Comments on: Dueling “narratives”: 1776 vs. 1619

By: Artfldgr

Artfldgr — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 19:25:02 +0000

A Janitor’s View
The Real Story of Slavery – Part 1
https://reasonmclucus.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-real-story-of-slavery-part-1.html

The Real Story of Slavery – Part 2
https://reasonmclucus.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-real-story-of-slavery-part-2.html

By: Art Deco

Art Deco — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 14:15:32 +0000

The purveyors of culture (e.g. the odious AG Sulzberger) would prefer to promote social fictions that do nothing to benefit the black population. The black population would actually benefit from enhanced efforts at crime control, the replacement of public schools with voucher-funded private schools (which could turn trouble-makers over to the Sheriff or put them out on the curb), a redistribution of manpower from (half-assed) liberal education to vocational training, and a reconstitution of tertiary schooling which would include a completely revised schedule of degree and certificate programs. They would also benefit from conscientious feedback on their actual performance in schools and in the workplace. They will get none of this from the social sectors which make the Democratic Party their electoral vehicle.

The Democratic Party and the people within it do nothing but wreck stuff and reconstitute institutional purposes so that the the function of any given institution is to sluice income to the people nominally employed there.

By: n.n

n.n — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:59:20 +0000

They’re right. Political myths, liberal license, protection rackets, affirmative discrimination, and diversity are clear and progressive anthropogenic forcings of adversity.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 22:08:09 +0000

physicsguy, I suppose this means I’ll have to actually look at my alma mater’s mailings to see if it has adopted the 1619 nonsense. Based on its recent mailings, I think it very likely. We haven’t sent them any money in years. A trip out to honor my husband’s revered physics professor a few years ago showed us a great deal of political bias in the Physics department, which was a shock.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 21:59:37 +0000

Good for these scholars, and may their work prosper.

By: j e

j e — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 20:41:34 +0000

I highly recommend Jason Riley’s excellent article about this project in today’s WSJ. The essays have been prepared by some of the leading black intellectuals in the country, some conservative, some libertarian and some left-of-center without being “woke”.

By: physicsguy

physicsguy — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 20:20:33 +0000

This, like the NAS, is a worthy effort but will get nowhere. As you said, the rot is too deep. I just received my copy of the quarterly magazine from the college where I used to work. On the second page the president announces proudly how the college is working and supporting the 1619 project. Not only does that mean that the history department now takes up the project but also any students in the education department will have to toe the 1619 line. The march goes on.