[rabidralph]

Okay, so we can agree that they're racist--now what. Or, so what? We can't change anyone's racist mind by pointing it out to them? So, what's the point?

[Savage Beast]

Actually, we can change someone's racist mind by pointing it out to them--though it is very difficult. American history proves that it can happen. Though there's a long way to go, Americans--and Europeans also--have come a long way in abandoning the entreanched racism of the past.

On the other hand--as deeply entreanched as racism has been in America and Europe, which is plenty--it's nothing compared to Asian racism.

No matter what valid criticism may be hurled at the Muslims and the Arabs, I don't think racism is one of them.

As the world shrinks, racism is going to become more and more exposed where it exists.

The clash of civilizations that we're now experiencing--between Islam and the West--bad as it is, may prove a smaller clash than the clash between Asian racism and the rest of the world that looms on the horizon.

[kabar]

Okay, so we can agree that they're racist--now what. Or, so what? We can't change anyone's racist mind by pointing it out to them? So, what's the point?

If they were anti-semitic, would it be worth pointing that out? Is it worth pointing out to the Saudis that they are anti-women in terms of human rights or that their practice of not permitting religious freedom is discriminatory? Should we have kept quiet about apartheid? What's your point?