[Vision2020] NOT interesting...just sad but true

[Tom Hansen]

Mr. Ed -

One primary reason why the "white race" is not provided a forum on which to
celebrate their heritage within the public school system (or any 
tax-supported venue for that matter) is the general lack of any evidence 
that whites have been victim to racial prejudice, injustice,
or profiling in our history.

By "racial prejudice" I am referring to physical assaults, lynchings, and
abuse.

By "racial injustice" I am referring to the manner in which our legal system
"dealt" with various minorities.

I simply do not recall any instances in our history, similar to those cited
above, confronted by white males.

Perhaps you are refering to the Affirmative Action Program (AAP) where 
quotas have been established, and in some cases enforced.  Perhaps the AAP 
caused somebody you know to sit out his/her first college semester.

Well, Mr. Ed, again your arument falls short.  Many affirmative action 
programs were designed to provide minority members a "fair chance" at the 
American dream, a dream that, for the longest time, has been defined by 
white males.

Ah, yes.  White males.  That portion of the American populace for which you 
desire to seek ancestral pride, that portion of the American populace whose 
obstacles were never defined by their race or gender.

My pride, Mr. Ed, is in the American people's ability to overcome those very 
obstacles created by the ancestors for which you seek recognition.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho


>From: "Ed" <ecooper at turbonet.com>
>To: "Michael" <metzler at moscow.com>, <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] NOT interesting...just sad but true
>Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 08:06:12 -0700
>
>MM
>
>Better include this as a quick caveat. My statement ("But when a white guy 
>celebrates his heritage it's racism. Why is that?"), is the sad reality of 
>how whites are treated in society if they celebrate their heritage. I know 
>it's not racism (when a white guy celebrates his heritage), but the 
>liberals and other races want you to think it is. I do concede, however, 
>that some whites are racists--as are people within every other race. 
>Unfortunately, the phenomena of white guilt haunts a bulk of the white 
>race, so they buy into the racist misnomer, play dead and apologize for the 
>rest of their lives...
>
>now, have a good day,
>
>Ed