>Messsage du 15/11/2000 02:36
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>Objet : Re: White males
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> The case can be made that Colin Powell *is* white...
>
> How's that? This is not Brazil or Haiti where money makes you white. Until the race rules change fundamentally, Colin Powell is, among other things, a very useful tool for powerful "white" folk--which is not to say that he has not established his own base of power.
chris niles the new abolitionist
> From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
> Reply-To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Subject: Re: White males
> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 19:10:49 -0500
>
> Chris Burford wrote:
>
> >Is it true that white males voted the large margin of 60% to 36% for Bush?
>
> Yes.
>
> >What does this say about their concept of themselves. Is it
> >something about their idea of Americanness?
>
> They think Bush is more likely to preserve their race and gender
> privileges than Gore would be. Why else?
>
> >And if so why would Bush be considering bringing a black into his
> >cabinet at the highest level?
>
> Because white men are less than 40% of the electorate.
>
> Doug
>
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