David Wilson wrote: > How can this be a "racist" explanation? I've heard Ray Marshall's Sabo > story from several people who are trustworthy. This is one of the axioms > of Minnesota(and Minneapolis) politics: use a Scandanavian name if you > have one. If not, find some shirt-tailed relative and incorporate it.
Given that racial categories are fuzzy at best, it might be possible to define a racial category of Scandinavian; Scandinavians do, supposedly have distinct physical characteristics from people say in Asia or Italy for that matter. Choosing to vote for someone because their ancestors come from a distinct geographical area would be a racist act from my perspective. Michael Atherton Prospect 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
