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by ceejayoz
3532 days ago
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> Oh, I found that one... You said: > If this "1998 interview" exists, Google appears to have no knowledge of it. You then dismiss it as a "hit piece", apparently out of nowhere - the author (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Bass) appears reputable and I can't find anything Googling that indicates it was controversial in any way. > Which also says: "U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., no longer supports racial segregation." It has been pointed out to you elsewhere that the "state's rights" pivot is something of a dog whistle - moving away from explicit support for racial segregation was a political necessity (see also: the famous Atwater quote in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy). The significant difference between Thurmond and Byrd is, IMO, the level of contrition. "No longer supports" isn't the same thing as "happy to apologize and keep apologizing", especially when the latter comes with demonstrable action to right the injustices. |
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Your book link does not describe it as a "1998 interview", and in fact doesn't cite the original source at all.
And no, I don't just dismiss it as a "hit piece". I dismiss it because Thurmond claims to have given up segregation in the very next sentence. Thus making paulv's claim that these "quotes" show that Thurmond never repudiated segregation clueless at best, and likely actively dishonest.
"No longer supports" isn't the same thing as "happy to apologize and keep apologizing","
It is if the "apologies" aren't sincere.