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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Monday, January 16, 2006

Picture of the Day - 3

















In Birmingham they love the governor
Now we all did what we could do.....

Sweet home Alabama


posted by mikevotes at 9:59 AM

4 Comments:

  • By the way, notice the name of the restaurant in thebackground of the first picture. "jockey boy."

    Mike

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 10:46 AM  

  • These scenes again bring up the rage I felt when I first saw them on TV.

    By Blogger liberal_dem, at 8:22 PM  

  • I'm just always amazed that the song Sweet Home Alabama contains praise for the governor of Alabama who was responsible for this, and then says "we all did what we could do."

    And nobody ever mentions it.

    Mike

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 9:08 PM  

  • Hey, don't apologize.

    I actually like intelligent comments that disagree with me the most because they force me to think.

    To me, that's what's missing in American political discourse, civil disagreement. That's how we should come to political solutions rather than trying to bull rush over people. That leads to better opinions, decisions, and policy.

    Now, to answer, I don't know how I would have acted.

    I wasn't there, so any speculation as to what I might have done is just that. I would like say that I would've been on the front lines, but honestly assessing myself, I don't know if I would have.

    You make a valid point, I'm certain there were whites who didn't agree with the system who just stayed quiet. I'm also sure that there were whites who secretly aided the civil rights cause while pretending to be against them.

    A lack of action does not necessarily indicate an agreement with the policy or make them bad people.

    But Sweet home Alabama, the song was written in 1974 and that's after the question had been decided. They chose to include that in their song. It's an intentional statement against civil rights for blacks and in support of the violence of repression.

    In 1974, they chose to make that statement. And I can be pretty certain I wouldn't do that.

    And they play it on the radio all the time and everytime it bothers me.

    Thanks again, that's a good comment. No need to apologize.

    Mike

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 10:48 PM  

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