tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905181885778117365.post835632914209525918..comments2023-09-30T09:41:52.224-07:00Comments on The Well Spoken Negro's Salon: On Haley BarbourUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905181885778117365.post-92164557226396597912010-12-24T08:16:59.676-08:002010-12-24T08:16:59.676-08:00Thanks for the comment Red Seven. I think that yo...Thanks for the comment Red Seven. I think that your last two sentences are key. I also think that the scenario you painted in your first paragraph is one that many people have actually experienced (whether privileged financially or dirt poor). However, I would imagine that it would be as difficult to admit feeling racial superiority as it is for many black folks to acknowledge slavery within their own families and all that means. It's tough across the board.hscfreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15248588351369527519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905181885778117365.post-87787731594991200882010-12-24T08:09:47.717-08:002010-12-24T08:09:47.717-08:00But why not? Would everyone flip out if someone j...But why not? Would everyone flip out if someone just said, "Obviously, it was a terrible time for many. But I was a white kid from a privileged family, and I was shielded from the reality of what was going on without me. All of my role models told me from the time I could walk and talk that I belonged to a superior race, and I guess I believed it for a long time. Of course, that was some fifty years ago, and I've grown a lot since then. I've met people who challenged my prior prejudices, and I continue to grow as a person and a politician." Done. I think people from all walks of life would shrug and think nothing of it.<br /><br />Of course, that probably doesn't describe Barbour's real outlook. If it did, he never would have praised the Citizens' Councils to begin with. So there's that.Red Sevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374428870925284956noreply@blogger.com