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• • 02 Oct 07
  • 11:13 am

  Ms. Washington works for the Chicago Sun Times, teaches at DePaul University in Chicago and more than likely resides in Chicago or a neighboring suburb ... all factors to be considered when reading her commentary. I would wager that she has rarely, if ever, travelled to see or spend time with any of those "white men from suburban and rural areas" that she so despises. Her circle of friends and acquaintances is probably composed mostly of like-minded liberal and progressive academia. Sadly, Ms. Washington has taken her place among those who would lead the "African-American" (another label for another discussion) community …

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• • 04 Oct 07
  • 1:17 pm

  Maria, I do not despise all attempts at human beings living in peace. I only despise Ms. Washington's method of obtaining that peace. Her view fails to take into account the true human condition. Man is basically sinful and in need of redemption. Without delving deeper into a religious discussion and going off topic, I will say that the solution is not found in government or within the individual. It is our very nature that is corrupt and after all, government is a human institution operated by humans. Government should serve the individual not the other way around. Ms. Washington would …

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