On Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:55:29 -0800, Freddy wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Steve Lamb wrote: > > Freddy Freeloader wrote: > > > >> treatment of them was born out of racism, not the fact that we are > >an > imperialistic society, because racism comes from human nature, > >not > politics. > >> > > > > I dunno, most examples of modern day racism comes from politics. > > > > > Methinks you're looking at things backwards. Hitler used the existing > anti-Semitism to appeal to the baser instincts of the German people. > He gave them a common "enemy" they could all hate on a political > level. > > He didn't create anti-Semitism, he manipulated people through what was > already existing in them. > > The same goes for Indians in North America. "We", the whites, thought > we were superior to the "savages" so we excused our political policies > on that basis. Politics didn't create the feeling of superiority, it > exploited existing racism. ..and _which_ feudal "continent" provided such a racy feature? <drum roll> ;o) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
