Originally posted by TikiMiss

isn't he a black?

Originally posted by Chucko

So no slave possessed a sense dignity?

I am looking for a serious answer here because I am of the belief that you can treat people with indignity, disrespect, cruelty but their dignity is something that cannot be taken. I think this is an important concept that dignity comes from within not something taught, given or taken from you.

People can give up their dignity or lack dignity but that is a choice they made for whatever reason be it social economic or whatever that's not what I am looking to discuss.

I don't agree with Thomas overall but that one line stuck in my head and I don't disagree with it.

I will give you one example where I disagree.

He said in part, "The government cannot bestow dignity..." I disagree because we have passed laws that allow people to die with dignity when they no longer have control over their own. So in that sense the person is dignified by proxy by the government.

This a is philosophical question so I suspect people won't agree but I want you to think about it before you go ripping my head off.

Originally posted by Doc

Originally posted by .:Allen:.

He is probably so old and senile he doesn't even realize he's black. He's an embarrassment to African Americans and Republicans alike.