Comments for 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century

Comment on The 100 by Steve Diamond

Steve Diamond — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 22:32:30 +0000

Mario Savio.

Comment on The 100 by Sam Diener

Sam Diener — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:23:18 +0000

A fascinating list. There are some names I’m not familiar with and want to learn about. Other first impressions:

I agree with the astonishment of the commenters above who argue that those who ordered gross war crimes (LBJ) can not justifiably be included. Also in this category is Theodore Roosevelt, whose racism and war crimes in the Philippines should not be whitewashed (see http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/books/review/a-new-history-of-the-philippine-american-war.html?pagewanted=all).

Other choices above are sort of strange: Henry Wallace? Really? Paul Wellstone was a decent Senator, but that’s not saying much, and doesn’t lift him anywhere close to one of the “greatest.”

I don’t think I saw any asian-americans in this list. What about George Hirabayashi http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-legacy-of-gordon-hirabayashis-fight-against-internment/2012/01/04/gIQASV6cfP_print.html, for example, or Frank Emi http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/A-unique-tale-of-WWII-resistance-Japanese-2865725.php, both of whom, in their own nonviolent ways, led resistance to the interment of Japanese-Americans and to conscription?

I would have loved to see Barbara Deming on this list, a lesbian-feminist civil rights, feminist, and peace activist, and a brilliant nonviolence theorist (see http://spot.colorado.edu/~chernus/NonviolenceBook/Deming.htm).

Comment on The 100 by Devin Griggs

Devin Griggs — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:16:07 +0000

No Harry Truman, or Hubert Humphrey? Or George Meany?

Comment on Check out the 100 and offer your thoughts by Dr. Eric D. Young

Dr. Eric D. Young — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:21:02 +0000

James Cleveland “Jesse” Owens. A symbol for an era. Just consult Avery Brundage and Adolf Hitler.

In addition; I must be going crazy because I also missed George Catlett Marshall? Who made such a list?

Comment on The 100 by Michael Westmoreland-White

Michael Westmoreland-White — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 04:00:58 +0000

I don’t think LBJ should’ve been included because of Vietnam. I DO think Dolores Huerta should’ve made the list.

Comment on The 100 by Jim mcdonagh

Jim mcdonagh — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:16:30 +0000

Earl Warren is one of the people that caused todays crisis in the US . the Warren report was a high crime and conspiracy. He does not belong on this list, nor does Jessie Jackson an obvious fraud who caused a lot of unneccessary resistance to civil rights, because of his poalarizing personality. Ted Kennedy is a poor choice ,he was a drunk ans a womanizer as well as a moral coward, who moved the Democratic party far to the right. I never considered Betty Friedan as apositive force for feminists , her hatred of men over road most of her thought.

Comment on The 100 by Elihu

Elihu — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 03:46:05 +0000

No Hemingway? However, the arts are fairly well represented here.

Comment on About the Book by Yari

Yari — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 23:53:21 +0000

I feel for Peter. His impassioned clear and consice wake up call is falling on deaf ears. May be we deserve this as we ourselves have not bothered to determine what is going on as long as the show goes on.. This is not a new catastrophe but one which has been predicted during the last couple of years and we are stupid enough to not heed the signs. The best example being non of the three auto CEO’s had a clue as to what to do with the money if they got it ,, its there so they want a part of it .. looked like a bunch of school boys asking for cake at a party.. WAKE UP – MAKE EDUCATION FREE AND MANDATORY – FREEDOM COMES WITH RESPONSIBILITY AND WE HAVE LACKED AT IT SINCE A LONG TIME.. GOD BLESS AMERICA.

Comment on The 100 by tom kennedy

tom kennedy — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 02:44:48 +0000

I would include Herbert Marcuse

Comment on The 100 by Monica

Monica — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:33:39 +0000

SARGENT SHRIVER!