Coach763,
I could not agree more. Just reading this post saddens me.
Irrepreparable damage was done to all communities, black and white. The ol' NIL was filled with great traditions that provided a foundation of stability for the communities. I can remember watching the great rivalries of the early sixties. Dupont, Donelson, Two Rivers, Litton; It gave me a goal, a dream if you will, to follow in the footsteps of those young athletes. They were in our neighborhoods, at the swimming pool, at the drive thru at Shoney's; wearing their letter jackets like polished suits of armor. I longed to be part of that tradition. But when it came my turn, the tradition had been destroyed. Destroyed by those so arrogant they made life changing decisions about our community from 1000 miles away without even bothering to come visit first. The kind of arrogance bred by unchecked power; the power to rule from the bench with no accountability to the voting populace. The Founding Fathers would not have stood for such and would have been dismayed at the thought of Americans being subjected to such abuse by their government. It was the kind of decision one would have expected from Louis XIV of France or Nicholas I of Russia. And, as with Louis and Nicholas voiceless subjects, we paid and continue to pay the price.