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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: E who wrote (3717)	1/27/2001 6:50:01 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 82486

Prejudgment is an excellent skill- it is part of profiling. The problem with prejudice is in people who longer think about WHY one uses prejudice. It is a shortcut. It makes life manageable. It is not useful as a substitute for thinking- it is most useful when used as an adjunct to reason and critical thinking.

To: E who wrote (3717)	1/27/2001 7:43:59 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

If our ancestors hadn't learned to profile, we wouldn't be here. The ones who would be here are the ones whose ancestors did learn to profile. Profiling ain't what it used to be. People used to dress, talk, and carry themselves in a manner that reflected their place in the world. Nowadays, everyone wears jeans and too many college graduates can't put together a proper sentence. People no longer "know their place" so you can't profile based on where you encounter them. There's not much left but age, gender, race... I avoid people who appear high or otherwise out of control. And every once in a while I just get a bad feeling about someone for no reason I can identify. I guess the former falls within the framework of profiling. The latter is probably some limbic survival instinct. For the rest, I'd rather take small, immediate personal risk than add to the negativity in the world. Karen