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Re: The Limits To Growth
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Subject: Re: The Limits To Growth
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From: charliew@hal-pc.org (charliew)
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Date: Thu, 28 Nov 96 03:35:50 GMT
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Article: 16714 of alt.sustainable.agriculture
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In article <E1Eorv.D3G@blaze.trentu.ca>,
rkish@ivory.trentu.ca wrote:
>In article <AEB8AE12-8E54F@128.112.44.101>, "Don Dale"
<dale@princeton.edu> writes:
>>>> This is false. Genocide is the result not of any
"economism,"
>>>> whatever that may be, but of reversion to pre-economic
racisms. In
>>>> Rwanda as in Germany, it is the expression of ancient
tribalism.
>>>>
>>>> -dlj.
>>>
>>>This is simply not correct, sorry. The problem in
Bosnia, Rwanda,
>>>Burundi, Azerbajan, Los Angeles and many other places is
that a
>>>relatively affluent minority rules. As in the French and
Russian
>>>revolutions, a point comes when the majority revolts and
sets about
>>>killing off the minority. This is political economics,
not tribalism.
>>>The tribal differences are historic and lie behind the
minority rule
>>>but are not the cause of the revolt.
>>
>>Los Angeles? *That* was a class revolt?
>>
>Absolutely- the median income in the US for white
households is over
>$43,000, while the median income for black households is
$4,170. This is
>relevant because it helps explain some of the frustrations
of the African
>American minority- which includes poverty, discrimination
and the feeling
>of being powerless.
>
>>So Damian Williams threw his brick at the head of Reginald
Denny because
>>the truck driver was a rich man?
>
>Actually, that was an exhibition of frustration....and it
was barbaric.
>However, in the US, where black men are less likely to
reach their 65th
>birthday than white men, where the income disparity is so
extreme, when
>discrimination is so far reaching and deplorable, those
types of reactions
>shouldn't surprise anyone.
I say we should make it illegal to prosecute a black
perpetrator. Turn them all loose, because they are victims
of their society.
Naturally, I will make every attempt to reside as far from
these victims as possible. Thus, they will have to
victimize other victims to gain the valuables needed to
support their drug habits, pay for prostitutes, etc. How
this can be considered justice is difficult for me to
understand.
Thus, you can hopefully see what I love so much about you
flaming liberals. Your compassion leads you to do stupid
things, because justice must often be devoid of compassion
if it is to work. Think about it.
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