravity, and malign that intelligence from which it might not be hidden?
-- Melville, Benito Cereno
The passage is one of Captain Delano's many erroneous conjectures as to what is going on before his eyes. Unwilling and unable to believe that a group of African slaves could organize a rebellion and control a Spanish vessel, Delano goes one by one through his theories, each one more convoluted and less probable than the last, but each designed to somehow maintain for him his impression of his own superiority, and the superiority of his race.
The Republican Party, that shrewd, white race, is once again showing what Spenser might have called its deformed nether regions. It must be pathological. After being wiped out in the polls, the final nail in the coffin delivered by Jim Webb in Virginia, whose principal qualities are his opposition to the war and the fact that he is not George Allen, they still can't help simply being a bunch of racist assholes. To wit: they have now re-installed the Grand Master of them all, the segregationist Trent Lott, in a leadership position. This is a man who, after publicly lamenting the 1948 defeat of the virulently racist Strom Thurmond in the race for the presidency, went on BET and, with a straight face, said he voted against the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday because, wait for it:
I'm not sure we in America, certainly not white America and the people in the South, fully understood who this man was; the impact he was having on the fabric of this country.Presumably he also didn't know much about the events of June 21, 1964, in the town of Philadelphia, Missippi, when he advised Ronald Reagan to kick off his campaign there with a speech about "States' Rights."
In short, the Republican party just voted for, to borrow a phrase from Chinua Achebe, "a thoroughgoing racist." Senator Macaca is out, but we just can't seem to shake Mr. Lott. When will these people ever grow up?
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Hello JLB and all,
Eleven Roars Loudly
Here's some eye opening background information behind many recent watershed events (Macaca, Foley, Ted Haggart, David Kuo, the US election, Hurricane Katrina, etc., etc.) that will prove very enlightening on many levels. Many of the events and situations of recent years were not mere coincidences and I have meticulously produced stunning and comprehensive proof of this, and much else. Resist the urge to dismiss the things I discuss before you review the evidence; be patient and strive to understand what I am presenting. Ask yourself; how many unlikely coincidences are necessary before you recognize a pattern in the noise? Remember, "scoffing in the face of profundity causes blindness..."
I want you all to pay very close attention to the fact that my birthday was August 11th, the day of Mr. Allen's "Macaca" gaffe. His defeat during month 11, along with many of his ilk, was an apt belated birthday present for me. Also notice that my last name is Page, matching the so-called "page" scandal associated with Mr. Foley. Furthermore, I have been writing and exposing religious deception and hypocrisy and Ted. Haggart's downfall and David Kuo's book, along with a string of other events, served to prove my earlier assertions in stunning fashion. Inspect my photo in my Free Ebook... to see the hat I'm wearing and you'll better appreciate the full scope and import of these recent events. It is from the Troopers (11) Drum and Bugle Corp. of Casper Wyoming, who marched during the Bush-Cheney 2001 inauguration parade. Pay special attention to how the number 11 marks key events during the Bush-Cheney administration. For example, notice that Dick Cheney's hunting accident occurred on February 11th, which was the 6-month mark between August 11, 2005 and 2006 and he is from Casper, Wyoming. Likewise, notice that Hurricane Katrina was named storm number 11, came ashore on August 29, and 2+9=11. This is merely the tip of the iceberg, so be prepared to be shocked and amazed.
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Hi John, The Republicans are arrogant beyond belief. In Florida, they disenfranchised the negroes by declaring them criminals for non-felonious violations. This was how they stole the Presidency in the first George W. Bush election. These blacks were almost solid Democratic
voters. In Ohio during the Bush
reelection, they made impossible long waiting lines in the Democrat
districts. They did the same in
Bridgeport to defeat Diane and re-elect the Asskissing Christopher Shays. Best, LFL
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