Hi Billy, On Aug 11, 2009, at 7:55 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Drum's creepy bigotry becomes clear when other groups are substituted: "There are, needless to say, plenty of individual blacks who are wholly admirable. But taken as a whole, black culture is [redacted]. Barack Obama can pretty it up all he wants, but it's a [redacted]." Or maybe this: "There are, needless to say, plenty of individual Jews who are wholly admirable. But taken as a whole, Jewish culture is [redacted]. The late Irving Howe can pretty it up all he wants, but it's a [redacted]."
Depends on the exact term being redacted, e.g.:
There are, needless to say, plenty of individual blacks who are wholly admirable. But taken as a whole, black culture is "anti- intellectual and alienated from mainstream American achievement".Or maybe this: "There are, needless to say, plenty of individual Jews who are wholly admirable. But taken as a whole, Jewish culture is "driven by guilt and insecurity".
But yeah, saying that about any non-white group is just asking for trouble...
-- Ernie P.
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