Scouts have bumpy landing

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 09:04:24 -0700, C J Campbell
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On 2007-03-19 14:55:04 -0700, "Robert M. Gary" said:



Its odd that BSA's site http://www.scouting.org/ doesn't mention
Explorers. I've not heard of them. Usually we try to get older boys
involved in Venture scouting to keep them interested.

-Robert

Explorers are essentially a separate organization now. They were once
the only Scouting program for older boys. However, the organizational
structure of Explorers made it vulnerable to legal assault by people
who do not like Scouting or its core values, so the Venture and Varsity
programs were developed instead.

"Separate But Equal" worked for Blacks, right?

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"Separate But Equal" worked for Blacks, right?

It did when there was true equality (which was rare), but it was an
unnecessary distinction, since there were no differences between blacks and
whites that justified it.

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On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 14:33:32 +0200, Mxsmanic
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writes:

"Separate But Equal" worked for Blacks, right?

It did when there was true equality (which was rare), but it was an
unnecessary distinction, since there were no differences between blacks and
whites that justified it.

I was being facetious. How many whites got arrested and beaten for
drinking from a "Blacks Only" water fountain?

writes:

I was being facetious. How many whites got arrested and beaten for
drinking from a "Blacks Only" water fountain?

Not a significant number. But whites who attempted to ignore segregation did
get arrested, beaten up, and otherwise persecuted. White skin only protected
them as long as they followed the party line.

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On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:45:21 +0200, Mxsmanic
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writes:

I was being facetious. How many whites got arrested and beaten for
drinking from a "Blacks Only" water fountain?

Not a significant number. But whites who attempted to ignore segregation did
get arrested, beaten up, and otherwise persecuted. White skin only protected
them as long as they followed the party line.

Like Black comedians noted, it was on 9-11-2001 that Blacks finally
became Americans for a short period of time while "we" were united
against Muslims. That is all over and it's business as usual.

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Like Black comedians noted, it was on 9-11-2001 that Blacks finally
became Americans for a short period of time while "we" were united
against Muslims. That is all over and it's business as usual.

Those black comedians vastly exaggerated the situation. True racism is
largely gone in the U.S. (and in many parts of the U.S. it never clearly
existed, anyway), and discrimination is very rare. Indeed, blacks are at
least as likely to benefit from reverse discrimination as they are to suffer
from ordinary discrimination.

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Mxsmanic wrote in
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writes:

Like Black comedians noted, it was on 9-11-2001 that Blacks finally
became Americans for a short period of time while "we" were united
against Muslims. That is all over and it's business as usual.

Those black comedians vastly exaggerated the situation. True racism
is largely gone in the U.S. (and in many parts of the U.S. it never
clearly existed, anyway), and discrimination is very rare.

Nest we need to campaign for those people born with cedar chips in theri
heads.



Bertie

On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:44:19 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote:

writes:

Like Black comedians noted, it was on 9-11-2001 that Blacks finally
became Americans for a short period of time while "we" were united
against Muslims. That is all over and it's business as usual.

Those black comedians vastly exaggerated the situation. True racism is
largely gone in the U.S. (and in many parts of the U.S. it never clearly
existed, anyway), and discrimination is very rare. Indeed, blacks are at
least as likely to benefit from reverse discrimination as they are to suffer
from ordinary discrimination.

What rock are YOU living under?

Just because you don't hear about Blacks being dragged behind cars
until their bodies fall off their heads...oh wait you do...in 1999

http://www.texasnaacp.org/jasper.htm

just because you don't hear about Blacks being pulled over for
"driving while Black"...oh wait you do...in 2000

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...11/ai_n9600378

Just because the Klan doesn't burn crosses while wearing white sheets
doesn't mean racism has gone away, it just exists in socially
acceptable forms...oh wait you do hear about violent racism and
discrimination and burning crosses...in 2005

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0528-05.htm

Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:


Like Black comedians noted, it was on 9-11-2001 that Blacks finally
became Americans for a short period of time while "we" were united
against Muslims. That is all over and it's business as usual.


Those black comedians vastly exaggerated the situation. True racism is
largely gone in the U.S. (and in many parts of the U.S. it never clearly
existed, anyway), and discrimination is very rare. Indeed, blacks are at
least as likely to benefit from reverse discrimination as they are to suffer
from ordinary discrimination.

Said from one who lives in FRANCE! Who really seems to know nothing
about nothing.

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On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 09:04:24 -0700, C J Campbell
wrote:


On 2007-03-19 14:55:04 -0700, "Robert M. Gary" said:


Its odd that BSA's site http://www.scouting.org/ doesn't mention
Explorers. I've not heard of them. Usually we try to get older boys
involved in Venture scouting to keep them interested.

-Robert

Explorers are essentially a separate organization now. They were once
the only Scouting program for older boys. However, the organizational
structure of Explorers made it vulnerable to legal assault by people
who do not like Scouting or its core values, so the Venture and Varsity
programs were developed instead.


"Separate But Equal" worked for Blacks, right?
"Separate but equal is inherently unequal" Brown vs. Board of Education

Margy