USA & Racial Politics - was - Multiracial babies - was: poop hits the fan
From: Joanne Bulley (islesannie@yahoo.com)
Sun Dec 31 12:22:34 2000
Cheri
You really said this well. The US has a long way to go. Those of us
who address this must be aware and alert to the occurances of racism and
weigh when our actions may have the most impact.
Thanks for your comments. Next time I am in SF to visit my nephew, I'll
have to look you up!
Joanne
At Sun, 31 Dec 2000, Cheri Van Hoover wrote:
>
>El,
>I never said that this is a situation we have to accept and live with. I
>have been involved with civil rights struggles in this country since I
>was 14 years old. I don't see why an examination of the roots of a
>problem must be viewed as an excuse for it continuing. I do, however,
>believe that understanding why people act and believe the way they do may
>lead to more effective ways of influencing change in those people.
>
>I disagree about racism being a cultural problem. The belief systems of
>a group of people are part of their culture. Cultures are mutable, not
>fixed. How people interact with those they perceive as "other" is a part
>of every culture. It is how "other" is defined and how those
>interactions occur that mark the differences between cultures. Horrific
>atrocities against a wide variety of ethnic, religious, and political
>groups have occured in many parts of the world because of this.
>
>I certainly agree with you about the importance of political
>involvement. My political beliefs and activities have set me apart from
>much of mainstream U.S. culture for the past 35 years. Certainly, my
>political views and activities are very different from many of those
>expressed frequently on this list.
>
>--
>Cheri Van Hoover, CNM
>San Francisco, CA
>
>Eberhard W Lisse wrote:
>
>> Cheri,
>>
>> In message <3A4F6753.DF25E71E@home.com>, Cheri Van Hoover writes:
>>
>> > In America, multi-racial means black.
>>
>> There you have it.
>>
>> > Race continues to be a very troubling issue in this country.
>>
>> Right. But does that mean we have to accept it?
>>
>> > Each part of the world has its own unique history and set of
>> > cultural problems.
>>
>> It's hardly a "cultural" problem.
>>
>> > Human beings are notoriously flawed and illogical creatures.
>>
>> That is as lame as "I am just a doctor, I am too busy to get involved
>> in politics." Which is Latin for "Gee, I could loose some money."
>>
>> el
>
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Joanne Bulley, MD, FACOG
Keene, NH, USA
Take time to smell the roses.
