… Thomas Sowell’s March 22, 1985 column, “Tom Brokaw’s “Patriotism,” is page 225, as reprinted in 1985. Compassion with guiltA collection of some of Sowell’s essays from 1987:
Let the media know that any of the sins that have afflicted mankind for thousands of years are still present in the United States, and it will be a special condemnation of American society. Moral anointed ones will be angry that we have not eradicated racism, poverty or disease. It will be interesting to find out who has it – and how. But when we look at the world, our problems in these areas are like ankle sprains compared to cancer.