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To: Man50D

“A RACIST: A racist is one who is both privileged and socialized on the basis of race by a white supremacist (racist) system. The term applies to all white people (i.e., people of European descent) living in the United States, regardless of class, gender, religion, culture or sexuality. By this definition, people of color cannot be racists, because as peoples within the system, they do not have the power to back up their prejudices, hostilities, or acts of discrimination.”

So by this definition, Louis Farrakhan cannot be a racist because he isn`t white.


42 posted on 11/02/2007 5:08:53 AM PDT by chessplayer
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To: chessplayer
“A RACIST: A racist is one who is both privileged and socialized on the basis of race by a white supremacist (racist) system."

Don't you just love a recursive definition, one that uses itself to define itself... This is generally an indication of a mindset that says, "I don't know why I hate you, but I do, and that's enough for me!" Or more commonly, "I'm too stupid to figure out why I hate you, but that's OK with me!"

Mark

54 posted on 11/02/2007 5:38:45 AM PDT by MarkL (Listen, Strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government)
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