On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Linda M. Woolf wrote:
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> I'll address the vile suggestion of "ethnic cleansing" in just a second. I
> unfortunately feel I must raise again the issue of what appears to be an
> anti-Semitic thread periodically underlying Michael Sylvester's posts. I
> raised this last October in response to several of Michael's posts and I
> raise it again. I do not believe that racism, sexism, homophobia,
> anti-Semitism, etc. have a place on a professional (or any other discussion
> list). To argue that Israeli's are responsible for ethnic cleansing in the
> light of Holocaust is repugnant.
I am not anti-semitic.I know better not to associate alleged
policies of a political and government organization as representing
the consensus of the masses. I bring up the issue of Eurocentrcism
periodically for discussion purposes.Does that mean that I am anti-
European? Hell no!As a matter of fact my ability to compare and contrast
systems makes me the quintessential divergent thinker.
I never said that Israel was responsible cleansing. I was speculating
on whether a policy of blood discrimination could be viewed as an
"ethnic policy" agenda,just as there is talk of "ethnic purity"
as in the Japanese negative attitude about international marriages
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> Now to clear up some misinformation that appears in Michael's post.
Why should your information be more credible than mine?
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> 3. The issue of the blood supply did get raised several years back. This
> was not an issue of racism but concern over the HIV status of the blood
> supply due to the high rate of infection in Ethiopia. As part of the
> screening for blood donation in the U.S., one is asked if they have
> traveled outside of the United States. Thus, simply traveling to parts of
> Africa/Asia may result in your exclusion.
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Well,Well!
HIV is rampant in Ethiopia
They are from Ethiopia
Hence they may have HIV
It is this type of reasoning that leads to prejudicial thinking.
Michael Sylvester,Ph.D
Daytona Beach,Florida
