Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 11:30:51 -0500 From: "Jesse O. Taylor-Ide" <jtaylori-AT-jhsph.edu> Subject: Re: President Bush's true colors It's my understanding that a lot of the focus on U. Mich. is due to specific lawsuits that have been brought by people who were denied admission there. Jesse ----- Original Message ----- From: Maldoror <insektus-AT-yahoo.com> Date: Thursday, January 16, 2003 10:46 am Subject: Re: President Bush's true colors > > so, why does bush limit his criticism to U of M. > > right Maldoror? > > possibly to limit the number of incoming ppl who might > want to teach arab/n. african/etc. studies. just a > guess. i mean we all know bush and his cabinet are > anti-arab so i guess he's attempting everything he can > to limit ppl's knowledge of the area and its ppl in an > effort to dumb down the masses even more so there's > less resistance to the coming attacks. anyone on this > list from u of mich care to shed light on why he may > have picked that instead of some other college/univ? > > ***** > as for leveling the playing field i know why it was > put in place and it's obvious the intent was good > given what the US has done to blacks, latinos and > others who benefit from it, but the fact is it only > further divides ppl because then whites, who are > equally if not more qualified for a position given to > a benefitting minority, become angry and more > prejudiced than they already are. and to a certain > extent it's understandable because positions should be > given to the best qualified regardless of whether > their skin is white, black, green or blue. ppl are ppl > and opportunities should be given as such. > > these programs, while they are insitutionalized with > the best intention will do no real good in changing > racist sentiments as they are more divisive than > integrational (is that a word?). the mindset of the > masses must shed the racist and classist tendencies > before there will be any real hope of equality among > the ppl. > > gr3g > > ====> > 'if you believe in nothing, you'll never be disappointed.' > -anonymous > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- > --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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