Comments on: Sonia Sotomayor: She’s No Clarence Thomas, But No Thurgood Marshall Either http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/06/sonia-sotomayor-shes-no-clarence-thomas-but-no-thurgood-marshall-either/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:07:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: bozh http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/06/sonia-sotomayor-shes-no-clarence-thomas-but-no-thurgood-marshall-either/#comment-47427 bozh Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:52:50 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=8519#comment-47427 rg the lg, a very good [new to me] observation. Are we seeing the same ruse: replace 'bad' bush with a 'savior' Obama. Just like marshall's role had been? however, i always thought that election of obama meant voting for greater evil. Not, of course, because of obama but US power!tnx rg the lg,
a very good [new to me] observation. Are we seeing the same ruse: replace ‘bad’ bush with a ‘savior’ Obama. Just like marshall’s role had been?
however, i always thought that election of obama meant voting for greater evil. Not, of course, because of obama but US power!tnx

]]> By: bozh http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/06/sonia-sotomayor-shes-no-clarence-thomas-but-no-thurgood-marshall-either/#comment-47426 bozh Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:40:21 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=8519#comment-47426 mulga, u said it well i wld only add that gang rule had been with us everywhere since at the latest with sumerian ascendancy. Or to put is in sylogistic shape: americans are people; peoples are ruled by a set of people; ergo, amers are ruled by a set of people. tnx mulga, u said it well

i wld only add that gang rule had been with us everywhere since at the latest with sumerian ascendancy. Or to put is in sylogistic shape: americans are people; peoples are ruled by a set of people; ergo, amers are ruled by a set of people. tnx

]]> By: Mulga Mumblebrain http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/06/sonia-sotomayor-shes-no-clarence-thomas-but-no-thurgood-marshall-either/#comment-47415 Mulga Mumblebrain Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:40:29 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=8519#comment-47415 The truth about the United States is that it is a plutocracy with an insatiably avaricious ruling class, membership of which is mostly hereditary. This overclass has been seizing more and more of the common wealth over recent years, as fear of revolution diminished with the disappearance of the USSR and advances in mass brainwashing and surveillance made the serfs easier to control. All the apparatus of the state, the courts, the police, the media, the education system,are firmly controlled by the oligarchs, and all dissent is criminalised, marginalised or ignored. If you are a Chomsky you are marginalised and abused. If you are an Arab American sending money to schools in Gaza, you get decades in prison. If you are a torturer for Uncle Sam, you get off scot free. Let's face it-the USA as an economic, political and military entity is irredeemably corrupt and malignant. It is a force for evil in the world without parallel in history, driven by a maniacal Messianic ideology that sees itself as entitled to interfere in the affairs of every other country, invade any country it sees fit so to do, kill their children, torture thousands, and then endlessly extol its moral supremacy and demand homage and sycophantic adulation. And throughout the world they get it, but invariably from the worst, the most debased and most morally imbecilic. What is even more tragic, US hegemony has led to the final human catastrophe, the one from which mankind may not escape, the destruction of the planet's life-support systems. Buts, let's face it, the only prospect worse is that of Americanism escaping into the cosmos to destroy, loot and plunder anew. The truth about the United States is that it is a plutocracy with an insatiably avaricious ruling class, membership of which is mostly hereditary. This overclass has been seizing more and more of the common wealth over recent years, as fear of revolution diminished with the disappearance of the USSR and advances in mass brainwashing and surveillance made the serfs easier to control. All the apparatus of the state, the courts, the police, the media, the education system,are firmly controlled by the oligarchs, and all dissent is criminalised, marginalised or ignored. If you are a Chomsky you are marginalised and abused. If you are an Arab American sending money to schools in Gaza, you get decades in prison. If you are a torturer for Uncle Sam, you get off scot free. Let’s face it-the USA as an economic, political and military entity is irredeemably corrupt and malignant. It is a force for evil in the world without parallel in history, driven by a maniacal Messianic ideology that sees itself as entitled to interfere in the affairs of every other country, invade any country it sees fit so to do, kill their children, torture thousands, and then endlessly extol its moral supremacy and demand homage and sycophantic adulation. And throughout the world they get it, but invariably from the worst, the most debased and most morally imbecilic. What is even more tragic, US hegemony has led to the final human catastrophe, the one from which mankind may not escape, the destruction of the planet’s life-support systems. Buts, let’s face it, the only prospect worse is that of Americanism escaping into the cosmos to destroy, loot and plunder anew.

]]> By: Wallace http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/06/sonia-sotomayor-shes-no-clarence-thomas-but-no-thurgood-marshall-either/#comment-47411 Wallace Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:07:28 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=8519#comment-47411 Whatever the ethnicity or gender of the nominee will she or anyone in the legal profession attempt to free black activists who have been incarcerated for over thirty years on trumped up charges. All of these men were framed by government witnesses as part of cointelpro. There is no one in the legal field over forty-five years old who is totally ignorant of these facts. In most countries when the government changes or when unrest subsides political prisoners are released. In America these people are languishing in prison and under Mr.Ashcroft some are being retried for charges thich were dismissed long ago without any new evidence. So where are we really? Whatever the ethnicity or gender of the nominee will she or anyone in the legal profession attempt to free black activists who have been incarcerated for over thirty years on trumped up charges. All of these men were framed by government witnesses as part of cointelpro. There is no one in the legal field over forty-five years old who is totally ignorant of these facts. In most countries when the government changes or when unrest subsides political prisoners are released. In America these people are languishing in prison and under Mr.Ashcroft some are being retried for charges thich were dismissed long ago without any new evidence. So where are we really?

]]> By: rg the lg http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/06/sonia-sotomayor-shes-no-clarence-thomas-but-no-thurgood-marshall-either/#comment-47406 rg the lg Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:02:27 +0000 http://dissidentvoice.org/?p=8519#comment-47406 The constitution was designed to protect property. When we forget that, we misunderstand the intent of the constitution. It was pro-business in its inception. THAT is why Marshall was an anomaly ... he was not like all of the rest. Marshall was a great member of the Supreme court ... but try, please, to recall what was going on when he was appointed ... the Johnson administration was working hard to halt a most dangerous rebellion amongst black folk ... mainly because they feared that if the blacks (mostly poor) and the poor whites ever got together in the streets this so-called democracy would be in deep shit! It might result in something other than a capitalistic, greed based, corporation protecting, government of the wealthy, for the wealthy and by the wealthy. THAT could not be tolerated. What REALLY bothers me about this article is that Bruce Dixon, a leader and spokesman for the black community, has to be reminded by a person of red-neck roots about the Johnson politics. Marshall rose to the court in a cynical move to quiet opposition to Johnson and to the War then taking place in Vietnam. We got a good justice, but the reason had little to do with Marshall and everything to do with both appeasement and co-optation. Sadly, it looks like it worked all too well. RG the LG The constitution was designed to protect property. When we forget that, we misunderstand the intent of the constitution. It was pro-business in its inception. THAT is why Marshall was an anomaly … he was not like all of the rest.

Marshall was a great member of the Supreme court … but try, please, to recall what was going on when he was appointed … the Johnson administration was working hard to halt a most dangerous rebellion amongst black folk … mainly because they feared that if the blacks (mostly poor) and the poor whites ever got together in the streets this so-called democracy would be in deep shit! It might result in something other than a capitalistic, greed based, corporation protecting, government of the wealthy, for the wealthy and by the wealthy. THAT could not be tolerated.

What REALLY bothers me about this article is that Bruce Dixon, a leader and spokesman for the black community, has to be reminded by a person of red-neck roots about the Johnson politics. Marshall rose to the court in a cynical move to quiet opposition to Johnson and to the War then taking place in Vietnam. We got a good justice, but the reason had little to do with Marshall and everything to do with both appeasement and co-optation.

Sadly, it looks like it worked all too well.

RG the LG

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