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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]When you said:

[i]"Now being factually correct is a bad thing, apparently. Too bad for Northam that he is better informed than his critics. It's one thing to have the blind leading the blind, but now the blind want to lead the sighted."
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Did you think that his critics aren't made up of many black people? Of course, it's your prerogative to decide to educate them about what the facts really are, but I don't know that it's a good idea to suggest that if they're criticizing Northam, they're blind, since he's the one in the know. 
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Look, you are obviously white and trying to speak for black people. I think that is offensive. I'll leave it to black people to describe their feelings about it. I will note that skin color, cultural heritage, and other factors add to perspective and provide an important contribution to analyzing history. However, perspective does not replace facts. Once again, I was not responding to black people, white people, or purple polka-dotted people. I was responding to black text on a light blue background. That black text on a light blue background was criticizing Northam and suggesting he had things wrong when he had things correct. Is there any reason that you are repeatedly posting about how black people are offended -- while not black yourself -- rather than simply discussing the actual subject of the discussion?

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Posters here offer their thoughts on behalf of other groups all the time (immigrants, unborn babies, Jews, Muslims, Christians, victims of sexual assault); not just when talking about an issue which directly impacts them. How is this offensive?[/quote]

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