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From: "Rich Chandler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Mpls] Re: Strib Pole
> Remember: our rules allow pointed disagreement, but require respectful
discussion.
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> Jordan, if you state that a group is racist, have the
> integrity to stand behind it. A hypothesis is an
> assuption you are trying to prove or disprove. You're
> looking for a different word. Look for one that
> means, "I want to attack a group's credibility without
> being asked to defend my opinion."
>
> If you want to posit that a group is racist, back
> yourself up. And when challenged, do something other
> than repeat yourself.
>
> Rich Chandler - Ward 9
Mr. Chandler,
I don't think that questioning a person's integrity is a rational or
appropriate response to simply raising questions (or hypotheses) about the
degree to which race is a factor in the various groups' support or
opposition to particular candidate. Although some are intent on
discouraging any such discussion, some of us also consider such a reaction
to indicate the need to avoid the underlying realities of racism in most
aspects of our society. I was trying to be polite, perhaps conservative
(believe it or not), and basically trying to promote discussion, in framing
as a "hypothesis" the issue of whether many people are motivated by race in
their decision to oppose or support the Mayor. Now that you have questioned
my integrity in trying to ask questions and promote discussion about racism,
I will add that it is my personal opinions that at least many, if not most,
conservatives oppose the Mayor because of her race rather than her
substantive policies. There are non-racist reason for opposing the Mayor.
I have certainly made a personal effort to be as certain as possible to make
sure that my own reasons for opposing the Mayor are not related to her race.
I would not give such credit to many others.
Jordan Kushner
Ward 8
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