[lbo-talk] Bill Ayers Whitewashes History, Again

John Thornton jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net
Wed Dec 10 07:06:08 PST 2008


Steven L. Robinson forwarded:
> Bill Ayers Whitewashes History, Again
>
> Katha Pollitt
> The Nation
>
>
> the idea that because "peaceful protest" hadn't ended the war, bombs would
> is missing a couple of links. It's like a doctor saying, Well, chemo didn't
> cure your brain tumor, so I'll have to amputate your leg.
>

WTF? This is a totally meaningless analogy.


> I wish Ayers would make a real apology for the harm he did to the antiwar
> movement and the left.

For fucks sake, can't people let this go? Why is this so damned important to some? I recently heard an interview on NPR during Small Things Considered. The interviewer made a big deal about offering Ayers a chance to apologize at the end at the interview. He should have told her [Gross] to fuck off but instead he answered her politely.

John Thornton



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