Sowell cited Neo-Nazis' actions as example of "racial hype game" surrounding Jena 6 case |
| Published: September 25, 2007, 4:40 pm |
| Tags: thomas sowell, townhall com, civil human rights, race affirmative action |
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In his September 25 syndicated column on the so-called Jena Six case, Thomas Sowell asserted that "[r]acial hype has replaced all rational discussion," claiming that "the Jena episode has shown that two can play the racial hype game." As an example of such "racial hype," Sowell cited the publishing of "the telephone numbers and home addresses of all the young blacks involved in the school incident" on a neo-Nazi website. The Washington Post reported in a September 22 article that the posting on the Neo-Nazi website encourages readers to "get in touch [with the black teenagers], and let them know justice is coming." The article further reported that the "FBI is investigating to see whether the posting violates federal laws." In the same column, Sowell criticized the slogan -- "No justice, no peace" -- used by civil rights protesters in Jena and said that the "Neo-Nazis have now helped demonstrate what a dangerous slogan that is, since different people [ Full article ] |
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