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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Were you convinced by what that author says about the 1619 Project?
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No. I think 1619 is deeply flawed, but also makes some deeply important points. That one is a real mixed bag. It's politically angled and filled with considerable bunk, but also filled with some insights.
It's like a Stones' show. You'll never see a 15 song set where they deliver well on each number. They'll put out a few perfectly, flawlessly, earning the title "the greatest rock and roll band." But they'll also do a few tunes so badly - I mean, terribly - that you'll wonder if they actually know how to play. And there's no order, no pattern. The brilliant version of "Midnight Rambler" can be followed with a painful "Angie," then a brilliant "Can't You Hear Me Knocking." Or there could be four terrible tunes followed by four brilliant ones. Crapshoot.
But the political message of 1619? That was a bit much. The agenda there was transparent, and the quantum of facts disproving it easily matching those marshaled to prove it. (There goes my fragility again. How can I refuse to accept that race was and is the most important aspect of the founding of this country?)
