When I read Doug Mann's restaurant and race post, I didn't get the same reaction as Britt Robson. I didn't see any subtext or any attempt by Doug to charge the Minneapolis schools with overt racism.
What I did get from his example is a useful lesson in understanding how we Americans deal with and fumble with bias, hate, and discrimination. The lesson is: You can't change attitudes in the short term. But you can change behavior and if you take that as a victory, it may lead to long term change in attitudes. If we can adjust our expectations to implement policies that change behavior and don't try to lay down policies that change attitudes, we may make some progress. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. David Wilson Loring Park _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
