Re: history

Date: Nov. 7th, 2006 03:25 pm (UTC)
Then one wonders why you're struggling... perhaps in your heart of hearts you know things are not equitable, and that not only are people still disadvantaged in many circumstances by virtue of mere demographic-type characteristics (around which centuries of oppression have been perpetuated) but also that other people are, consequently and necessarily, advantaged by virtue of not having those characteristics (and their consequent history, yes, but very much present-day advantaged daily lives).

If you yourself are a "white" male American of moderate or better means, it may be harder for you to get the whole picture, simply because it's harder to perceive how one is advantaged than how one is disadvantaged.

Hey, why not vote "NO" if you're not sure? Just in case it's very important that we keep options going in this discussion? You know, err on the safe side. If you want reasons, you could try a little googling. There are many great points articulated out there.
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