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Whoa!!! After reading those links, I have to say that to "HONOR" her would be a slap in every American's face!!!!

How did I get this OLD and only know about the Annie Sullivan who opened the world up to a young child.

This stuff I did not know... and I am glad you pointed it out to me. There will be NO Helen Keller Festival for ME this year!!! Mad
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Originally posted by Yo Brotha from anotha Motha:
DL, would you care that one of the liberal democrats was a former member of the KKK?


I'm sorry but I don't see the connection. Keller was concerned with helping poor people (or at least that it what I read on the second link you provided). How does this compare with a group of people who hate someone because of the color of their skin?
DavidL... this is one time I have to totally agree with YO!!! Being a Socialist IS anti-American!!! That was established long time ago... in fact, many many years ago, people were hanged for being a socialist, they called it treason.

I don't think treason exists anymore though, don't seem like it... if you REALLY read up on it.
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Originally posted by David L.:
I have to confess that I don't know a lot about Socialism!


That is cool David, there is nothing wrong with not knowing something!!! I think you would do better though by Googling it and educating yourself on it instead of it being explained here.... that way you would know.

You have no idea how many posts I have run across that I knew precious little about them, so I got my trusty old Google, and found out what I needed to know before replying...

I admire you very much for admitting that!!!! Shows that you are open to learn things, and that is a definite asset!!! Smiler
I have mixed feelings about this. According to the back of the Alabama state quarter, which has the banner “Spirit of Courage”, it’s not supporting her political views. Everyone has his or her own political views. What it seems the state quarter is trying to depict is her overwhelming difficulties she surpassed. I see the quarter as supporting her courage and nothing else. Having a personal family member who works for the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, I’ve seen first hand the courage that it takes for someone with such multiple disabilities to over come. Socialism and her ACLU founding principles aside, she was a remarkable woman.
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Originally posted by just saying:
I have mixed feelings about this. According to the back of the Alabama state quarter, which has the banner “Spirit of Courage”, it’s not supporting her political views. Everyone has his or her own political views. What it seems the state quarter is trying to depict is her overwhelming difficulties she surpassed. I see the quarter as supporting her courage and nothing else. Having a personal family member who works for the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, I’ve seen first hand the courage that it takes for someone with such multiple disabilities to over come. Socialism and her ACLU founding principles aside, she was a remarkable woman.


This was what I wanted to say! Smiler
Socialism is pretty much dead. So is Hellen Keller. Her contribution to society has nothing to do with her politics. She gave hope to thousands who were thought to be worthless, un-educatable and were often left in state homes to die. This obsession with out dated, cold war era worries about pinkos and commies is tiresome. We have bigger worries. If you are looking for enemies, you will always find em.

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