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To: Sam who wrote (61874)	4/26/2008 2:06:51 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541674

<<<To say that it is impossible to leave it out isn't the same as saying either that people should be flogged with it or that the progress of the last 30 years should be overlooked.>>> No doubt. A lot has been done. No one (at least not many) will admit today, they are racist. Most people know that racism is illegal. However, racism is complicated. It just can't be outlawed. Racism imo is more harmful than smoking. It is a disease that is more prevalent than cancer. It is a disease of the mind. It has elements of denial. It has elements of hate. It is contagious. It is insidious. It is not only harmful to the object of hate but also to the afflicted and everything else that is touched by it.

To: Sam who wrote (61874)	4/26/2008 2:44:10 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541674

It is impossible to simply "leave out the history and all the old wounds." They still exist. What I meant was an analysis for just which and how much racism is still practiced today, not how much old pains haunt people. Is there redlining, for example? How often does it happen? How many people does it affect? What exactly are the practical effects? Same for racial profiling and whatever else is still going on. For things on the list, to what extent are they racism and to what extent something that applies disproportionately to blacks so are perceived as racism? I'd like to see a list so that we know what we're dealing with. Mixing what used to go on with what's still going on may be helpful for some purposes but it doesn't contribute much to problem solving.