In 1962, leaders in our state tried to change history by suddenly flying a Confederate flag from atop the dome of the State House. Then, when this impropriety was finally corrected in 2000, leaders in our state again tried to change history by flying a different Confederate flag from a flagpole at the most prominent place on the [...]
Entries from January 2009
January 24, 2009
Half-Measures or Anti-Measures?
What our state legislators do is resist change for as long as possible and then, finally, when 75% of the people are actively advocating against their resistance, and when the people are so exhausted that they are willing to accept any step that is presented as if it’s a step in the right direction, our [...]
January 23, 2009
King Day at the Dome
Every year, the SC State Conference of the NAACP organizes a magnificent event for Martin Luther King Day. The event begins with a prayer breakfast at Zion Baptist Church, continues with a march to the State House, and finishes with a program of songs and speeches from the steps of the State House. The whole [...]
January 2, 2009
Power Politics
Two quotes on politics: Otto Von Bismarck said, “Politics is the art of the possible.” John Kenneth Galbraith said, “Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable.”
Is that what happened in 2000 with the Confederate flag “compromise?” The disastrous was leaving the Confederate flag flying [...]
