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Re: Buses & Beggers [Re: Vote against/for...]
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 12 Nov 2002 19:50:38 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
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> > I'm asking you john why you think non-whites in the USA are genetically
> > predisposed to have disproportionately less economic freedom.
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> Are you serious?? I have been *trying* to point out to you that, not only is
> such a spurious allogation not true, but *IT IS RACIST*.
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> I never once made such a claim. Are you still beating your wife?
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> -John
Not going to speak for Scott, but I took his meaning as:
If we do a poll, we will find out that the *majority* of black people make a
lot less money and live in disadvantagious areas of the US than the
*majority* of white people.
Since you, John, do not think it's a 'colour-of-skin' issue at all (a la
"Racist"), then Scott is asking you (tongue in cheek) what that reason may
be--maybe it's a genetic disposition.
DWB's happen. Pulling someone over just *because* they're black, or
suspecting someone for a crime just *because* of the colour of his skin is
racist. Pointing out that DWB's , wrongful arrests due to skin colour, or
the disparity b/w income and housing of black people and white people, is
*not* racist, and is, in fact, pointing out the *inherent* racism in the
system. How much more clear can it be said?
Dave K.
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| (...) Okay, but so what? Statistically, one group will *have* to make more than the other group-- what is the point? The point is that there are haves and havenots-- why introduce race into the equation? How does that ultimately matter? And what (...) (22 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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