Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcsla.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxr!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!bellcore!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcsla!west From: west@sdcsla.UUCP (Larry West) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Discrimination and AA and Racism Message-ID: <908@sdcsla.UUCP> Date: Fri, 21-Jun-85 07:04:54 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcsla.908 Posted: Fri Jun 21 07:04:54 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 23-Jun-85 06:58:42 EDT References: <292@looking.UUCP> <1340209@acf4.UUCP> <899@sdcsla.UUCP> Reply-To: west@sdcsla.UUCP (Larry West) Organization: UC San Diego: Institute for Cognitive Science Lines: 35 Summary: ooops... In article <899@sdcsla.UUCP> west@sdcsla.UUCP (Larry West) writes: >In article <1340209@acf4.UUCP> mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora) writes: >> >>As Richard Carnes has pointed out, "racism" implies a doctrine of >>inherent racial differences. One can discriminate on the basis of race >>and yet not subscribe to such notions. >> Mike Sykora > >Oh, really? Could we have some examples? Are you sure it's not >just deep-seated prejudice -- as opposed to a "doctrine"? Or perhaps >Richard Carnes (who?) has another term for racial discrimination >when it's founded on prejudice than on some (e.g.) white-supremacist >doctrine? I.e., does he distinguish between passive and active >ignorance? > >Larry West You stupid fool! Why don't you read the backlog of articles on this subject before jumping in and criticizing? The original article was about Affirmative Action, not an individual's belief system. You were misled by the use of "one", but that's no excuse for such idiocy. Why don't you try using your brains *before* using your fingers? ============= In other words, my apologies for misunderstanding the context of Mike's article. And for abusive flaming at myself. I'll try to do better next time, really! -- Larry West Institute for Cognitive Science (USA+619-)452-6220 UC San Diego (mailcode C-015) [x6220] ARPA: La Jolla, CA 92093 U.S.A. UUCP: {ucbvax,sdcrdcf,decvax,ihnp4}!sdcsvax!sdcsla!west OR ulysses!sdcsla!west