Bawanas Comparing Mao to Hitler

[G*rd*n]

Charles Brown:
> "Racism" cannot be equated with the term "liar" as an 
> unusable, unthinking insult, in left terminology. The 
> criticism of racist is as important to left speech as 
> the criticisms sexist or capitalist or imperialist. The 
> terms  "racism" and "racist" should be rolling off left 
> tongues like "exploitative" and "oppressive". 

However, it's often used so generically and so repeatedly 
as to lead the auditor to the conclusion that little but
some kind of vague insult or expression of resentment is 
intended.  This sort of rhetorical currency leads to the 
adoption of such slogans as "Affirmative Action is racist" 
by rightists, not cynically, but sincerely believing it
to be the case.

Gordon