Re: Fri, 3/11 post

Re: Fri, 3/11 post
Now look at this... matter of fact, listen as well. Speaking of that Nazi German reparation payout, let's keep our ears peeled about how this case develops and figure out if there's anything so 'different.' Apparently, the US Supreme Court is to decide whether or not to hear a racially charged case more than 80 years old where 300 African Americans were killed and thousands more driven from their homes during 1921 riots in Tulsa, OK's economically thriving black community of Greenwood. My brother lives there today with his wife and kids and I visited with my other brother and parents this past xmas, and I can personally attest to the North Tulsa community looking like it never recovered. Here's an analogy: when the US went in and bombed the hell out of Iraq and Japan, the US then became obligated to implement a nation re-building strategy, at least in theory, correct? (An exception would be Vietnam because they made it quite clear that they didn't want such help.) So why not see a riot as a mini war, a mini civil war that needs to be followed up with a mini reconstruction era? The economic landscape of South Central LA is noticibly different today from what it was following the 1992 riots. I hope the high court can see how that didn't happen with the 1921 riots and makes a retroactive plan, even if it's unprecedented. But no high hopes here because please believe that I'm not one of these folks waiting around for apologies and retribution for wrongs of the past. Better to anticipate wrongs of the future. With this Tulsa issue I'm simply following a news story. With the Nazi/Jewish issue I'm just following a similar news story. Whatever will be will be. Go to NPR