File spoon-archives/postcolonial.archive/postcolonial_2003/postcolonial.0301, message 84


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 
> 
> 
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