Sunday, July 19, 2020

The week in review with Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda

The week in review with Bill Katz the editor of Urgent Agenda 07/19 by Silvio Canto Jr | Politics:

Guest: Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda..........Trump on Fox but will Biden sit down with anyone? Goya Foods wins the ?cancel? round.....Portland a mess....what's Durham's surprise? The media and bias: is the public catching on? A Cold War with China? The NFL is risking a big backlash.......and more....
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Now the 49ers are in the crosshairs

NFL needs 'Hail Mary' to beat coronavirus and get on field ...
We are not quite done yet with the Redskins, and now we hear that the 49ers may be next.  At least they are seriously talking about this if you can believe it.  This is a message from the archbishop of San Francisco:
Symbols are communally created and communally shared. The naming of sports teams is right now carrying this larger symbolic battle. Which places ardent sports fans with a conscience in a real dilemma. Personally, I was horrified when I learned the history of California early in the American era (who wouldn’t be?); nonetheless, I still feel an emotional attachment to the name of our local football team. Which points to a notable quirk of our human nature: It is easy to tell someone else to change the name of their team or place or take down a monument when you are emotionally detached, but when it is personal, all of a sudden it looks and feels very different.
When is it acceptable to retain a name or monument when the historical record is mixed, and when does the reparation of injustice require a change? Does the name “49ers” honor a generation that committed unspeakable crimes against a vulnerable population, or does it refer to a pivotal moment of history that defined the life of our city then and far into the future? Such decisions should be made, not in the wake of acts of vandalism perpetrated by bands of aggrieved citizens, but in the context of reasoned debate based on historical accuracy and the weighing moral principles.
With all due respect to the archbishop, we are talking about a football team, and I’ve never met a true fan who cares about any of this.
It’s a football team, and we don’t need people who take this stuff so seriously or feel compelled to study the issue.  Again, it’s a football team that represents a city, not a statue of a Confederate general.
My advice to “the woke nation” is to start their own league.  I’m sure contributions to BLM could put together a few rosters, and then they can choose names that don’t offend anyone, such as the San Francisco Colorless or the Los Angeles PCers or the Seattle Defunders.
Start your own league, and I’m sure that ESPN will give you a TV contract on one of its failing networks.  Leave the NFL to us who enjoy football, not arguing about the names and what group did this to that other group 150 years before any of us was born.
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Three of my favorite versions of "Turn turn turn"



"Turn, turn, turn" was composed by Pete Seeger.   The lyrics are from the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible.

The Byrds later added electric guitars and turned it into a # 1 hit back in 1965. We've heard The Byrds' version in countless soundtracks, including the very popular "Forrest Gump" movie.

This song was also recorded by various folk artists like Judy Collins and Mary Hopkin.

I don't have a favorite version, although I love the electric guitars in The Byrds' version.   However, I love the folk and acoustic versions, too.

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"To everything turn, turn, turn
There is a season turn, turn, turn

And a time to every purpose

Under heaven

A time to be born, a time to die

A time to plant, a time to reap

A time to kill, a time to heal

A time to laugh, a time to weep



To everything....turn, turn turn
There is a season turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose

Under heaven


A time to build up
A time to break down

A time to dance, a time to mourn

A time to cast away stones

A time to gather stones together



To everything turn, turn turn
There is a season turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose

Under heaven


A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace

A time you may embrace

A time to refrain from embracing



To everything turn turn turn

There is a season turn, turn, turn

And a time to every purpose

Under heaven

A time to gain, a time to lose

A time to rain, a time to sow

A time for love, a time for hate
A time for peace
I swear it's not too late...."

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