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I don't get it Wright is being crucified for saying the same things that people from Chalmers Johnson to Michael Scheuer have been saying about "blowback" since 9/11. I suppose the problem is that Wright is not a white CIA type but a Black preacher. So Wright is being pilloried for being Black, not because of what he said. Like Ward Churchill was crucified for identifying as a Native American.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Apr 30th, 2008 at 02:30:28 PM EST
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Ward Churchill was crucified for saying that the folks who died in the WTC were 'little Eichmann's' who deserved their fate.  There are serious academic freedom issues with respect to what was done to him, but that does not make his views pretty.  The irony is that on the academic side the person leading the charge against him was Alan Dershowitz who expresses the same views, just towards Arabs rather than Americans. But again, double standards for left and right don't mean that the same views when espoused by the left aren't appalling, just that they're irrelevant (fortunately) and that the right wing versions aren't subject to similar ostracism (unfortunately).
by MarekNYC on Wed Apr 30th, 2008 at 02:42:23 PM EST
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Difference: Scheuer is a little white guy from the CIA, about as visually intimidating as a rag doll.  Wright, on the other hand, is the "BIG SCARY NEGRO!  GRAB YOUR KIDS AND FLEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!" guy.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Wed Apr 30th, 2008 at 05:13:49 PM EST
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