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To: Ish who wrote (365546)	5/22/2010 3:40:50 AM
From: Neeka	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793921

It certainly goes both ways. Someone could write a book.

To: Ish who wrote (365546)	5/22/2010 8:43:52 AM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793921

Back in '86 I drove to Springfield to apply for a state job. Black lady state worker wouldn't give me a form because I was a white male That problem is rampant in Houston. My wife couldn't return an item at Walmart until she brought her black girlfriend with her. Her friend didn't believe it was discrimination until she watched my wife being refused from afar, then went and successfully returned the item to the same lady. Man, I guess that woman at Walmart got an ear full! But we experienced that all the time. Reverse racism is really bad in the South.

To: Ish who wrote (365546)	5/22/2010 11:23:56 AM
From: Joe Btfsplk	2 Recommendations Respond to of 793921

Black lady state worker wouldn't give me a form because I was a white male About the same time I was trying to help a kid kick off his underground utilities contracting bidness. Spent a lot of time at the County shepherding permits. The staff was obviously wreaking revenge for centuries of oppression by The Man. The experience did not reinforce my liberal instincts. Preferential hiring is/was only the tip of the iceberg. This whole "diversity" business has only exacerbated group hostilities. von Mises quoted a predecessor who found the finger of God benignly stirring the pot in a free market. The theology is over my head, but I understand the sentiment. The process is arduous and painful, but always grinding away toward a better result. Commercial interactions spontaneously lead to bootstrapping mutual understanding and civility, thus prosperity. Instead we continue reverting to the war of all against all. Now attitudes are hardened, set in concrete. Wonder if there's an escape route.