im appalled that HE as a follower of the jewish religion is considered a minority... the whole topic is a joke... really....
we are all just fuckin people -- tony Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. -- siddhartha gautama On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 1:50 PM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think you missed the point, I don't think that Michael was saying that > America is beyond our racial problems in the past.... I'm a white male > and I can can tell you that we're so not beyond it it's ridiculous. > I think that what Michael is trying to say is that the anti > discrimination laws in the US are not applied with an even hand... > > Michael is Jewish, in some parts of US anti-discrimination legislation, > he's a minority and is covered, in other parts because his skin is > white, he's not. That's a real disparity. What saddens me is that we're > in the 21st century and we haven't progressed far enough to no longer > need this kind of legislation. > > And Gel, I do take some offense to this "then racist White 'Christian' > Males in the majority would keep them out and keep them down", I'm a > white male and I'm by no means racist, the people that you speak of are > a vocal minority in the US, who unfortunately have the ears of power at > the moment. I'm assuming that racism is alive and well in Trinidad also? > > Vivec wrote: >> Oh come off it. >> >> A Black man has black skin and features.A white man has white skin and >> features. >> >> When US Voters say they aren't voting a nigger into office they are >> not referring to any sort of genealogy or family lineage background >> check. >> >> Look at some international news if you really need the difference explained. >> >> If there wasn't racism in the US and elsewhere then there would be no >> need for anti discrimination laws. >> The fact is there is racism, and there is discrimination. And it's sad >> that without laws protecting minorities - Blacks, Women, Hispanics, >> Homosexuals,Jews etc. then racist White 'Christian' Males in the >> majority would keep them out and keep them down. >> >> Argue amongst yourselves against this unassailable truth, argue that >> its no longer a problem...bring up all the tried and worn excuses that >> you like. >> These US Elections has shown the entire world that no- America is NOT >> over its racist past. >> >> How a Jew can claim there is no prejudice and racism in the US is >> beyond me,even in the Caribbean there is prejudice and racist >> statements made against Jews..but whatever. >> >> 2008/10/13 Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >>> Doesn't answer the question of how the criteria is set and where the line >>> is. When does someone not be black? Is it with 2 white parents, even if he's >>> very dark skinned? How about if he's totally caucasoid with 2 dark skinned >>> black parents? >>> I call bullshit on this whole thing as the rules are made up as you go and >>> some groups can use those rules waaaaay past what others can, do, or even >>> should. >>> And if it's due to some past historical injustice... >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:273996 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
