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I'm ashamed of all of you. While I certainly don't agree with Strom's beliefs, he is exactly why this country is great. He held on to a belief system that went against the changing tides of this nation. What does that mean? It means that we live in a nation where its okay to disagree with the government or disagree with legislation. He was a passionate polititian who holds many political records. Especially the one for the longest filibuster. I mean, c'mon... 24+ hours??? That's commendable(sp?) even if the subject matter was not.
Again, I certainly never would have voted for the man, and I also don't agree with his racist mindset. He was from a dying era and an obsolete social structure, but he was an effective polititian, and so passionate about it that he stuck around for almost 50 years.
If you're going to be ashamed of the USA, don't base it on an old-world legacy like Strom. Base it on the fact that there are still taxi drivers that refuse to service minorities, or base it on the fact that states like Nevada are insulting the gay communities by amending the state constitution from "marriage is legal between a man and a woman" to "marriage is only legal between a man and a woman." Or even, base it on the fact that we're spitting in the faces of the international community and effectively further ruining our international reputations.
Just another perspective...
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