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<blockquote data-quote="boondocks" data-source="post: 1445871" data-attributes="member: 20599"><p>What does that mean, "push their agenda?" I hear that sometimes (or, lately, a lot) and am honestly befuddled. I like to debate things <u>on their merits</u>, not automatically dismiss someone's viewpoint as having an "agenda." Everything and everyone has an "agenda." I guess I just don't see it as a useful way to try to understand an issue, or point-of-view.</p><p></p><p>The "agenda" (if you want to call it that) is that they (whether white or black or mixed) don't think there should be memorials to slavery (in this instance, on the very spot where slaves were sold). Why is that not a sufficient reason? (Regardless whether you agree with it, I'm not sure why the "agenda" can't be just: "we find these offensive, given their context"?). It sounds like you are arguing no one has a right to that opinion, that there must be some more nefarious Grand Plan.</p><p>In terms of people being uneducated and ill-informed, I agree with you that there is far too much of that. I would just note that it's not limited to the young folk, unfortunately.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boondocks, post: 1445871, member: 20599"] What does that mean, "push their agenda?" I hear that sometimes (or, lately, a lot) and am honestly befuddled. I like to debate things [u]on their merits[/u], not automatically dismiss someone's viewpoint as having an "agenda." Everything and everyone has an "agenda." I guess I just don't see it as a useful way to try to understand an issue, or point-of-view. The "agenda" (if you want to call it that) is that they (whether white or black or mixed) don't think there should be memorials to slavery (in this instance, on the very spot where slaves were sold). Why is that not a sufficient reason? (Regardless whether you agree with it, I'm not sure why the "agenda" can't be just: "we find these offensive, given their context"?). It sounds like you are arguing no one has a right to that opinion, that there must be some more nefarious Grand Plan. In terms of people being uneducated and ill-informed, I agree with you that there is far too much of that. I would just note that it's not limited to the young folk, unfortunately. [/QUOTE]
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