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05-31-2002, 09:58 AM

Heh. There's no racism here. Just a fuckin' cracker that loves his freedom of speech. Ask my brown friends - there's not a hateful bone in my body.

There is a point about racism, though, which you're obviously still missing. The simple fact of the matter is that a lot of Americans, especially those in the heartland, find it exceptionally easy to dismiss arabs, Afghanis, etc. because of their color. I know it because I have heard it and I have seen it. Popular support is high for a war against Taliban, al-Qaeda, etc, in part because of the color of their skin and their different way of life. Don't lie to yourself and say it's not there, because it is. I have seen it in moderate people who, consciously, do not care about the race of others. You can hear it in the way they talk and see it in their eyes - race is a factor.

[ Edit - it occurs to me that this statement is slightly inaccurate. There <b>is</b> a hateful bone in my body, and it's reserved for people that use that goddamn JavaScript that denies a right click on a webpage. I always right-click -> Back to go back a webpage, and when I get that goddamn popup.... arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! I <b>hate</b> that! ]

05-31-2002, 09:58 AM	#21
dave Guest Posts: n/a	Heh. There's no racism here. Just a fuckin' cracker that loves his freedom of speech. Ask my brown friends - there's not a hateful bone in my body. There is a point about racism, though, which you're obviously still missing. The simple fact of the matter is that a lot of Americans, especially those in the heartland, find it exceptionally easy to dismiss arabs, Afghanis, etc. because of their color. I know it because I have heard it and I have seen it. Popular support is high for a war against Taliban, al-Qaeda, etc, in part because of the color of their skin and their different way of life. Don't lie to yourself and say it's not there, because it is. I have seen it in moderate people who, consciously, do not care about the race of others. You can hear it in the way they talk and see it in their eyes - race is a factor. [ Edit - it occurs to me that this statement is slightly inaccurate. There <b>is</b> a hateful bone in my body, and it's reserved for people that use that goddamn JavaScript that denies a right click on a webpage. I always right-click -> Back to go back a webpage, and when I get that goddamn popup.... arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! I <b>hate</b> that! ] Last edited by dave; 05-31-2002 at 10:03 AM.