OK, so racism is an ideology based on the spurious concept of race,  
that attaches negative attributes to those defined by "race." Under  
these negative attributes is greed--those on the other side gain  
financially through the ideology of racism. --I have to put money in  
here, it is my practice to ask, when a contentious issue rises its  
head, "Where is the money in this problem?"  OK, then why do we not  
enclose this spurious concept in quotation marks to designate it as  
spurious?

Andrea

On Feb 22, 2008, at 6:05 PM, margery freeman wrote:


> In the work I do with The People's Institute, Andrea, we define race  

> historically.  We say that race is a specious (looking true but  

> actually false) classification of human beings created by Europeans  

> and white Americans in the 16th-18th centuries, that uses the notion  

> of "white" as the model of humanity, in order to establish and  

> maintain power.  Racism is the ideology, or belief system, based on  

> race.

> This isn't the way race is used in every day speech, but it does help  

> us understand how we've all been played.

> Margery

>

> Andrea Wilder <andreawilder at comcast.net> wrote:

>> OK, many have tossed the word RACE around. Everyone abhors RACISM.

>> Now--can we please define RACE? Please? Otherwise, I do feel that

>> this conversation will dissolve like fog under the sun, snow under  

>> road

>> salt, or whatever metaphor is appropriate.

>>

>> Andrea

>>

>> On Feb 22, 2008, at 5:02 PM, Dr. Kathleen P. King wrote:

>>

>> > Daniel-

>> > Wonderful articulation fo the complexity of these issues

>> > Thank you for sharing your experiences and insights with us

>> >

>> > And yes Eric, It pains me terrificly that it was the US flag flying

>> > above those camps and that  if flies over some wars that this  

>> country

>> > has been involved in.

>> >

>> > Thank you both -

>> > Kathy

>> >

>> >

>> > --

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