tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post1409315225611438925..comments2024-03-29T05:29:08.934-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: The Saturday Snapshot: Missouri justiceNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-6506041246824567502019-06-01T15:19:32.840-05:002019-06-01T15:19:32.840-05:00The case was also an illustration of the power of ...The case was also an illustration of the power of the pen. A letter sent to the President of the Republic from Emile Zola, famously titled "J' Accuse," pointed out the flimsiness of the case against Dreyfus and charged a coverup by the Army General Staff. It was published in the press and became a rallying cry. Actually, things didn't turn out too badly for Dreyfus. His commission was eventually restored, and he served with distinction in WW II.<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-617256799453724272019-06-01T13:34:24.213-05:002019-06-01T13:34:24.213-05:00Abortion opponents constantly claim that the Dred ...Abortion opponents constantly claim that the Dred Scott case proves their point, because if the Supreme Court could be wrong about one thing, it could be wrong about anything. I guess. Logic isn't their strong suit. Nor is history, which is why they react with fury whenever it's suggested that maybe it's in bad taste for people who have consistently opposed civil rights to claim that an effort to abolish slavery somehow vindicates them.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-9360658742844059032019-06-01T08:44:25.716-05:002019-06-01T08:44:25.716-05:00I do not know that we will ever settle the issue a...I do not know that we will ever settle the issue as to when we have a human being deserving of the protection of the law. Opinions range from conception all the way through several years after birth. I do know, however, that later generations will condemn us for turning abortion into a way to raise cash and get votes for politicians. You'd think that it would make sense to do all that we could to prevent unplanned pregnancy and avoid the issue altogether. But, no, it's politics.Zonkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924587109596922187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-82389951058444057452019-06-01T08:34:22.304-05:002019-06-01T08:34:22.304-05:00Rereading Proust and was surprised by how much tim...Rereading Proust and was surprised by how much time he spent on the Dreyfus controversy, which in many aspects resembles our present situation. Proust even discusses Nationalists, Republicans and of course anti-Semites... at great length of course. The Republicans of France were more or less liberals, favoring representative government rather than monarchy, and were looked upon with disfavor by the fashionable people of Proust's acquaintance, who tended to look down their noses at those who couldn't trace their ancestry to pre Napoleon nobility. The rift between Dreyfusards and anti-Dreyfusards is reminiscent of that between the pro-life and pro-choice factions of today.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-61430777987700858812019-06-01T07:02:33.176-05:002019-06-01T07:02:33.176-05:00Good blog and reminder about the tragic Dred Scott...Good blog and reminder about the tragic Dred Scott case.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.com