[Vision2020] Interfaith Panel Thurs. May 15

[Kai Eiselein, Editor]

"In the fruit salad, the components are clearly distinct; ethnic boundaries 
are intact, and reflexively "rooted" identities are secure and stable."
Let's take the above statement by Souchon and change it to "...the races are 
clearly distinct..."
It seems to me he is favoring more of a "separate, but equal" society for 
the races. It would be too easy for a government to expand on the "fruit 
salad" and turn it into an apartheid-like system of separation. That is what 
hits my nerve.
Do I believe racism and ignorance are permanent conditions of mankind?
Yes. I do.
I believe it (racism) is a leftover trait from an earlier time when small 
groups of humans had to worry about whether another group was friend or foe. 
"Those who look/act like us are probably friends, those who don't may be 
dangerous."
If one looks at any culture, one will find racism. Since many people look to 
modern Europe as the pinnacle of acceptance, lets look there. I will point 
at one group as an example.
The Roma, more commonly called Gypsies, have been discriminated against and 
vilified for centuries, up to and including today.
Do I believe we should just throw up our hands and give up fighting racism 
and ignorance?
Not by a long shot, I just take a more pragmatic and realistic view of it, 
unlike your average, everyday, starry-eyed idealist.
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From: "Chasuk" <chasuk at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:10 PM
To: "Kai Eiselein, Editor" <editor at lataheagle.com>
Cc: "Sunil Ramalingam" <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com>; 
<vision2020 at mail-gw.fsr.net>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Interfaith Panel Thurs. May 15

> On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 5:59 PM, Kai Eiselein, Editor
> <editor at lataheagle.com> wrote:
>
>> So, lets see, a white guy with a German surname, Eiselein, marries a 
>> woman
>> with a Spanish surname, Rodriguez, who's father is a full blooded Coeur
>> d'Alene, and they produce a child that fits into none of the "ethnic
>> boundaries" and "rooted identities" thereby screwing up the flavor of the
>> entire freaking "salad".
>
> You're pretty cynical, aren't you?  Apartheid and Jim Crow laws came
> from racism and ignorance.  Are you saying that racism and ignorance
> are permanent conditions of mankind?
>
> Nothing has screwed up your entire freaking salad.  your daughter is
> just one special part of that fruit salad.
>
> Chas
>
Kai Eiselein
Editor, Latah Eagle