Kentucky Woman Doesn't Find Display Of Black People Hanging From Her Tree Offensive

[merrily]

94. I did not say the base commander lived in the house, nor did I blame the base commander. To the

contrary, my post was cutting back against the other poster's imputing some kind of wrong to the commander by saying we don't have facts to tell us if the commander was to blame in any way or not.

So, I don't understand your comment to me about the base commander at all, unless it's more of your usual when it comes to me.

The woman apologized after a military base official told her the display was offensive and asked her to take it down. That proves zero about her intent in putting it up. I believe you have military experience. I have lived on a military base, too. I responded immediately and very respectfully to every request made of me by someone with authority to make it. Didn't mean I was an angel before the request was made. I don't recall the OP article saying the family apologized, but same comment, whether it was only the woman or the entire family.

The race of the family in the house hasn't been revealed, but you can be sure that at least one family in five in that neighborhood is black. The Army also has a heavily Hispanic population as well, it is the most integrated service.

Yes, so? Complaints came in from the neighborhood, whether they came in from whites or non whites, we don't know. The story doesn't say. The story does say that neighbors complained at least one relevant base officials characterized the display as offensive. What's your point about the color of the neighbors? More specifically, what is your point about the color of the neighbors as that relates to my post? You seem to think that the color of the neighbors means this woman had no wrong intent. If so, I don't agree. The color of the neighbors tells us nothing about her original intent and my post certainly did not mention their color.

I am convinced that there was no racist "theme" at work here and my bullshit meter is finely tuned.

LOL! And no other poster's is as finely tuned as yours? Well, I've never accused of excessive modesty or humility and I certainly won't start today.

I've never accused you of uncertainty, either, but being certain doesn't equal being correct. YNo matter how certain you may feel, you may be correct about this; you may be wrong about this. We don't have enough facts to decide. However, there is a difference between opinion, even yours, and fact. You've expressed your opinion, nothing less and nothing more.