Mikeinsmd
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Jesse Jackson, while visiting a primary school class,
found himself in the middle of a discussion related to
words and their meanings.
The teacher asks the Rev. Jackson if he would like to
lead the discussion on the word "tragedy." So the
illustrious leader asks the class for an example of a
"tragedy."
One little boy stood up and offered: "If my best
friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a
runaway tractor comes along and knocks him dead,
that would be a tragedy."
"No," says the Great Jesse Jackson, "that would be
an accident."
A little girl raised her hand: "If a school bus carrying
50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside,
that would be a tragedy."
"I'm afraid not," explains the exalted spiritual leader.
"That's what we would call a great loss."
The room goes silent. No other children volunteer.
Rev. Jackson searches the room. "Isn't there someone
here who can give me an example of a tragedy?"
Finally at the back of the room a small boy raises his
hand. In a quiet voice he says: "If a plane carrying the
Rev. Jackson were struck by a missile and blown to
smithereens, that would be a tragedy."
"Fantastic!" exclaims Jackson, "That's right. And can
you tell me why that would be a tragedy?"
"Well," says the boy, "because it sure as hell wouldn't
be a great loss, and it probably wouldn't be an accident
either."
found himself in the middle of a discussion related to
words and their meanings.
The teacher asks the Rev. Jackson if he would like to
lead the discussion on the word "tragedy." So the
illustrious leader asks the class for an example of a
"tragedy."
One little boy stood up and offered: "If my best
friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a
runaway tractor comes along and knocks him dead,
that would be a tragedy."
"No," says the Great Jesse Jackson, "that would be
an accident."
A little girl raised her hand: "If a school bus carrying
50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside,
that would be a tragedy."
"I'm afraid not," explains the exalted spiritual leader.
"That's what we would call a great loss."
The room goes silent. No other children volunteer.
Rev. Jackson searches the room. "Isn't there someone
here who can give me an example of a tragedy?"
Finally at the back of the room a small boy raises his
hand. In a quiet voice he says: "If a plane carrying the
Rev. Jackson were struck by a missile and blown to
smithereens, that would be a tragedy."
"Fantastic!" exclaims Jackson, "That's right. And can
you tell me why that would be a tragedy?"
"Well," says the boy, "because it sure as hell wouldn't
be a great loss, and it probably wouldn't be an accident
either."
(I kill me)