Comments on: The Tuskegee Experiment http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/03/29/the-tuskegee-experiment/ music, politics, sports, etcetera Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:01:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Justic http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/03/29/the-tuskegee-experiment/#comment-23981 Justic Fri, 02 May 2008 02:32:29 +0000 http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/03/29/the-tuskegee-experiment/#comment-23981 Over 400 yrs of Slavery, Symtematic/Sanctioned/Institutiona- lized Racism is Terroism with far reaching effects. Sympathize with individuals, we're talking about a whole race of people. People just don't get it unless its happening to them as though there're in some Supreme Cult devoid of though. Spend billions war/control, what about peace and reconcile.... Over 400 yrs of Slavery, Symtematic/Sanctioned/Institutiona-
lized Racism is Terroism with far reaching effects. Sympathize
with individuals, we’re talking about a whole race of people.
People just don’t get it unless its happening to them as though there’re in some Supreme Cult devoid of though. Spend billions war/control, what about peace and reconcile….

]]> By: Spencer http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/03/29/the-tuskegee-experiment/#comment-23869 Spencer Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:38:31 +0000 http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/03/29/the-tuskegee-experiment/#comment-23869 Jack - are you trying to imply that these men being black had nothing to do with how they were treated? These were black men in the thirties, in the south. That they were poor and uneducated which also factors into this, but that describes (and still does) a lot of blacks. I never said that the government was to be trusted. There are many examples where the government abused their power over citizens that have nothing to do with their race, but this isn't one of them. I simply raised this example as an explanation for why some black people feel the way they do about the government. I'm annoyed that apparently my post somehow is me saying only black people have suffered. Jack - are you trying to imply that these men being black had nothing to do with how they were treated? These were black men in the thirties, in the south. That they were poor and uneducated which also factors into this, but that describes (and still does) a lot of blacks.

I never said that the government was to be trusted. There are many examples where the government abused their power over citizens that have nothing to do with their race, but this isn’t one of them.

I simply raised this example as an explanation for why some black people feel the way they do about the government. I’m annoyed that apparently my post somehow is me saying only black people have suffered.

]]> By: grace http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/03/29/the-tuskegee-experiment/#comment-23868 grace Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:38:02 +0000 http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/03/29/the-tuskegee-experiment/#comment-23868 Jack, It's so strange that you raise this topic. Are you talking about Bikini Island? My grandfather was one of those soldiers. He was not really warned of the dangers he was being exposed to, but he was told he should not have children. He obviously didn't listen, otherwise I wouldn't be sitting here typing this right now. But he did suffer years of mental anguish and died at the age of 48. I just thought it was a big coincidence that you brought it up, because it was my first thought when I read Spencer's post. Jack, It’s so strange that you raise this topic. Are you talking about Bikini Island? My grandfather was one of those soldiers. He was not really warned of the dangers he was being exposed to, but he was told he should not have children. He obviously didn’t listen, otherwise I wouldn’t be sitting here typing this right now. But he did suffer years of mental anguish and died at the age of 48.

I just thought it was a big coincidence that you brought it up, because it was my first thought when I read Spencer’s post.

]]> By: Jack http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/03/29/the-tuskegee-experiment/#comment-23867 Jack Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:47:42 +0000 http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/03/29/the-tuskegee-experiment/#comment-23867 We need to also remember, in this context of alleged gov't "conspiracy" against blacks, that military personnel were purposely exposed to nuclear bomb blasts back in the 1950s when the atomic age was new. We have films of these events, men standing in ditches with shaded goggles and holding their hands over their ears as a mushroom could rises in the distance. This was done over and over to see what medical effects fallout had on humans. Stupid? Sure. Insane? You bet. But at the time, no one knew any better than to try these sorts of things to learn the answers. No one is accusing the gov't of conducting experiments to wipe out white military men, which comprised the bulk of those exposed to the experiments. We need to also remember, in this context of alleged gov’t “conspiracy” against blacks, that military personnel were purposely exposed to nuclear bomb blasts back in the 1950s when the atomic age was new. We have films of these events, men standing in ditches with shaded goggles and holding their hands over their ears as a mushroom could rises in the distance. This was done over and over to see what medical effects fallout had on humans. Stupid? Sure. Insane? You bet. But at the time, no one knew any better than to try these sorts of things to learn the answers. No one is accusing the gov’t of conducting experiments to wipe out white military men, which comprised the bulk of those exposed to the experiments.

]]> By: Spencer http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/03/29/the-tuskegee-experiment/#comment-23773 Spencer Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:45:24 +0000 http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/03/29/the-tuskegee-experiment/#comment-23773 You're very right. All people should be upset about this - and I believe enlightened people are. All I'm saying is there's cause for heightened sensitivity from blacks? You’re very right. All people should be upset about this - and I believe enlightened people are. All I’m saying is there’s cause for heightened sensitivity from blacks?

]]> By: grace http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/03/29/the-tuskegee-experiment/#comment-23772 grace Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:44:13 +0000 http://www.iamspencer.com/2008/03/29/the-tuskegee-experiment/#comment-23772 This should make all Americans not trust the govt., not just black people. This should make all Americans not trust the govt., not just black people.

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