[lbo-talk] Re: " Race " in Russia

[Art McGee]

I agree 100% with everything you said in the article about
Russia. I wasn't disputing any of that. It was a great
article and very insightful.

What I was arguing is the case *against* American
exceptionalism. I don't believe that the United States is
really that much different from the rest of the world in
terms of how hatred and conflict arises. The only difference
in the U.S. is that certain types of conflicts get labeled
as being "racial" when in fact they are not, or rather,
that the conflict over "race" is really an ideological,
political, cultural, and economic struggle, just like it
is in Russia. The only difference is that in Russia, they
have until recently NOT made the MISTAKE of using the term
"race."

So, what I'm saying is that in the United States, people
don't hate "Black" people, but they do hate Black culture,
Black political ideologies, Black economic competition,
Black religions, etc. I think we're on the same page.


Art