I agree that it's *possible* that the letter was the result of an innocent accident, however it's in the defense of the incident that the perpetrators' racism has been so clearly revealed. The difference between tagging somebody as black on a mailing list and the race-conscious practices of affirmative action is that affirmative action is attempting to correct a historical wrong. Considering the past behavior of most of the right-wing idealogues who have taken over the leadership of this state, it is unlikely to the point of *impossibility* that Lindner et al are acting as advocates for anyone but their own small-minded, mean-spirited, short-sighted, and evil cabal.
David Finke Central Neighborhood Quoting Mark Wilde > -----Original Message----- <snip> > > Subject: [Mpls] South Mpls State Rep. Walker receives letter as > > Walker-Black > > I know I shouldn't, I know I shouldn't....How is > > receiving a letter addressed Walker-Black racist? I > > know coming from this person who has a history of > > ignorance it might be different, but how can an > > address in and of itself be racist? > > Affirmative Action proponents want us to recognize the > > color of people's skin, but yet it is called racism to > > recognize color in other contexts? If indeed that is > > even what happened. Maybe the next person on the > > mailing list was Sue Black and the names got > > transposed. > TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
