rightwinger
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I've had a good friend for the last 30 years, he's black. He voted for Obama, watches MSNBC, calls Republicans Teabaggers, pretty typical Democrat. He's in his early 60's and grew up in the Jim Crow South. I had been away for 4 years and when I got back we went back into business together.
We started talking about politics and I told him I supported Ron Paul. He immediately went through the roof talking about racism, etc., and said to me "I've known you 30 years and I know you ain't no racist, so how can you support those people?" It's taken a lot of patience in the last 6 months, but a gentle education has finally gotten him to see that 'State's Rights', while a horrible thing used in horrible ways 60 years ago, is not that same horrible thing today.
On individual liberty, we had almost the same conversation in person as one of the threads on this board, about some racist guy hanging a "NO ******* ALLOWED" sign on his business. He finally agreed that it would be that man's right, just as it would be OUR right to not patronize that man, to picket that man, to ostracize that man for his racism.
I'm not sure yet, but I think he might even vote for Dr. Paul come November.
Education, when given in love, is a WONDERFUL thing.
Historically, it has been the Federal Government who forced states to recognize individual rights
Only when it suits a political agenda. They take them away as quickly if not quicker
What civil rights have the states taken the initiative on?
Slavery.....NO
Womens vote.......NO
Civil Rights.........NO
Gay Rights.........Let's see