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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (55478)6/6/2009 9:26:11 AM
From: koan  Respond to of 149317
 
The 800 lb gorrila in the room is the differnt thought processes of say liberals and conservatives e.g Beck, Hannity and Rush as say compared to E.J. Dion, Richard Wolfe and Rachel Maddow.

there is a very fundmental difference in the way they understand the world that few talk about.

You, I and Sioux Pal e.g. see pretty much the same picture, but right wingers, in general, seem to not see what we see.

Ironically, and hopefully, our allies Are the 18 to 34 year olds.



To: Wharf Rat who wrote (55478)6/6/2009 3:22:32 PM
From: Nicholas Thompson  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 149317
 
Thousands of US army troops of Japanese heritage fought well in Italy. FDR was wrong to inter the Japanese but he was in tune to the mores of the day regarding Negro troops. It took Truman to finally integrate the military and move blacks into all roles ; this in turn led to full integration of the country. --or at least speeded this process up.