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made me laugh....

Jacob Lawrence, The Seamstress

50 years ago today: Muhammad Ali vs. Vietnam War

Fifty years ago today, the anti-Vietnam War movement gained a unique ally: Muhammad Ali. When, on February 17, 1966, his Louisville draft board reversed a series of previous policies and decisions and announced his eligibility for the draft, Ali was widely quoted as having said, "I ain't got no quarrel with them Vietcong."

Early in 1966, a majority of Americans most assuredly did have a quarrel with the Vietcong (even if not 1-in-10 knew - or cared - who they were). At that stage of the war, Americans were already tired of hearing about it and wanted it ended - quickly. Half or more still supported LBJ's war policies, and the vast majority favored either bombing North Vietnam into submission or forcing a Korea-like permanent truce (which, by halting Vietcong operations in the South, would have constituted an American "victory").

African Americans, however, were less gung-ho. Three-fourths favored either a cease-fire or withdrawal. Malcolm X had come out against the war as early as 1963. Blacks already knew that Vietnam was a classic example of a rich man's war, poor man's fight. In disproportionately high numbers, it was their sons and brothers who were doing the fighting and dying in Vietnam. So when Muhammad Ali declared that he had no quarrel with the Vietcong, he undoubtedly spoke for many other African Americans as well. (According to New York Times sports reporter Robert Lipsyte, who was with Ali in Miami the day draft board ruled, what he actually said was, "I ain't got nothing against them Vietcong.")

Ali's reticence to "go shoot my brother, or some darker people or some poor, hungry people in the mud for big powerful America" was undoubtedly motivated by more than his conscience. Lipsyte (and others) made it clear that Ali's first reaction was one of "Why me?" Didn't the hundreds of thousands of tax dollars he was already paying constitute sufficient contribution to the war? Wealthy whites had been allowed to buy their way out of their country's most desperate battle, the American Civil War, but now a young black man of humble origins couldn't do the same for one of the nation's least justifiable aggressions?

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Image: Lightning and Moon over water from hdwallpapers.cat.

Apparently, the wind last night was worse than I thought. Blew us all the way to Maine.

Stars on a blue face

"What you're looking at is a myosin protein dragging an endorphin along a filament to the inner part of the brain's parietal cortex, which creates happiness. You're looking at happiness."

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Okay, now I have definitely seen everything! There is no sanity left on earth, up is down, black is white. With cats doing unnatural things, I am rendered speechless.

Mush Kitty! Mush!

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Miss America 1924

This may have been before the invention of the hairbrush.

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Why do they have so many reality TV shows about rednecks on the HISTORY channel? :(

I want a Great Pyrenees bear puppy

Finally homes... early weekend was awesome... now let's hope that Sunday will be sufficient to reprogram my brain for corporate logic lol

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What eagles really think about all the cams in their nests.....

Rain reflection by Mary Whispers

I'm super pissed off at the Christian Conservatives lately. I'm sure many of you have heard about the backlash going on in the U.S. since the passage of marriage equality, particularly the 'religious liberty' bills making the rounds all over the country. Gay rights are being voted down like never before and it seems that leaders in the gay community are doing nothing or at least being very slow to act. It's scary to say the least. I am trying not to be filled with hate and loathing for them, but it's a struggle, I must admit. Sure, Sweden and Denmark are too cold, but I would deal with it nonetheless if I could. Also, these 'religious liberty' laws not only have repercussions for the gay community but other communities as well. We have Trump and Cruz as viable possibilities for president. It's hard to even grasp that this is real. Wtf are we going to do?? Someone make it stop. :(

How a Ferocious Backlash to LGBT Equality Is in Full Force While Leaders Have No Strategy

Watch as black Georgia lawmaker forces author of religious liberty bill to admit it would protect the Klan/

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Why are we so 'nice?' Why do we not declare war on Conservatives the way they do to us? George Lakoff is right when he compares Liberals to 'nurturing parents' and Conservatives to 'strict fathers.' We need to change our tactics fast. Please watch the video below. I know it's long, but he's one of the most brilliant cognitive scientists in the country. Screw Steven Pinker and his pro-colonialist, pro-NSA and pro-MRA propaganda. After discovering Pinker's politics, I will never take his work seriously again. If only the Democratic Party would listen to Lakoff. Please look up Frank Luntz as well, if you're wondering where and why Conservatives get these twisted ideas that don't even work in their own favor. I started the video at 9:12 because I didn't want to hear those other guys. Please watch. I wish I could bribe you all with cookies, but you'll just have to trust me that it's a great video.

The embodiment of evil Frank Luntz

Smh. Thread ruined for me. Insert sad face here.

A fun quiz. Which movie serial killer are you?

Ace scores this:

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Really thought I would have this:

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http://www.zimbio.com/quiz/xuWbcLp9P...+Serial+Killer

Why so sad?

Quote:

Originally Posted by JDeere (Post 1046520)

Smh. Thread ruined for me. Insert sad face here.

Norman Bates

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Inigo Montoya

Boy, I'm complicated.

So cute. Makes me wish I had a daughter :(