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To: TopQuark
I had never heard of this incident but, before I looked it up, I was certain that it would be something involving blacks and Jews. And, of course, it was.

One of the rules of "civil discourse" is that racism is allowable on the part of blacks. It is also allowable to be anti-Christian but not anti-Judism. The fact that these two rules are contradictory is irrelevant. Many of the rules contradict each other.

178 posted on 11/16/2001 1:07:08 PM PST by Architect
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To: Architect
I had never heard of this incident but, before I looked it up, I was certain that it would be something involving blacks and Jews. And, of course, it was.

Well, you were speaking of the English-speaking people. Most certainly, Crown Heights belongs to that realm.

One of the rules of "civil discourse" is that racism is allowable on the part of blacks.

The civility of discourse refers to its form. You are absolutely correct that racism is appalingly tolerated in the media and elites --- due to the moral relativism and the multi-culturalism prevalent there, I would add --- for some groups and not others. This fact, however true, is the substance of discourse, not form.

It is also allowable to be anti-Christian but not anti-Judism.

You said it, not I. I am equally appaled and disgusted by both.

183 posted on 11/16/2001 1:07:28 PM PST by TopQuark
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