Ashcroft & Race

[JC Helary]

> Carrol Cox wrote:
> 
> >A personal anecdote may illuminate how such terms
> >as "Bubba" and "hillbilly" help support the racist culture
> >of the U.S. (and also illustrate the way in which oppression
> >causes racism rather than racism oppression)

I am not sure i understand when you say that oppression causes racism. you mean seeing oppressed 
people generates a justification for the oppression that is racism ? you mean 
the only way i can protect myself from the oppression is to declare that i am 
not one of the oppressed (and thus contribute to the oppression by removing 
myself from the struggle?) but then my racism will cause oppression, right ?

jc helary