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Old 04-13-2007, 05:38 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: Are Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson Good for the Black Community?

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I dont have a problem with either one of these great men.
LOL. Please outline what 'great deeds' these 'great men' have accomplished.

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they are reverends because they are preachers at actual churches with actual pews and an actual congregation.
Ok thats fine. I just didn't think either of them actually were preachers. I know hi-jackson has a sunday morning religious show, but i've never caught it.

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They're too quick to call racism and often times too slow to be as vocal about more pressing issues that have a greater affect.
word. They constantly claim racism because that is there job. Like i said before, if there was no more racism, they would be out of a job.


But i do not believe they are helping 'race relations.' As i said before, I believe they hurt race relations. People are sick of them both, so when they attach themselves to a story, it does it harm. Even if they are right in there stance, or doing the correct thing, ALOT of people assume they are just crying racism. Its the boy who cryed wolf story. They call racism so often, that REAL racism is not addressed because people assume they are being alarmists yet again. I also dont think they are sincere in 90% of the 'scandals' the inject themselves into. They both know imus is not a racist. They know there argument is disingenuous but they see an opportunity for some spotlight, so they jump head first into the media clusterfuck. Its just amazing to me these two are even taken serious in the slightest fashion. You really think Martin Luther King would be happy with what Jesses Hi-Jackson is doing right now? I HIGHLY HIGHLY doubt it.
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