SLSL Racial Differences
jbor
jbor at bigpond.com
Tue Nov 12 15:10:25 CST 2002
>> It may turn out that racial differences are not as
>> basic as questions of money and power, but have served
>> a useful purpose, often in the interest of those who
>> deplore them most, in keeping us divided and
>> relatively poor and powerless. (p.12)
Yes, that's pretty much my take on it now too. "Us" being everyone, not just
citizens of the US.
"Deplore" fits well with this reading, because you can certainly deplore
something and still benefit from it. The "them" has to refer back to the
subject of the main clause I think, but is another ambiguity.
best
on 13/11/02 4:37 AM, Bahia Quasimodo at bahiaquasimodo at yahoo.com wrote:
> It may turn out that racial differences
> (disagreements)
> are not as basic as questions of money and power, but
> have served (advanced) a useful (sarcasm here)
> purpose, often in the interest of those (the
> criminally insane leaders of the free world and those
> that keep them in money and power--big business, local
> politics, media) who deplore (bemoan) them most, in
> keeping us divided and relatively poor and powerless.
> (p.12)
>
> Those who deplore racial differences (tensions,
> conflicts, and segregation, miscommunication,
> misunderstanding) most are those in power.
> Nevertheless, those in power are also those who keep
> people separate and equally poor relative to the
> prosperity of the State and the Power elite.
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