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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective
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To: epicure who wrote (4272)11/2/2000 12:41:00 AM
From: Ben Wa  Read Replies (2) of 10042
 
I am not being glib. I am being accurate. The concept of race is outdated. When individuals identify their own potential, in either socioeconomic potential, educational, or other with racial adjectives, they are showing that they haven't yet developed a mature sense of self. In other words, they are defining their identity in the words and deeds of others. I recently had dinner with a group of individuals who were 2nd generation Chinese here in the US. I asked if those who came from Taiwan got along with those from the mainland. They looked at me with consternation and said that they were Americans. That response is vastly different than someone saying they are African-American, Latino-American, etc. These people of Chinese ancestry had successfully made the transition to recognizing that the promise of America was that you have the freedom to develop your own identity and chase your own dreams. God bless' em - and by the way, they still know how to crack that hard shelled crab better than I ever will.

btw, I was never a slave owner. Regardless of whatever rhetoric is created, I will never feel guilty about anything done that I had no control of over 150 years ago. However, I would like to own some slaves at the current time. In fact, my secretary is making out the proper application form right now and I believe it may be posted here tomarrow.
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