As I recall it was something about little white boys and girls sitting down with little black boys and girls and all men are created equal while the lamb and the lion bang junked Fords into plowshares or something. Pity the dream’s all shot to hell now, though.
40 years ago today, it was a hell of a dream. A nation devoid of racial categories. Where every man and woman had the right to rise as far as talent could take them. It could have been beautiful but what do we have left? The continued division of society into smaller and smaller interest groups with each howling like some little kid at dessert time.
Like Judas said, “It was beautiful, but now it’s sour. Yes it’s all gone sour.”
On a happier note, someone attempted to firebomb the North Philly HQ of the Republican candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia. And, guess what?! The leading suspect is part of Mayor Street’s brother’s old gang. Surprise, surprise. Sounds like typical Philly gangsterism to me – onliest difference is that the gangsters are wearing three-piece suits and infesting City Hall.
Wonder if this will finally do the Street Administration in? Somehow I doubt it. How much you wanna bet they blame Katz for orchestrating the entire thing and then start blathering about race?
Yes it’s all gone sour.