[Vision2020] Reverse Racism?

[g. crabtree]

Is the vain attempt at a clever remark in lieu of a more substantive 
response? What, in your world, distinguishes affirmative action from reverse 
discrimination? Keep googling, buddy. Somewhere on the net, whether it be 
wikipedia, huffington, kos, or the good ol' NYT, you're sure to find what 
will become your thoughts on the matter.

In an aside to "bear," I agree the incident involving the ISP trooper has no 
bearing on a discussion of affirmative action and I have no idea if Mr. 
Clifford Allen is displaying reverse racism or not. He is, however, clearly 
mistaken if he imagines the reservation or his private property some sort of 
sanctuary from non-tribal law enforcement. The idea Mr. Allen could know 
that the drunk driver "sensed a hatred" in the trooper and felt the need to 
flee to a "sanctuary" or "safe place" is either a remarkable example of 
communing with those who have crossed over or bull shit to try and set up a 
specious lawsuit.


g

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
To: "g. crabtree" <jampot at roadrunner.com>
Cc: <ttrail at house.state.id.us>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Reverse Racism?


> It's your world, g-ster.
>
> I'm just passing through.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>> Yeah what, exactly, does distinguish "affirmative action" from reverse
>> discrimination or racism? After all, it couldn't be a case of "mean ol'
>> white guy discriminated against (fill in the blank) so it's only fair 
>> that
>> we discriminate against him for awhile to even things up." That would 
>> seem
>> to be  "a variation of the Two Wrongs make a Right fallacy" and we all
>> know that rationalization won't fly.
>>
>> g
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
>> To: "Joe Campbell" <philosopher.joe at gmail.com>
>> Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 11:14 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Reverse Racism?
>>
>>
>>> And your definition, Joe, would be . . . ?
>>>
>>> Tom Hansen
>>> Moscow, Idaho
>>>
>>>> According to this definition, any kind of affirmative action would be
>>>> an instance of discrimination and racism. That strikes me as absurd.
>>>>
>>>> Joe Campbell
>>>>
>>>> On May 30, 2009, at 8:10 AM, "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Courtesy of Wikipedia at:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_racism
>>>>>
>>>>> "Reverse discrimination (sometimes called "reverse racism") is, in its
>>>>> simplest form, the practice of favoring members of a historically
>>>>> disadvantaged group at the expense of members of a historically
>>>>> advantaged
>>>>> group."
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom Hansen
>>>>> Moscow, Idaho
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What is "reverse" racism?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ellen A. Roskovich
>>>
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