Ladies and Gentlemen, the Republican Party

 Yes, Mr. and Mrs. America, here is your Republican Party and Right Wingers and conservatives, down through American history.

So proud, no doubt.

And now they have Donald J Trump.

God help us all.

A Proud, Very Proud Day for Harry Truman and All Missourians

It was on this day, July 28, 1946, Missouri's own President Harry S Truman desegregated the military.

Executive Order 9981

Executive Order 9981 is an executive order issued on July 26, 1948, by President Harry S. Truman. It abolished discrimination "on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin" in the United States Armed Forces. The executive order led to the end of segregation in the services during the Korean War (1950-1953).

Thank you, sir. So much. We miss your wisdom and leadership.

So very much.

Links:

Harry Truman and the desegregation of the military

President Harry S. Truman desegregated the military

The Star Already Has White People Flipping Out

Oh, yeah. Our local Kansas City Star no doubt has people, white people flipping out today, what with this opinion article they just put out.

After decades of failure to close the wealth gap, Black Americans need reparations

A bit from the article:

One of the most telling and enduring vestiges of slavery and the period thereafter of horrific oppression of Black people is the wealth gap that currently exists between Black and white Americans. According to a study done in 2016, Black families have an average net worth of $11,000, compared to a white family’s average net worth of $141,900. This wealth gap exists at every income level.

First, are they right.  They are so correct. Given all we've done to African-Americans from the beginning of the nation to today?

• Slavery
• Reconstruction
• Jim Crow laws
• Lynchings
• Burning people out of their homes
• Legalized segregation
• Widespread incarceration and since the end of the Civil War

Oh, yeah.

But secondly?

White people will be flipping out.

They already are.

Just seeing responses to this article on the paper's Facebook page showed that. I'd never seen this response before today.

GTFOOHWTBS

The very recent decision to rename the JC Nichols fountain due to his racism and the legalized segregation of that era proves it by itself.

So should it happen? 

Yes.  Heck yes. Absolutely.

Will it happen anytime soon?

Not only will it not happen anytime soon, I think it will be some time until it does take place.

If it ever dose.

There's a blog written here in town and I can only imagine what the knuckle-dragging, racist commenters are going to be writing over there on this.