Comments by rebel4ever
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Posted on November 16 at 9:21 p.m.
jaquan32 are you for real? "Three hundred years of free labor. For three hundred years we toiled, and were taught to fight each other."
Where do you figure the labor was free. Did the slaves not receive clothing, food, shelter, and health care when needed? Yes, I know there were some slave owners that were abusive but the majority were not. Why would a person spend anywhere from $500 to $1000 on a slave and then abuse them. You need to do a little more research on the slavery issue before you continue to march to the same old drum.
I do not agree with the old Jim Crow politics but that was not brought about by slavery. Those policies were brought about by Reconstruction. Which by the way is still continuing in the South and is one of the reasons so many people still feel this hatred or disgust because the rules don't apply to the northern states.
Anyway, it is not black people that some of us dislike it is people that still have the slave mentality of the let the white man take care of me, only now we or society don't get the labor just the trouble.
On Franklin County residents gather to celebrate history Obama has made
Posted on November 9 at 8:18 p.m.
Just wanted to point out to everyone that James Lewis Hopkins was a Confederate veteran of the War for Southern Independence. He was a corporal in the 7th South Carolina Infantry before he finally resided in Ferriday.
Posted on November 6 at 9:07 p.m.
"Racial barrier crumbled Tuesday night". The editors of the Democrat should have picked a better title for this article. Everyone knows that no barrier crumbled. If anything it is worse. This town is basically a good town with a few good people, both white and black. But, at the same time I must say, I have lived in several areas of Mississippi and travelled all over this country but I have never in my life experienced a more racist town than Natchez. The racism comes mainly from black people. I know there are racists of all colors but when you stand in line at a store and a black clerk waits on the black customer behind you first that is a little tip off. There have been many instances of this and it only makes one wonder why should I try to get along when the "other race" doesn't. I finally gave up and try to treat the few blacks I know that aren't that way with respect and the other racist blacks can get what they give.
Posted on November 5 at 9:02 p.m.
I wish some of you people would quite using the terms "he is your or our president." You don't speak for me. The guy that won last night is not my president and never will be. He is this country's president. I didn't support him, will not support and don't really care what happens to him. I am very disappointed in the bleeding heart white liberals that were so guilt ridden that they had to vote for someone that will not care one bit what happens to them. He is in this for himself and only himself. To find out who supported him just walk around and look for a black person or someone with gullable written on their forehead. I fear we are all up **it creek in a wire boat.
Posted on November 2 at 9:36 p.m.
djarum_black, in response to your comment "our economy wouldn't be in utter shambles." Our economy is utter shambles because of two simple reasons, greed and welfare. Greed on the part of the CEO's that inflated their numbers and are paid such high salaries based on those numbers. Greed on the part of oil companies such as Exxon that are raking in billions of dollars in profits while manipulating the market of supply and demand.
Welfare, because we have so many people who don't see the welfare system of this country as a helping hand but see it as a way to make a living. Many of use work and pay the taxes to support able-bodied people that can work but simply refuse to work because they feel they are owed something. Just the other day I heard of a job that was offered to an individual and they refused because of what they would be paid would interfere with the assistance they were receiving from the government. Now, is that right? Just the other day I heard of a young mother of four children that needed government assistance to support her family and guess what, she was pregnant again. If she can't afford to support herself and the four children she has already why on Earth should we as working citizens pay to help her with another child. This system must stop and the greed must be dealt with. Unfortunately, I don't believe either candidate can solve the problem because they don't make the laws, Congress does and until we clean house in Washington this once great Nation will continually go down the drain.
Our only hope is in the divine grace of the almighty God on which basis this country was founded.
Posted on October 29 at 9:58 p.m.
When will everyone understand that neither McCain or Obama will do anything they are talking about. It is the Congress that passes the laws. Yes, I know the president can veto a bill but Congress can override it if they want to. Of course it may be easier for Obama to push his agenda because of a Democratically controlled Congress. It has been stated in some previous posts about the trouble we have had because of eight years of Bush but the last couple of years the Congress was controlled by Democrats. In my opinion they are all to blame for the mess we are in because the majority of people in both houses fall into the wealthy category and they are unconcerned with middle class or the poor. They only take care of themselves. I will be voting for McCain just to hopefully keep one party from running the show and because I don't like to see one party dominate.
Posted on October 25 at 9:10 p.m.
I can't believe some of you people. Don't you understand why you should recycle in the first place? Who cares if Mr. Kaiser makes money on the project. He is furnishing the containers for drop-off. He is the one hauling it off or making it available for the other recycling businesses to utilize. Why should you think you should be paid? If you don't want to help the environment then just don't participate but please quit knocking a businessman who has taken some initiative to help some of us in this community that want to do the right thing.
On Ready to recycle: Drop-off bins designated for metal, paper
Posted on September 28 at 9:11 p.m.
OldGrandDad, I think you may need to rethink this statement "that helped form his ideology". If you do a little history research you will find that Lincoln did not particular care for slaves or free persons of color.The fact is that Lincoln offered to submit the Corwin Amendment to the Constitution which would have guaranteed slavery in perpetuity if the states of the South would remain in the Union. In Lincoln’s 1st Inaugural Address, he specifically stated he had no intention of interfering with the institution of slavery, where it existed.
“I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.” . . . Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln didn’t “free the slaves” except in those states which had withdrawn from the Union over which he had no authority. Abolitionists were starting to oppose Lincoln and fearing that they would not support his re-election in 1864, he assuaged their rage with the Emancipation Proclamation - as useless a piece of political tripe as was ever foisted on the nation; it was all smoke and mirrors and nothing more. Slave states like Kentucky, Missouri and Maryland – not to mention Washington D.C. - which had remained in the Union were not affected by the Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln's goal was to preserve the Union and he stated that he would free all the slaves or none of the slaves to preserve the Union. Read the book "The Real Lincoln" by Thomas J. DiLorenzo or "When in the Course of Human Events" by Charles Adams. I believe you will be enlightened on the man every one thinks (except me) was one of the greatest presidents. Simply stated, he was not.
Posted on September 7 at 10:29 p.m.
I think other groups have heritage also or is heritage only reserved for black people? I am very proud of my Southern heritage and tour sites dedicated to that. I just hope these groups don't forget to include the history of "The Corral" when they talk of Fort McPherson.
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Posted on November 21 at 8:51 p.m.
Someone on the Board needs to go to Vicksburg and check out the RV park on Washington St. It is owned by one of the casinos but you can't even see the RVs. They are down a slope behind a building and the only give away is a sign directing the campers to the park. The design sounds much the same as the one proposed for Natchez. If that is how they plan to design it then it shouldn't be a problem for the city.
On RV decision tabled: Board wants to do its 'homework' first