tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post470372978798289275..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Preferred And Dispreferred DiscriminationsFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-33794000262227345582015-08-05T12:28:36.524-04:002015-08-05T12:28:36.524-04:00A couple of years ago, a black friend of mine and ...A couple of years ago, a black friend of mine and I went to New Orleans. On the way back, we visited a plantation. After about 10 very awkward minutes where the tour guide tried to talk about the history of the plantation without mentioning slavery, my friend said that it was okay to acknowledge reality. The guide relaxed and continued the tour. The best part for me was when she described how work that was deemed "too dangerous" for the slaves was given to the Irish. The look on my friend's face was worth the price of admission. I'm Irish.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08924722584587117771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-69693769782059507212015-08-05T09:48:18.900-04:002015-08-05T09:48:18.900-04:00From what I read at other sites and gathered from ...From what I read at other sites and gathered from some of his interviews, he set out with the theory that it was exaggerated/myth and looked for "facts" to back that up. Its been over 24-hours since I looked into it (which really isn't that long, but it seems like months when you are raising four boy), but he seem to think it was a fabrication of White Privilege.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871087800949282130noreply@blogger.com