Subject: Re: On interracial relationships, or anything
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 20:18:13 GMT

Adrian Riskin (ariskin@guinan.mps.org) wrote:

(( cuts ))

: My only point is that the way to combat racism is not to accept the idea
: that it is possible to divide humanity in any kind of useful (in the sense
: of helping to draw valid conclusions) way based on external physical
: characteristics.  

The way to combat racism, as with anything else, is to stand
on Truth.  Race exists.  But racism is not a necessary consequence
of race.  Therefore the existence of racism is telling us something
about a moral debility in those that practice it.  And we should
examine this bad-boy the barbarian to find out what, if anything,
can be done to correct his obvious problem in relating to the
rest of God's creation, or, what, if anything, his victims can
do to ease their situation in sharing a finite planet with him.

: This is false, and it is important to say that it is
: false.  

That is dogmatism.  And dogmatism never yet won an argument,
although it sometimes succeeds, for a while, in shutting your
opponents up.

: Accepting the possibility of sensible talk about race gives racists
: an edge in their arguments.  You must never accept your opponents false
: premises.

Race exists, though.  That's not, and never was, the problem.
THe problem lies in the moral debility of those....

: Adrian

"If you do not understand White Supremacy
(Racism)... everything *else* that you
understand will only confuse you."
			--Neely Fuller

	 

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