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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Omega: [QB] Sol: "First of all we have the extremely disturbing implication that whites are in fact the ultimate victims of racism these days." Admitedly, black people don't treat white people as badly as was vice versa fifty years ago, and I've met many nice people of all races (all races that I've met, not all races that exist), but I've run into black people that treat white people the same way that some white people treat black people. "You seem to suggest that because minorities are racist too, that makes it ok." Uh, no. My point was that, in any given group of any appreciable size, there will always be SOME members that hate members of another group. (Unless, of course, being a member of said group precludes hating someone, as most religions do.) Racism can never be killed completely, but it can be reduced to minimal levels. "I take it you are opposed to the interstate highway system?" Well, I'd never thought about that before, but now that you mention it, I'm not sure the government was given that authority in the consitution, either. Article I, section VIII says that the government has the authority "To establish Post Offices and post Roads" (capitalization in original). I suppose that you could get by by saying that the interstates are designed for the use of the postal service, but the public is allowed to use them, but that's a bit of a stretch. So, the national government could get away with interpreting the constitution that way, but if it were me, I'd turn control of the interstates over to the states themselves. Jay: Should I ask who DT is? "Alas, institutions like, oh say the University of Alabama are indeed public institutions paid for in taxes by the very segment of the population (blacks) that was not allowed entry." For state-run institutions, I'd have to agree, but even there, the government has no business implementing quotas. If it can be shown that a student was denied entry based solely on the factor of race, then the government can step in (assuming the case reaches a national level, of course). For private institutions, like, oh, say, David Lipscomb University, the government can't do anything even if the sole factor can be shown to be race. It would be a sad thing, yes, but the government has not the authority. For your examples of racism, one man is dead, the other will be. Again, there will always be that segment that hates another segment. It can be reduced to a minimum, which, admitedly, we have not reached, but, unfortunately, never eliminated. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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