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A Black Republican Makes No More Sense Than a Jewish Nazi

by Wattree 6/15/2013 - 8:12 am

BENEATH THE SPIN • ERIC L. WATTREE

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Motherhood: The Most Valuable Profession in Our Society

by Wattree 6/10/2013 - 12:21 pm

BENEATH THE SPIN • ERIC L. WATTREE

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One Good Teacher is Worth a Boatload of Politicians

by Wattree 6/6/2013 - 10:01 am

Contrary to popular belief, surviving the adversity of the Black community requires the ability to think. When I look back upon my life I can only imagine the contributions that some of my friends could have made to this society had they not succumb to the adversity of having to survive the Black experience. The only reason that I survived was through a combination of luck, and the fact that I lacked the personal courage that many of my friends were blessed with. So I was willing to put up with many of the things that they were either willing to either lay their lives on the line to fight, or they found so unbearable that they essentially committed suicide through the use of drugs and other means. [Read more]

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A Sensible Response to White Supremacy

by Wattree 6/3/2013 - 2:00 am

I keep hearing so-called Black activists talking about how the "White Supremacist" system is holding the Black man down. But can't these so-called intellectuals see that if White Supremacy can hold the Black man down, that means that the White man is indeed supreme!!!? It’s directly analogous to a man going home and telling his family that he can't feed them because "Willie won't let him." If Willie can prevent him from feeding his family, that means that Willie is the better man. Thus, every time we say, "the White man won't let me," we’re reinforcing the idea in our own minds that the White man is superior to us. It shouldn’t take Socrates to see that simple reality in that logic. [Read more]

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The African American Black Man: The New Neanderthal?

by Wattree 5/30/2013 - 10:56 pm

 

BENEATH THE SPIN • ERIC L. WATTREE [Read more]

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Is the President of the United States Engaged in a Covert Conspiracy Against Tavis Smiley, or Has Tavis Finally Made it to Never-Never Land?

by Wattree 5/29/2013 - 3:23 pm

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree [Read more]

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What Do Conservatives Really Mean When They Spit Out the Word ‘Liberal?’

by Wattree 5/22/2013 - 9:51 pm

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree [Read more]

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Let’s Get Real - What We Call ‘American Ideals’ Are a Sham

by Wattree 5/19/2013 - 11:45 pm

While this country professes to honor the ideals of freedom, independence, liberty, and justice, that's just lip service. We have a long history of stifling each and every one of those ideals, and anyone who doesn't believe that should simply try suing a major corporation for an injustice, or try embracing the "freedom" to live an unconventional lifestyle. This country frowns upon those things just like any other country. Gays and women are learning that lesson as we speak.
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All of the institutions that are supposedly designed to protect our freedom and justice are nothing more than facades that are actually designed to give us the ILLUSION of freedom and justice. While I don't want to throw a monkey-wrench in anyone's comfort zone, it's very important for us to wake up and be realistic about what we DON'T have, in order to work towards actually achieving what I choose to call "The American Wish List."
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According to "TakePart.com, "In 2008, eight states had no laws requiring students recite the Pledge of Allegiance at school. That number has recently dwindled to five, with Nebraska being the latest state to adopt a statewide mandate." [Read more]

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Socrates: The Hood Rat of Antiquity

by Wattree 5/9/2013 - 3:04 pm

Beneath the Spin * Eric L. Wattree [Read more]

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A Retrospective on George W. Bush: Am I a Prophet, or Did America Ignore Reality?

by Wattree 4/28/2013 - 2:12 pm

BENEATH THE SPIN • ERIC L. WATTREE

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