6 Jan
2014
6 Jan
'14
2:10 a.m.
James A. Donald wrote:
Same principle as one can apply to Henry Louis Gates. "Do you know who I am!", Gates tells the cop. The arrogant voice of the ruler to the ruled.
h0ost wrote:
Except, in the Gates example, Gates (as a U.S. citizen) is the ruler - at least theoretically.
If Gates was speaking as a US citizen, rather than as one of the ruling class who rules over US subjects, would not demand that the cop should know who he is.