Dennis Claxton wrote:
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> At 04:20 PM 9/1/2010, Carrol Cox wrote:
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> >Shane's conspiricism (as usual) blurs his argument -- but leaving that
> >aside, I think he is substantially correct here. No conspiracy theory
> >is needed, just the public record, to reveal the heavy repression that
> >came down on Blacks, Indians, & Latinos in the late '60s.
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> Yes, which is why dragging in a conspiracy theory is so
> annoying. The effects of that repression are still with us and
> blurred arguments about James Earl Ray distract from looking at that head on.
I completely agree. As soon as James Earl Ray is mentioned every one forgets Debs & the Palmer Raids and the murder of Fred Hampton and....
"Annoying" is perhaps too weak. But I stopped arguing with them long ago. It's not good for one's metabalism.
Carrol