SLSL Racial Differences

David Morris fqmorris at yahoo.com
Tue Nov 12 15:21:51 CST 2002


--- jbor <jbor at bigpond.com> wrote:
> >> 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.

The fact that you all have spent so much time trying to figure out,
inconclusively, what this statement was intended by its author to mean is proof
that this introduction was poorly written.

David Morris

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