Dan the Roman
liberalrepublican
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« on: July 09, 2008, 07:45:07 PM » |
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Everyone who says he was brave for sticking by his beliefs - your wrong, he was a coward. It is easy to attack those weaker than you and stick by mistaken positions once you realize they are wrong. It takes courage to say you were wrong and say you were sorry. George Wallace and Strom Thurmond did terrible things, but they had the decency to realize they were wrong, to apologize to those they hurt, and to try and make the world a better place.
Helms felt no guilt, no remorse. He preyed on the worst in people, and held back his state and country. I have no need to show respect to him any more than I do to Robert Mugabe, who also by the way has stuck to his beliefs regardless of whatever criticisms he has faced. They would get along well together.
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