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  1. Just now, Mrs Whiggins said:

    No, but that is us turning our backs on education and denigrating it as a country. Benefits the elites and ultimately the mob is harmed and sometimes the elites are too, eventually.

    I don't disagree.  Unfortunately, remedying this issue will take at least 30 years.  

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  2. 2 minutes ago, bolverk said:

    I looked this up and I think you're referring to the one in Santa Rosa that happened about a week ago. I haven't seen any assignment of blame, but I would bet that it's a different fascianable group than BLM. There was also another holocaust memorial in Nashville that was recently vandalized, as well as one in Boston a couple of years ago.

    If you've got a link handy that blames BLM for a holocaust memorial vandalism, I'd sure like to see it.

    Santa Rosa police believe it was linked to the protest.  Not much of a leap to ascribe it to the indiscriminate property damage part and parcel of these protests.

  3. 1 minute ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

    It's more than just being ignorant of history, though? It's learning how to examine the past and reflect upon it and grow from it. Some of the population is running on emotion, some are short term purveyors of history, while others really don't give a damn, it's just fun. Dickens and Hugo are under rated reading in schools.

    Examining the past, reflecting upon it and growing from it require knowledge of history, the desire and capability to critically evaluate it, and the maturity to grow from the process.  Not happening within the American mob 

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  4. We shouldn't lose sight of the fact that the protesters reflect the population of the country.  In other words, a vast majority are entirely ignorant of history and a disturbing percentage are morons.  No different than a Trump rally in that respect.

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  5. 15 hours ago, bullet said:

    This sounds like political board stuff.  But you must live in Austin or Portland or Seattle if you don't think there is a racially diverse middle class in this country.  Outside the really progressive white towns, there are a lot of successful African Americans.  Percentage wise not as many, but quite a few.

    There is a large black ghetto in every city in the country. Most upper middle class and upper class suburbs remain overwhelmingly white/Asian.  This won’t change during our lifetimes because it will take decades to change the education provided to the poor.  It will improve but not materially for at least 30 years

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  6. Back to the June show topic.  One of the best runs in GD history took place during the latter half of June 1974.  The Wall of Sound at its absolute apex during a run of eight shows in two weeks across the Midwest, South and New England.

     

    Sunday, June 16, State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa (Road Trips 2.3) 

    Tuesday, June 18, Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky (Road Trips 2.3)

    Thursday, June 20, Omni, Atlanta, Georgia

    Saturday, June 22, Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida (Dave's Picks 34)

    Sunday, June 23, Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida (Dave's Picks 34)

    Wednesday, June 26, Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island

    Friday, June 28, Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts (Dick's Picks 12)

    Monday, June 30, Springfield, Massachusetts (Dick's Picks 12)

     

    Standout performances from the run include:

    China -> Rider 6.26 (listen to the legendary intro jam); 6.16 (blistering)

    Truckin' 6.26; 6.20; 6.16

    Eyes 6.20 (best Eyes you've never heard); 6.18 (best of 74?); 6.16 (real unique transition into River)

    Playin' 6.16 (Do not sleep on 6.16!)

    WRS 6.18; 6.28 (if 6.18 isn't the best ever, this is with a transition into Mind Left Body Jam and US Blues that is top shelf)

    To Lay Me Down 6.23 has no peer

    Ship of Fools 6.23 brings the heat on the ballads and don't miss the Dark Star -> Spanish Jam

    Every China Doll played this run is among the best ever.  

    6.18 also has all-timer Stella and Other One

     

    6.18 is probably the most well regarded show from the run, but 6.16 and 6.23 aren't far behind.  Enjoy . . .

     

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  7. 1 minute ago, Hiphopopotamos said:

    For those curious about Apex and others sudden interest in single-parent African American households - I just got cluster bombed with Candace Owens posts on facebook by a bunch of shit head relatives.  Candace apparently is laying all of the problems of the AA community on absentee fathers - without actually explaining why its a recent problem and the causes of it.

    It is a massive problem regardless of the causes and the resulting issues will not be remedied during the lifetime of anyone alive today because the die is already cast.  

  8. 4 minutes ago, stork642 said:

    I’m not far gone at all.  I want equal treatment for everyone but he said get rid of merit based employment.  His words not mine.  Do you agree with what he said?

    Affirmative action in admissions and hiring isn't going anywhere and is actually expanding rapidly, particularly within banking, law and large businesses.  

  9. Just now, stork642 said:

    So you are saying the black applicants should be hired even if they are less qualified than white applicants just because they are black?  Is this a joke?  What you are really telling black people is that they aren’t as as capable as white people so we’ll have to give everything to you.   What a fucked up shitty message.  The black people I’ve worked with are extremely capable and would laugh at your assumption of their abilities.  Wow.  

    No.  He is just saying that many white people have been handed positions and success because of connections, which is accurate.  There is also truth to the statement that many minorities have been admitted to colleges or received job offers that they would not have received if they were white.  Both realities exist simultaneously.

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  10. I kind of agree that things went downhill from 89 on which is why the title of the Alpine Valley video from July 89 "Downhill from Here" is so perfect.

    93 is arguably better than 92 but that is the only exception imo.

    89>90>91>92<93>94>95

     

     

     

  11. Sydney Carton was absolutely correct in his post a few pages ago.  

    Not everyone on this thread realizes it yet, but The Eyes of Texas was finished the second the demand was sent because anyone singing it will now be considered a racist.  Regardless of the legitimacy of the claims of the racist origins of the song (dubious imo) or the relevance of any racist origin to a fight song that has been a source of unity among UT fans and athletes of all colors for decades, The Eyes of Texas is now completely unacceptable and will be relegated to the dustbin of history because some football players in 2020 decided it is racist.   

    I'm sure that we will continue discussing this for a few hundred pages, but the die is cast.  

     

     

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  12. The subject matter was compelling enough for me to get past the cliches and self indulgence.  Some of the Jakob Dylan renditions were indeed awful but some were passable.  Could have easily been much better.

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