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  1. " I have thought for some time now that the roots of racism in our country lie in the fundamental inability of white people to see black people as human in the same way they see themselves." No. The concept that my many black co-workers, a couple of black good friends, and my black GP might not be human has never entered my mind. (Oh, I forgot that my daughters boyfriend is from Liberia, so I guess that he is considered black; even though his English is crisper than my own.) But why should I waste my time protesting my racist label? I am a Caucasian who refuses to genuflect at the
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  2. Indian tribes waged wars of annihilation against other tribes. in turn, Europeans were quite happy to kill Indians. In the U.S., especially in California, the myth of the "Yellow Peril" led labor, farmers, conservatives and some "progressives" to public office and resulted in laws barring immigration, naturalization of immigrants, or ownership of land by immigrants. This atmosphere of hate and fear led to concentration camps for most anyone with as much as a single Japanese-born great grandparent with the onset of WW II. E The Aztecs routinely cut the living hearts from pri
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  3. An interesting anecdotal article. Sorry for what happened in his experience. From that one experience he decides to then paint with a very very broad brush Too many involved in the BSA are Trump supporters, bullish on his foreign and economic policies, silent when it comes to his stoking of racial divisions. So now we see the real reason for his article. Not an honest comment on BSA and it's policies, but a soapbox to criticize the President. And he has every right to, but if you are going to do that own that criticism and be straightforward. Then he again makes a very v
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  4. All about wealth and/or power...which is why those two things always concentrate together... Have wealth...get power Have power...get wealth Now, there are many who use either or both for good, but that is a relatively new phenomenon in history
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  5. didn't see the date. made me feel better to get it out..
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  6. There are some pretty tough penalties at school for racist behavior. Kids are good at conforming to the policies, whether they agree with them or not. Many do not. When they don't, they mostly keep their mouths shut. I agree, from an observational standpoint, that kids appear to be more accepting of the official policies than the adults. I think this is an illusion. I think it simply reflects how well the system is doing in muzzling the kids who have opposing opinions.
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  7. I notice it was subscription only too. I don’t buy into it for a variety of reasons not least because I suspect that the scouts themselves everywhere are not acting in a racist manner. That is more a curse of the adults. I have no evidence either way to back my feeling up, but from an observation standpoint, I read of youth 18 and younger being more pro-active and accommodating in traditionally decisive matters. If I’m wrong, so be it and I’ll gladly (but sadly) accept the reality. If my hunch is correct, the differences that may exist are perhaps regional and based more on traditional ho
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  8. The critters, which already actually climb on the cots at night, are going to have a field day with this “great idea”.
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