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Re: The Limits To Growth



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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